u/Realistic_Bad_2697

1. Dentists have too much ego and do not accept that the level of their knowledge is nearly the same as that of hygienists. Both learn same shit but hygienists simply do not perform
2. Dentists have a god complex because they are not REAL doctors yet they want to play doctor. Hygienists are generally humble and don't try to play doctor
3. Hygienists are more conservative so dentists think we are taking their money away. 99% of dental issues can be prevented with good prophy that dentists cannot really perform. I've seen that too many dentists just varnish calculus
4. They do not acknowledge that hygienists are the heart of dental practice. Without us, they cannot perform perioprobing, take xrays and review medical history. They will make less than us without us but are very stingy when it comes to our hourly wage.

I hired a new grad hygienist. She gets $70/hr. It's nyc. I observed what she is really doing becasue she was terribly slow. She sees 4-6 patient per 8 hours. And she literally does 1 hour prophy. She was really doing something in the patient's mouth for the entire 1 hour.

It is my third or fourth time in a row to see a newly hired new grad RDH doing 1 hour cleaning. Now I am wondering if this is a new thing. I have multiple practices and have 30+ hygienists. I asked some of my hygienists and they also have no idea becasue they were out of school long time ago.

Is it a new thing? How long do your new grad RDHs take to do prophy only (no xray, no probing, no talking)?