DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DENTAL HYGIENIST IN ATL , DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM , DID I QUIT? 

@Hedrax _SoldierofCHRIST Ministries amen

👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🗣🗣🗣 Me too!

I am a black male pediatric nurse and family members always question my education. It's so offensive even black patients I be like really why would you come to the hospital if.you wanted to choose who.take care of u, call your primary care physician

Same

Ok! Same 🖤

Say that. I feel so much better when I see one of my sisters somewhere. Truthfully, honestly

Exactly! I love when I get to be seen by a brother or a sister

The same

Absolutely right. Socially identifying wit idea that are full of ignorance

I'm a nurse and it happens alot. I have stories for days.

Idgaf what race you are, if I come in for a service and you don’t walk and talk with absolute certainty of your skill and what you can achieve AS WELL as your coworkers’ assumptions of your capabilities, I’ll ask for someone else or come in another day to save them the embarrassment. Discrimination is real, yes, and it sucks. But when it comes to putting your trust in another, it’s important that you feel comfortable. I’m not gonna automatically assume every black queen or king knows their shit, and I’m not gonna automatically assume that they barely made it into their profession. It’s all about your comfortability and how they carry themselves as well. Personally, I’m the type to never let a newbie mess with my health. They can stand and watch from a corner but that’s it, no matter if it’s big or small. How we speak shouldn’t determine our character but at the end of the day it does. You never know. People watch and listen while waiting for their appointments, and they remember the little things that they don’t like, or trust..and are quick to not let that doubt enter the room with them as best as they know how. Now, I think she’s amazing, but I probably wouldn’t have let her work on me. I would’ve been polite about it and not bring up personal dislikes or “reasons” other than that as a customer/client, it comes down to your decision and wants. Now, in this day I’m sure we’ve all encountered those “uncle ruckus” type of individuals. We’re not all automatically proud of each other just because we’re black. And we’re not all “black” just because we aren’t white. We all have preferences and it sucks that you experienced that but it definitely won’t be your last. Just keep walking and speaking with confidence and assurance...( not that “period” bullshit, REAL CONFIDENCE in yourself and capabilities), you got this girl!🖤

@@kevapickens3955 oh my goodness.🤔That is so wrong.

Oh wow! The patient is black??? I just read the title and assumed the patient was a non-black person. Wow!

@Sandra T what..

Who is the Dr in Atlanta??? That's not okay

do you know why she quit her last job?

@@lc8393 she wanted to move to Atlanta she used to live in north Carolina

Agreed.

Disagreeing with blm doesnt mean they dont like black people.

@@candyluna2929 why would they feel obligated to point it out to a complete stranger in a health facility or professional setting. It's not about disagreeing with BLM.

@@U_Ozone 🗣🗣🗣💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 That part!!! Tell em' let's, stick to these teeth or lack thereof, please and thank you!!💯

Stop blaming the media, blm,TV and other race of people. We do it to ourselves .When majority of us big up baby mommies instead of wifes, obese and thick aka (fat) chicks instead of in shape or athletic chicks, weave instead of natural or real hair, tattoos instead of clean skin, bad attitude instead of nice friendly attitude. I can go on. The ones that are good stay quiet while the ratchet and thots speak loud.Please do me a favor and look in the mirror bc it start with us.

@@imlistening3689 ALL women have weight issues and their are white babie mommas and its on a rise at over 35% and a lot of white women are fat too🙄 and the same for other races I see fat Indian woman and etc

I’m w/ the HR Supervisor that left a previous comment. She should really file a complaint w/ the proper people, bcuz if she allows this type of prejudiced happen in her practice what else is she allowing to happen?

I hate when places of work place us with other Black people they don't want to deal with simply because we're Black. I'm no longer in education but I got placed in a classroom with a black student no one wanted to deal with. Turns out he was so easy to deal with. It was just their prejudice that painted him as difficult. I guess it was good he got me instead of a racist employee.

I would bet anything that these rude, ignorant and disrespectful customers treat everyone they meet the same way. Some people are just miserable human beings.

@@RG-hf4et so true.

Girl sameeeee, I be so confused😂😂😂

I work at Dollar Tree and I can relate 100%, and they always act that way UNPROVOKED! Like sometimes you don’t even say a word yet and they just rude and I’m like wtf did I do🤔🤔🤔🤔

@@Sweetiebit right! Like who pissed in your Cheerios ma’am? 😂

Right! Also should have given the name of the practice. In her field it won’t stop her from getting positions.

@@Gaia007 seriously ! I feel like in a sense it's protecting the doctor. You're not slandering her or anything. Call them assholes out.

The patient should have been dismissed.

I agree with everything except doctors make too much money....no they are appropriately compensated for their time sacrifice and efforts

@@kjohnson8483 I'm going to have to disagree to an extent. Have you ever had a doctor that only spends 15 minutes with you and doesn't hear out your concerns or anything? They always seem rushed? I definitely have thus making me feel those doctors are overpaid. Now, those who sit and listen and answer all questions, they're compensated appropriately.

Yes and I do the same! Keep your head up and when they try to make slick comments or shady questions like about our hair/ culture, read them with class, you’re a queen 👸🏾 But I’ve been there

WOW This is Terrible WOW SMHO

Living in Idaho I can confirm just stepping out of the house is awkward

I totally understand this! Out of my work group I'm usually I'm the only black woman and this is so relatable. Usually after working with me they are telling me how sweet, thoughtful and cool I am. Yes, but what were your experiences before this or your bias prior working with me or a black person?

yes ! The jealousy and hate among black women is very very real and so disappointing, I have to pick my female friends very carefully for this reason.

That’s EXACTLY what that “look up & down” meant when she entered the room. How do u go to a dental office where the OWNER IS A WOMAN OF COLOR, but don’t want a WOMAN OF COLOR to seeing u? Can any1 explain that logic to me?🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

Lol

It depends where you live here in D.C. It's mostly all black hygienist

@@liquidgold8113 wow, I would love that!

😂😂😂 lol this comment made my day !!! 👌🏾

my dentist is in cleveland, everyone there is black 😊

Omg ! Whyyy I will never get it and it breaks my heart because we got into the healthcare to help and take care of patients , racism is everywhere and some ppl are ignorant and disgusting. Keep your head up Queen ! Always

And what’s stupid is.....you’re a PATIENT and you’re trying to downgrade someone who has training and a DEGREE(s) in the practice. Black or not.....how you think she got there??? Is her training and expertise somehow inadequate because of her skin color??? No. Are YOU a qualified hygienist??? No 🙄🙄 Ridiculous.

well you are pretty and well spoken.. and have pretty hair, girl she was just a mad hater.

I apologise that you feel that way = I'm sorry you feel punched. It's shirking off the responsibility of what they've done, yet apologising so they can appear like they were responsible and now people will not be able to tell them off for not apologising. Then again, I have someone near and dear to me that had a habit of framing their apologies this way so it was really hurtful until I found the right way to explain to them why it was so.

When someone starts off an apology w/ “I’m sorry that I feel this way, BUT”, u know they’re really not sorry! There’s no “IF’s &/or BUTs” in a sincere apology. Also they’re not apologizing for ACT, but just how u took it. That’s what “I’m sorry if I feel this way” means! Such COWARDICE! 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

I'm a Hygienist and a Black woman who also gets plenty of hate from Black women patients. its really sad and I've been in the business for 40 yrs and a Hygienist for 20

That’s the worst part ...

It’s the “you feel that way” for me! Yuck. Smh

You said it perfectly & I always give assistants that advice. When you go for your interview or in office shadow - always always always interview your provider & watch the staff. I’ve declined offers do to the way their office was ran. I’m so happy you stood up for your self - good for you mama. ♥️

I’m a dental hygienist myself and you should definitely report that dentist to his/her college. The doctor is not allowed to be doing that and you should not let her get away with that. Ridiculous behaviour

Big facts!!

The nerve of that manager smh I’m glad you left girl , you deserve better than that 🙏🏾

God has bigger plans for you, don't give up, they want to try and devalue us because they know that we are kings and queens but doing it to each other as one race hurts, but don't give up.

That is disgusting and I’m sorry you had to experience that

This brought me to tears but tears of anger.... it's not me and I am pissed. I agree your employer should have asked her to leave your business

Although I fully understand where you are coming from being a server myself but sometimes quitting right a way isn’t always the best option if you have bills and rent to pay.

I know that’s right

Thanks my love ! Glad your job backed you up that’s how it should be ❤️

I've experienced this too at my current job. I work at a career center, and I've watched several customers refuse my help or assume that I'm unqualified for my position. One black girl couldn't perform a simple task on the computer but refused my help when I offered to assist her. She waited for my white coworker to return from her lunch break. I wanted to tell her, "Well if you would get off your a** and get educated yourself instead of sitting in that chair applying for food stamps, then maybe you'd realize that there are plenty of beautiful black women out here who are educated professionals"

Some of them are very jealous for whatever reason.

Ashley Anderson What state do you live in? I have a couple of questions regarding becoming a dental assistant.

Thank you girl ! This situation hurts a lot , like you said I think I went through this for a reason , because I have this platform to shine the light on it ! It’s so sad that this is happening everyday and people allow it ! On to bigger better things , I’m glad I left that !

Thank you Sis ❤️👸🏾 Don’t ever fall for anything like this! Thanks for supporting me love

As a future black male dentist, hearing this is absolutely terrible. However, I knew coming in, this is going to be part of the job and it is up to us how we deal with it/correct it. Racism in medicine is REAL.

@@gman345ish period! It’s up to us how we deal with it and correct it. Tajah did the right thing! Even taking a step further and leaving a review ❤️🎉

Yes! I love a Queen who stands on what she believes in!

Thanks sis! God is working 🙏🏾 I’m not worried

I'm going to say this but some white people love when black folks go against each other. Especially in a workplace environment.

Girl you basically laid it all out ! Yes the place was more modern and had a beautiful interior like you said but it carried so much of stress and mental peace is the most important to me , they can miss me with that ! On to something bigger and better ! Ouf

Well said.

@@ieeshamack Thank you. I wish I didn't have to say it. This topic made me sick to my stomach. It should have never happened. Why do people have to be like that rotten patient? And why didn't the dentist act appropriately? I will never understand. Smh.......

@@RG-hf4et it’s very sad.... All you we can do is pray for them.

Thanks for leaving that positive feedback!

Thank you. Well said. Well spoken.

Keep going with your head high and don't let anyone stop you. Those Teachers and those Students that put those sticky noted on your car will have to answer to that. Stay Strong!!!!!

Its sad and very frustrating to see and hear of these things going on in the US in this day and age 😧 Keep going for your dreams and do not let let those ridiculous people get to you! I also hope to work closely with black people and other minorities in healthcare some day. Us black women need to stick together if anything.

Sorry to hear what your going through.. sometimes i say, "you may need to be around people that look like you", sad but true

😯 so sorry, use what you’ve learned and be great at it! They’ll come asking for you believe me, I know!

Wow this is so depressing reading this. I’m sorry you went though this boo!! 😭

Same here, I work for a huge hospitality company and once had a client request I be removed from their account because “black women always have attitudes”. My Director said absolutely not, you can work with her or take your business elsewhere. I was so upset and embarrassed even though I hadn’t done anything. Thank God for being apart of a company that is ride or die for their employees.

@@daintystar1 I’m sorry that happened to you babes. I’m glad your employer stood up for you because you’re right, you did absolutely nothing wrong 😌❤️

Thank God I am hearing this

The provider should have refused to see her as a pt. Sorry!!! The fact that she was black is extra insulting.The doctor could have handled it better and now has set an example of not protecting her employee. I agree with your decision to resign.

Yes he will ! Oh he doesn’t make mistakes babe 🙏🏾❤️

IKR COMFORTABLE IN THE COMPLETEST SENSE

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I'm like 50/50 because sometimes this situation can happen in reverse... Example: You go to a blk doctor and they be like racists against their own...

Why can't everyone just be normal/kind to one another. Good Lord!!

The patient is black whatttt are you kidding me thats crazy i thought that tha she was ana old white lady 🤔

She racists too

Exactly

Thanks boo! Best decision I’ve ever made

That would not happen in England, care or not. At least in my own world. I will make sure they clean their teeth in custody or prison. I have done it before when someone was racist to my son. This should not happen, it's so wrong.

Thank you girl ❤️ yes to standing up for yourself 🔑 always

Proud of you for making that decision queen ! We know our worth and that’s that ❤️ God bless you too

@@Nastassjaferjuste your overall message and my takeaway was a reminder of today’s verse. Psalm 139:13-14

I'm sorry too😐. I work as a Surgical Tech, and yes we run circles around them. And they hate it

Girlllll!! Yes the patient was black and that made it worse for me , felt like a betrayal

I am confused af ! How you racist against someone who looks Like YOU !? Im really perplexed .

You can’t be racist towards your own people. But you can be prejudice/ bigot towards your own!

@@miissjae11 Because you can’t be racist towards your own kind, maybe prejudice/ bigot.

Cortez Miller it still makes absolutely NO sense

Also this is weird but I feel like the prettier the interior the more TOXIC the staff will be lmfao...well that's been my experience.

Girl you are speaking straight facts ! When she made that comment that was only the beginning , the whole week I was dealing with other sarcastic comments from her , a little bit of micromanaging and it’s just so serious all of the sudden in there , so different from the day I did my working interview. I showed her that I have a choice , she’s not running me I am too valuable for that . And thanks girl , I’m gonna find me a nice office where I can find peace of mind honestly, not walking on egg shells

Yes 🙏🏾 thanks sis

🙏🏾 I am sorry about your loss

@@Nastassjaferjuste Thank you. Btw, sorry that you went though that experience. Black women should lift each other up, not tear each other apart. It’s sad that we always have to struggle for equality, even from our own community. People just don’t like confident black women and it’s so stupid. Keep doing you QUEEN. ❤️

Yes it’s bad in louisiana.. I’m from here

The South was built on white is better, so Thats the issue.

I am a black male working in nursing in NC. I had to file two discrimination case against my employer in the last year. Thank God for the EEOC, they don't want us to work and then complain we are lazy when we live off the government. Racism is so real in health care. I hate the medical field bc of this. It starts in the schools

Yea, because it is all about the mighty dollars 💵, sad, I told my husband when Jesus come back I hope he turn into the once race you discriminate to and see how you would react may sound funny, but I’m so tired off people Period

Wow , I don’t understand what’s wrong with some ppl and the mentality they have is truly sad , but let me tell you this sis , there’s a lot of jealousy and hate towards us for our culture and diversity as well , it’s mostly jealousy I’m so proud to be carrying this skin and prove them wrong every time when they think ppl of color are no good , keep your head up QUEEN , walk tall and confident

@@Nastassjaferjuste Amen 🙏🏽 sis

Yes , and she responded the next day ...

@@Nastassjaferjuste 😑 I’m irritated for you