I started at 45/hr. Since 2016 I've been making $50-55 per hour. But these days even new grads are offered $50/hr. I get one hour per pt. I get OT paid (x1.5), health insurance, 2 wks of PTO, 401k, and year end bonus (~3000). I'm fulltime, 4 days per week. Fellow RDH from NYC 👋
@@sarab5464 yes. It's definitely easier finding PT works when it comes to dental hygiene. Even when you find a full-time, you may not get full benefits. You will have to negotiate hard with the employer
I am interested in applying for Dental Hygiene school. Would you know if I would have to go through dental assistant school first or can I just go to Dental Hygiene school? 😁
I have been doing research about becoming a dental hygenist for the past week or so and I have learned more from you in the past day than most sources in all the time I have been looking. Thank you so much for making videos like this and I have subscribed and plan to stay tuned in for future videos!
I’m so happy your channel exists because you cover everything I ever wondered about becoming a Dental Hygienist and I take notes. You’ve saved me time and helped me consider every factor of this job all on your channel. Please don’t stop the videos. Thank you!
@@Ariblends the first time I got paid I did get a uniform discount but that was it. And yes, we have the option to do insurance through what they provide us.
@@Ariblends you’re welcome!! I’m hearing now the average is $40 throughout the Dallas area so ima ask for a raise soon. They even do it for temping, they raised it to $40/hour!
I've just had a filling a few days ago and for some reason I searched up 'dental filling process' and I found your channel! I love your channel so much, it makes me so comfortable when I watch your videos so when I go to the dentist I know what to expect!
In CA, I get paid $53/hr in the central valley and only work 4 days a week. SF, Palo Alto, San Jose are all locations where cost of living is sky rocket high. If you temp anywhere though you can set your own rate but I usually set it at $60/hr
Really considering to switch my entire major to become a dental hygienist. How did you know this is what you wanted to do, besides becoming an influencer/youtuber of course. I also love the way you elaborately explain things and with honesty!
When you consider the benefits a RN gets it's not even close. RN has retirement pension, excellent medical & dental & vision coverage plus PTO [paid time off] vacation time and job security. Consistent pay increases also.
Nice video! Also, I wanted to say because of your videos I went back to the dentist. There was an infection that turned into a growth but I was given antibiotics. I’m back on track, teeth/gum health wise. Thank God and thank you! ☺️🙏🏽🦷
A year after graduating from Utah, I moved to New Zealand where my degree transferred seamlessly. I now work for three offices- corporate, island community, and high end and I love every day. Four weeks paid time off. ( although atm I’m traveling for two months in SE Asia and they don’t bat an eye). No health insurance to pay for, “401 k” included, allocated allowances. Cost of living is high but it all pans out well. Average hourly $35 USD. ***commission based is always an option as well
omg, this is amazing! I'm only young but I still like to see what might be in the future for me and I wanted to do something with the dental path, subscribed!
Just found your channel and subbed. Thank you so much for the info. I am currently in my first year in college, doing pre requisites to get into the dental hygiene program. Your videos are extremely helpful ❤️
New hygienists are going to make less. More experienced make more. You can only get paid so much doing hygiene. That's the problem with hygiene - the job plateaus very quickly with salary and what you can do. You start high and how high can a hygienist's salary go? Especially if the offices are signed up with ppo plans and a reduced fee is being accepted. And now with all the added covid costs??? I am a hygienist turned dentist solo practioner. I've been on both sides. I became a dentist bc I knew in the long run I was capable of doing more and I might get bored with the routine. Been in the dental field for 44 years. Don't say dentists don't care. The hygiene field you chose has salary limits & procedure limits. It is what it is.
Hello! I was wondering if you could make a video over financial struggles you may have or may not faced during this pandemic? Dental offices are technically essential businesses right? At the same time I could see how it’s no as essential though. This would be a cool video idea
Tooth talk girl, if you're still making this amount after the shortage you need to look at the new job postings! I think that if everyone takes a higher paying job as a dental hygienist they 1) Help increase the pay for everyone in the field who were previously underpaid, and not given benefits. 2) They personally earn the equivalent to their own education level and amount of work that they're doing. 3) They prevent the shortage from getting worse, as the profession gets more appealing.
My sister in law works only 2 times a week as a hygienist and makes less than 30k. She then works as a bartender the other days to make more money. She is constantly asking my husband for money because she doesn't have enough and he can't say no to his sister, which drives me insane. I told her to look for a full-time position with benefits. This video is very interesting, thanks for explaining everything.
Well i live in Montreal and the average pay is 30$/hour in the first years of practice and depending on the experience and what u do .. it can go up to 42 $/h , but in other provinces and specifically in the north, the pay is way higher !
Sara A Hey, I am planning to pursue dental hygienist in Montreal as well. Are you working as hygienist during the pandemic? If you don’t mind, where did you pursue your dental hygienist degree?
@@simlpyme8052 yes of course ! I'm working even more during the pandemic surprisingly ! My regular schedule was 35 Hours per week max but now I'm mostly doing 40 and sometimes little bit of over time . I went to collège Maisonneuve. The teachers are amazing over there. Best 3 years of college 😊
Since I am located in Europe and more specifically in Greece ( the profession of a dental hygienist is non existent in Greece ). I can conclude that either the cost of living in the US is very expensive or dental hygienist are very wealthy people. Earning 70K to 100K per year is frankly a lot of money (if you take into consideration the cost of living in Greece).
I am a dental hygienist, and I made 70K only once or twice working really hard. It is not very easy money. You earn this income with your HAND. But I can work fewer hours than the average person and have more free time.
I’m from Mediterranean area also. I live in USA and work as a hygienist there. I would say that the cost of living in USA is way higher, and the health system differs from that of Europe. Cannot say that hygienist here are wealthy at all, just the way of living here is different from Europe.
Can you make a video about what people interested in going into the dental hygiene field should major in and how it will help complete most of their prerequisites?
hey yes!!! right now I have a video similar to what you've requested!!! hope this helps: teethtalkgirl.com/rdh/high-school-to-become-a-hygienist?rq=high%20school
I would like a more detailed video about dental lab technician regarding salary and how it is to work as a dental technician in the US. Thanks in advance!
Damm! I really chose the wrong profession. Worked as ICU nurse, didn’t make anything close to some of those salaries, worked 12hr nights, weekends, lifting 300 pound patients all shift, life/death responsibilities/stress, and short staffed.
@@TeethTalk wut??? why on Earth did you spend 4 years on Bio? DH program normally takes only 3 years (1 year for prerequisite courses, 2 years for DH courses)
@@queluu9733 thanks for the info you just shared. There are prerequisite courses that need to be met in order to study DH right? The same university offers them I guess.
@@queluu9733 Yeah it's only 3 years and for me I thought about going to dental school but $200,000 seemed like too much at the time plus the classes being more strenuous so I'd rather go to dent hygiene lol
I’m curious about the payment in Toledo area of Ohio. I keep seeing a range of different answers. Great video though, I enjoyed learning and answered a lot of questions I had!
yay thank you for requesting! I have a casual one about that! but, I'll definitely make a more formal one soon! until then, hope you enjoy: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hjYlTJBJrKc.html
Can you make a list of dental assistant salaries by state? I’m actually possibly moving near Portland, Oregon or somewhere near Vancouver, WA. So been curious to know.
About education level remember that hygienists have to take many prerequisites before even applying to get into dental hygiene school, like nurses, and are very competitive so DH students usually have to have A’s in all their classes due to class sizes being around 20 students per year that get accepted, so it is very competitive. And when you are done with the 2 year program you are almost done with your bachelors and many do complete their degree. ❤️🥰
If you can describe your school in your (next) video, would be interesting. When I in (my) school if we ask pt to suck silva injector, we would be "fired"/failed. Also, if we put musk under the chin - it's a failure as well... Yeah, tough! But it's right! 😱🙋 liked your sunshine jacket.
Just wondering if there’s a rough estimate for how much more a part time employee should ask vs a full time. The office I applied at was offering full and part time and I wanted part time. I just didn’t know how much more hourly I could negotiate since I’d be paying insurance and other things out of pocket. Any ideas on that? Thanks in advance!
@@dzikijohnny So working part time you just make less simple as that? I figured you could tack on an extra 2-4 dollars since they’re saving money not giving you benefits.
My wife makes 40/hr. Massachusetts She could make more. But really likes her office. And trades longer patient times for little less hourly. We like the field a lot. Just wish benefits where more common in small offices.
Hello! I had a question and was hoping you could answer. I was wondering if you could recommend any science majors that could help get perquisites done for a dental hygiene program?
You need to check with your specific college, where you are planning to attend for dental hygiene program. Most of the time you only need an associate degree to become a dental hygienist. It is not worth geeting a science degree to go to dental hygiene.
I´ve been a dentist in my country for 25 years but me and my family are moving to Madison, Wisconsin. Do you know who could I talk to to find out about the steps to get licensed as a Dental Hygienist?
hi friend! wishing you the best on your move! each individual dental hygiene program is different - and will have different requirements. my best advice is to find a program that you are interested in and find the admissions info. here is a list of all the accredited DH schools in the USA with a map - hope this helps: teethtalkgirl.com/rdh/dental-hygiene-programs-and-requirements
I’m in Washington State and I’m currently making 50/hr as a new grad! I’m temping at 55-60/hr rates. In the Seattle area I’m seeing 60-70/hr for last minute temping. #MaleHygienist
@@stanpoatan in all actually, I have a lot of doctors ask for me to work for them because I’m a male. So it has its advantages. There’s only 2% of the dental hygiene work force right now that are males. We have to represent!
Only $36 per hour? Barbers make $25-45 in 15-20 minutes from 1 customer in my area. Most of them are very busy where some customers have to wait outside and this is before the pandemic.
@@queluu9733 LOL at "beautiful". I don't know where you get your haircut. We, men, get haircuts from professional barbers. A lot of these barbers compete with each other for business and they have trophies and medals to show who's the best. They compete at barber competitions for trophies and $$$.
Very out of the blue.. but I’m currently a senior in high school! I’m wanting to go into dental hygiene but I’m embarrassed of my own teeth, any suggestions?
you got this! no worries about your teeth!!! you will still be an amazing hygienist! I have a related video that might interest you!!! hope this helps: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NZr0dqWaBy0.html
Hi. I was embarrassed of my smile growing up,which lead me to go into dental hygiene. I started working for my boss at 21 years old and he fixed my smile the same year.... I've been working for him for 19 years and he does all of my dental and daughter's dental work for free....
@@TeethTalk I from South Africa. I'm currently a student in oral hygiene. I was wondering if the US takes oral hygienist from other parts of the world.
great question! I think it's hard to say - I'm sure it's different based on the location, type of office, etc. but it is definitely a career that offers both part-time and full-time options!
Not sure if you ended up finding your answer, but I was taking 3 classes and then there was clinic. So here’s what my schedule was like: Mon: Anatomy+Clinic Tues: Theory Wed: Clinic Thur: Anatomy+Infection Control Fri: Clinic (“Optional”)
you're here though and I'm thankful :) !!! I actually have a video all about the differences! hope this helps: teethtalkgirl.com/videos/dentist-versus-dental-hygienist?rq=dentist%20vs
I am a full-time RDH in MA and I work in a corporate dental office. I have an assistant and I love it! I have PTO, health insurance, and 2 weeks vacation. But if I could go back I would have done NURSING instead because there are more opportunities and career growth. Nursing is better than RDH.
I'm 1. Foreign Dentist. 2. Male (I know everyone says it doesn't matter and xyz but...) So how much can I expect to make and get jobs? (CANADA ) pls guide me through.
It totally depends on the area. I worked full time 4 days a week and I loved it. I would temp and often worked 5-6 days a week depending on the week and what I had going on. Now I am married and I was full time for 4 years at a location and now I’m switching out to part time as my husband makes more and it means I get to have more time to get together with friends and do some more things I like to do. It’s really great. I also am part of a temp agency and they offer free CE’s, if you are full time in MN you only have to work 32 hours and with the temp agency you get insurance, and some other perks like paid vacation. There are SOOOO many dental offices hiring for any schedule right now it’s insane. I would recommend dental hygiene because it’s such a great career especially depending on the city you work in.
I’ve been an X-ray technologist for 22 yrs, I need a career change, I really want to do the dental Hygiene program but I need to work and I can’t do both at the same time :(
Do y'all hear this DA's ? while you all do a whole list of duties including placing dental fillings and carrying out above the gum dental scaling on patient 12 years of age or younger, in the state of Illinois and coronal scaling in Kanas and also carrying most of the Ortho therapy , but getting paid peanuts / Aldi cashier pay or working ten plus year just to end up earning only $ 15 .00 - $ 18.00 a hours if you are lucky in a lot of states Scope of practice varies from state to state . I guess that is why a lot DA's are leaving the field in droves .
Yup. I'm a lead dental assistant with 10 years experience and I'm getting paid in the range you listed. There are burger joints and grocery stores paying more than many corporate offices are willing to pay the kids coming out of school (or with no experience at all). I had aimed for hygiene school coming out of high school. Should've stuck with it instead of letting myself get talked out of it by others who were afraid for my debt and the school's reputation as a community college; I'd own my own home by now. Oh, well. No time to start like the present!
@@zefluff , I'm sorry you deserve a higher wages . I'm trying to wakeup the DA's so they realize that DA is a career not a burger flipping job . Starting wage should be at $ 20.00 no less . You want to know how much a Orthodontic therapist AKA a Orthodontic assistant earn in the UK ? $ 26.00 to $ 53.00 a hour . YOU HAVE TO CONVERT POUNDS INTO USD . Orthodontic Therapist Waldron Dental Clinic - London SE14 6LD £35 - £40 an hour - Part-time, Permanent
@@krisb3939 I completely agree. It's a medical field career and should be compensated as such. After the 2008 crash, DAs were paid a lot less than before and it kinda stayed there. I feel bad for some of the nurses and paramedics out here earning about the same salary. That really breaks my heart.
Hey reply asap I’m from India how can I apply for foreign countries! I’ve done my course recently! Need your help I don’t know anything about this ! Helpppppp 😅
