Thank you girls 🙌🏻 I’m a trainee DA and I’ve been struggling with the suction. Feel a bit stupid and inadequate that I’m still not 100% confident with it. This helped a lot 🥰
I was shadowing a dentist yesterday, and he felt comfortable enough to let me assist him for a moment while his assistant was with another patient. It was cool and very awkward at the same time, so now I'm going down a rabbit hole of DA tips and techniques. Thank you for your videos!!
I've started as a dental assistant a month ago, the suctioning part has me a little confused but your video has made it already clearer, thank you Carla and Gabby
I’m a new DA learning on the job- it’s my second week and I’m def struggling with the hi-vac, the saliva ejector is so much easier but I know I need to use both 😂
You need to use the hi vac at all times. They can retract soft tissues and a patients tongue and cheeks at the same time providing aspiration. Forget about salivary ejectors. Learn to use wide bore aspiration. Once you've mastered wide bore you won't look back. Good luck.
Yeah I think I need to talk to my doctor and ask him for mouth mirrors. I did 2 work interviews and in both of them none of their DA’s or doctors used mouth mirrors with HVE. Having a mouth mirror on hand seems super important and helpful. I used the HVE to help retract a patients tongue and suction at the same time and the pressure cause a little red bulb to form under their tongue. Had I been given a mouth mirror that would’ve never happened.
Wow. This video is so helpful! I'm in Dental Assisting school and I never thought suctioning would be so hard! I will have to come back to this video to keep learning!!
I'm a dental assistant and I love your videos!!!!! Thank you thank you! So glad i found your guys channel! Hoping lots of success for you guys with this channel!
Great video!! I’ve been a DA for 16 years and just started training new DA’s (mainly externs), they always ask about suctioning and it’s harder to explain to actually see what I’m talking about. I’ll be sending this video to my newbies 😊
Have you ever considered a video or maybe just a small video topic regarding proper posture while working chair side? I'm a 4 year CDA and often experience back pain myself is why I ask. I hear I'm not the only one dealing with such issues
O really like this suction video I use high speed suction but also a tongue no mirror and no air water syringe do you have a video how to properly use a curing light thank you
I'm so glad I found your channel. I have been out of the dental field for a couple of years now but am so ready to get back in. I have my first interview today after several years and I have been watching your videos since last night. They have been soooooo helpful in refreshing my memory. Thank you and look forward to watching more of your videos ❤
i am super new RDA got a job now as probi and yeah i am suck holding the suction and saliva ejector but after watching this video hopefully all will be fine i am on my 3rd day today
I've been assistant for over four years now and you are absolutely right about the saliva ejector being too flexible to retract with. Unfortunately I have a micromanaging boss that keeps making me use it like a retractor and blames it on the brand of ejector we buy. I had to tell her it's not the suctions but the adaptors don't grip the saliva ejectors very well AND SEs weren't made to retract. She's having me buy new adaptors next order 🙄 anybody else hate a wanna be know it all dentist?
@@DentalVibes I would still use what is best for you and your patient. Wide bore are second to none. Gets the job done. Salivary ejectors cannot provide protractation as they are too soft.
Sometimes a tongue depressor works better than a mirror to retract those tongues that push back on you. Because when the mirror gets wet with a tongue that doesn't stay still it starts slipping and sliding, and then your hand will hurt. But since the tongue depressor is made of wood it will kind of dry the area of the tongue it's resting on and kind of stick to it, so it makes it easier for you to control the tongue without the pressure on your hand and arm.
I am also trainee nurse. I’m struggling to suction. This is a very useful video thanks. Its very hard for me to suction while dentis use ultrasonic scaler.
This is so helpful!!! Thank you so much!!! I’m thinking about going to school for dental assisting and currently working the front desk at an office. This helps me visualize and better understand instruments and the day-to-day, helping clean rooms, etc. ❤
Glad I found this video it will help me a lot but the way this dentist office is set up it’s hard for me to even multitask. I don’t retract with a mirror or use the air to blow on the dentist mirror. 😢 newbie here
omg this was the video I NEEDED !!! I just survived my first week as an extern and I had to assist the doctor in a deep cleaning and I REALLY MESSED UP IN SUCTIONING! thank you guys so much !❤
I have a tip! When assisting treatment on a tooth on the LR ~#28-#31 sometimes I like use both saliva ejector and HVE to prevent the tongue from getting sucked up by the hve but also providing more suction with the saliva ejector.
Just keep in mind that although you can't retract with the flexible section, it's a good go-to for hygiene assistance when a dentist makes a bite adjustment after an exam so they're just going in with a high speed for like 5 minutes max and not a full-on procedure, so the patient is not numb. Anytime the patient is not numb, be extremely careful where you're putting the large suction. You never want to stab the gums with that- learning from others' mistakes will always will always save you a good deal of frustration and your patients a good deal of pain.
So adorable over a decade - lol My aunt just had her 43 yr anniversary of being a Dental Assistant. She remembers practicing without gloves before Aids became in play. She says they used to hand dipped their x-rays too. I was a Dental Assistant for about 4 years, yet it was not for me. I absolutely had no interest in becoming a Dental Hygienist either. I am a Pharmacist now..good luck ladies.
This video is very helpful It helps me a lot now that I just started working with the pedo doctor suctioning during a filling procedure is way different than suctioning during an extraction procedure definitely will keep watching this video until I get really good at it thanks for the tips guys
The upper left has been soooo difficult for me to get. I keep trying to retract with my HVE and sucking the gums and cheeks just like you said. I will try the cotton roll technique! Thanks so much! I do have a question.. I’m always scared to put down my air water bc I know I need to rinse and dry the tooth but I can’t retract with my air water. I want to use a mirror bc I feel I would have more control with retracting but again.. I worry about putting my air water down. Any insight?
Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm starting my externship next week and this is a great review of positioning, especially for that upper left. Thank you!
As many new assistants I am also struggling with the HVE. but the problem I’ve been having is when I’m going back into the mouth to suction, the HVE is so big that the patients open the back of their throat more before I can get the water and it just keeps going further down and I don’t want to gag them trying to reach it. I am very gentle but maybe not quick enough? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
i have been struggling w/ suction because my offices assistants do not get to utilize mirrors to retract. we’re expected to use the hve to retract and of course it sucks up the cheek and tongue, but im being told that it’s me being unskilled that is the reason. 🙃 i definitely will be trying to add extra mirrors to our restorative packs.
My office doesn’t provide a mirror on the assistant side in our cassettes, I’ve been using the AW to move the tongue out the way. Would that work? We have extra instruments in packs on the side so I might just add it to my side for when I assist.
Omg thankyou you guys !!! You helped a lot especially on the left side upper arch please keep doing more videos on tips and tricks! You guys explained everything perfectly
I wish the dentist I work at would let us dental nurses have a mirror! It seems so much more efficient and helpful for the dentist and us dental nurses. Thanks for the help ladies 🥰
We usually don’t use a mirror to assist with our suctioning, and the Dr. I work for said to not use both suctions at the same time. Anymore suggestions ?
Thank you these videos are really helping me out as a DA trainee! I have a mock interview tomorrow and I am super nervous because this will be my first time working with a real patient and as a chairside DA! Please provide me with any tips or advice so I can land this job....I am afraid I will forget everything I have learned as a DA. P.S. I have not graduated yet but I have this big interview!
Take deep breaths! 😅 We have 2 videos on interviews and working interviews, we’ll leave the links! A big part of a DA is being organized and following infection control procedures. Also being a team player, looking out for your fellow DAs to see if they need help and always staying busy! If people see that immediately you have a fighting chance because everything else you will learn over time 😊👍🏼 Please check out our other links and reach out to us on IG if you have more questions! Good luck!
Very helpful! Just an idea, when watching the video up close, having both sets of hands wearing the same color gloves confused me a tiny bit at times when trying to figure out what the dentist was doing/holding vs the assistant. Different colored gloves on the dentist might be helpful for us newbies 😊
I became a dental assistant again after 20 years. I’m finding that I’m having a problem switching from the suction, air/water and handing my dentist the equipment or items he needs. Can you please show how to manipulate all these at one time. Thank you Bari
thank you for this! I suctioned up the patients cotton round on my first day. It was TERRIBLY embarrassing! It was placed lingually at tooth #19 and while the dentist was working on the occlusal surface I tried to rest my HVE right above the cotton round and it didn't work out.. So, when I was observing the lead dental assistant work with the dentist she had her HVE in one hand and the air/water in the other so when he would take a break she would rinse the tooth and suction. She was using the air water also as a retraction device. However I couldn't get the hang of using the air water to retract well and the dentist was using the only mirror we had available in the room. So I guess the question is, if I brought an extra mirror for myself to use then would I have enough time when the dentist pauses for a break to put my mirror being used for retraction down and grab the air water to rinse? I feel like they expect everything to move so fast that I don't want to slow the process down. Also, while she was retracting with the air/water and suctioning with the HVE water was pooling very badly in the back of the throat.. how should this have been handled? quickly suction it with the HVE she already had in her hand? I feel super nervous using the HVE in the back of the mouth like that but would that be the best way to go about it? or would it be better to put the HVE down and grab the saliva ejector? sorry for the long question I'm trying to learn as much as possible in my very short nine week class
I know it feels fast right now but that’s because you haven’t gotten used yo the pace of the procedure/doctor. Once you get used to a doctor things will be better. There are dental assistant memes that joke about how we sometimes need to grow an extra set of hands 🤣🤣 Even now, we can struggle between passing instruments, retracting, suctioning…all at the same time 🥴🥴 Just like the lead DA you’re currently shadowing, you also have to develop your own “tricks” so that you can adapt to different situations. Here are a few tips: -If you have to use one hand to retract and the other to suction with the HVE, but you see water pooling in the back, then yes you can suction that with the HVE. Another option is to alert the dentist that the patient needs to spit, that way you guys can stop and then use the saliva ejector to get that water out. Also, you can hang the saliva ejector by the corner of the mouth (see how hygienists do it) and that way you don’t have to worry about water building up while you are working. -You can use an extra mirror to retract and that’s our best recommendation because the air/water tip sometimes isn’t as sturdy. If you use the mirror though, you will just have to get quicker at putting the HVE down and then grabbing the air/water syringe as needed. It may seem like a hassle now, but you will get used to it.
Most of the time the DA just adapts to the dentist. We need to develop a good communication so that we can work as a team. Don’t be concerned if once you learn things one way in this office you’re at, that you may have to readapt in the next office 😬 But communication with your dentist is key! They may even help you by showing exactly where they need the suction at a given time. Reach out on IG if you have anymore questions ☺️☺️
@@DentalVibes you guys are seriously heaven sent! ❤️ I’m learning sooo much from you! Thank you.. both for the videos and taking the time to reply to my many questions! I’m binge watching all of your videos and sending them to the girls in my class
Omg I’ve been organizing all week and I didn’t take any photos 😅🤦🏻♀️ honestly I don’t have a particular “system”. I buy storage from the dollar store and work with what I got LOL I also like to line the drawers 🤓 I’ll take final photos! -Carla
That might be tough to shoot lol the plastic mirror really helps and you just have to stay firm holding that monster down 😅 Also, don’t be afraid to tell the patient hey I need you to relax, please don’t try to swallow while we are in your mouth if you have to swallow raise you hand and we will give you a break.
Lol I retract with the saliva ejector cause for me, I push it in-between the tongue and close to the tooth gum and it helps me a lot cause my patients close to spot every 5 seconds 🙄😅 but I have my tricks .. I just wanted to see how others do it anyways 😁👍
Do you have, or would you make, a video about how to rinse off the etch? I know it sounds simple, but I swear new assistants blast the etch all over the mouth causing patients to freak out due to the acidic taste. It makes for a poor patient experience and frustration when you're trying to keep the tooth isolated. It's hard to get them to understand how to properly rinse off the etch. Also, how about how to properly "give the patient a good rinse". That can get exciting when they try to rinse out the patients mouth with the HVE and end up suctioning cheeks and tongues (and tonsils). I will look thru your other videos for this stuff.
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I'm a dentist. I'm using your video to help teach my daughter how to assist me. GREAT JOB!!
That’s so sweet… ❤❤❤ Best of luck to your practice and both of you!!!
Thank you girls 🙌🏻 I’m a trainee DA and I’ve been struggling with the suction. Feel a bit stupid and inadequate that I’m still not 100% confident with it. This helped a lot 🥰
This is something that takes practice, but no worries, you can master it! 😃😄
Lp
Dwww girlll I’m the same 😭
Dont worry so much. Am a DA for decades too ,and you will learn so fast as days go along..
@@fatimashabbir4869 😂 i struggle too
I was shadowing a dentist yesterday, and he felt comfortable enough to let me assist him for a moment while his assistant was with another patient. It was cool and very awkward at the same time, so now I'm going down a rabbit hole of DA tips and techniques. Thank you for your videos!!
I've started as a dental assistant a month ago, the suctioning part has me a little confused but your video has made it already clearer, thank you Carla and Gabby
I’m a new DA learning on the job- it’s my second week and I’m def struggling with the hi-vac, the saliva ejector is so much easier but I know I need to use both 😂
You need to use the hi vac at all times. They can retract soft tissues and a patients tongue and cheeks at the same time providing aspiration. Forget about salivary ejectors. Learn to use wide bore aspiration. Once you've mastered wide bore you won't look back. Good luck.
Yeah I think I need to talk to my doctor and ask him for mouth mirrors. I did 2 work interviews and in both of them none of their DA’s or doctors used mouth mirrors with HVE. Having a mouth mirror on hand seems super important and helpful. I used the HVE to help retract a patients tongue and suction at the same time and the pressure cause a little red bulb to form under their tongue. Had I been given a mouth mirror that would’ve never happened.
Ladies, thank you so much! I’m a brand new dental assistant and these tools are helpful
Awesome!! 🥰🥰
Wow. This video is so helpful! I'm in Dental Assisting school and I never thought suctioning would be so hard! I will have to come back to this video to keep learning!!
Thank you for these videos ladies! As a new DA trying to learn as fast as possible, this is sooo helpful! 🙌❤
You’re welcome!! 🥰🥰
I’ve been assisting for almost 2 years now. I’ve never heard tips like this and I can’t wait to try it out
I'm a dental assistant and I love your videos!!!!! Thank you thank you! So glad i found your guys channel! Hoping lots of success for you guys with this channel!
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I struggle with this a lot and no video goes into this much detail about all the little weird angles. Thank YOUU!! ❤️❤️
We’re glad to know it was helpful! 😊😊
Great video!! I’ve been a DA for 16 years and just started training new DA’s (mainly externs), they always ask about suctioning and it’s harder to explain to actually see what I’m talking about. I’ll be sending this video to my newbies 😊
Thank you!
It’s easy to say but ones you have patients going in and out and they want you to be fast is a whole another story😩
Have you ever considered a video or maybe just a small video topic regarding proper posture while working chair side? I'm a 4 year CDA and often experience back pain myself is why I ask. I hear I'm not the only one dealing with such issues
Yes we thought about it 🙂 We definitely should do it. Thanks for the input
Yes please we need a video for that
O really like this suction video I use high speed suction but also a tongue no mirror and no air water syringe do you have a video how to properly use a curing light thank you
Wow! I learned more about suctioning in this video than I did in school and my externship. Yikes! But grateful. Haha
No way!! We’re glad the video is helpful! 😃😄
I'm so glad I found your channel. I have been out of the dental field for a couple of years now but am so ready to get back in. I have my first interview today after several years and I have been watching your videos since last night. They have been soooooo helpful in refreshing my memory. Thank you and look forward to watching more of your videos ❤
Thank you and good luck! It’s like riding a bike, you got this 🙂
Did u get the job.
i am super new RDA got a job now as probi and yeah i am suck holding the suction and saliva ejector but after watching this video hopefully all will be fine i am on my 3rd day today
I've been assistant for over four years now and you are absolutely right about the saliva ejector being too flexible to retract with. Unfortunately I have a micromanaging boss that keeps making me use it like a retractor and blames it on the brand of ejector we buy. I had to tell her it's not the suctions but the adaptors don't grip the saliva ejectors very well AND SEs weren't made to retract. She's having me buy new adaptors next order 🙄 anybody else hate a wanna be know it all dentist?
Good luck girl! That’s so annoying…
@@DentalVibes I would still use what is best for you and your patient. Wide bore are second to none. Gets the job done. Salivary ejectors cannot provide protractation as they are too soft.
this was so helpful! my class is kind of fast paced & I didn’t quite feel too confident until now. Thank you
Sometimes a tongue depressor works better than a mirror to retract those tongues that push back on you. Because when the mirror gets wet with a tongue that doesn't stay still it starts slipping and sliding, and then your hand will hurt. But since the tongue depressor is made of wood it will kind of dry the area of the tongue it's resting on and kind of stick to it, so it makes it easier for you to control the tongue without the pressure on your hand and arm.
So true!
I am also trainee nurse. I’m struggling to suction. This is a very useful video thanks.
Its very hard for me to suction while dentis use ultrasonic scaler.
One tip that really helps me out with the HVE is bend the tip of it. That way it's more flexible.
My Dr. likes the HVE bent at the tip :)
How can you bend it? You mean the white tipped?
How?
This is so helpful!!! Thank you so much!!! I’m thinking about going to school for dental assisting and currently working the front desk at an office. This helps me visualize and better understand instruments and the day-to-day, helping clean rooms, etc. ❤
Glad I found this video it will help me a lot but the way this dentist office is set up it’s hard for me to even multitask. I don’t retract with a mirror or use the air to blow on the dentist mirror. 😢 newbie here
omg this was the video I NEEDED !!! I just survived my first week as an extern and I had to assist the doctor in a deep cleaning and I REALLY MESSED UP IN SUCTIONING! thank you guys so much !❤
I have a tip! When assisting treatment on a tooth on the LR ~#28-#31 sometimes I like use both saliva ejector and HVE to prevent the tongue from getting sucked up by the hve but also providing more suction with the saliva ejector.
Great tip!
@@DentalVibes do you rest the HVE on the saliva ejector or where is HVE and ejector when you do this?
y’all literally just saved my life!!
Just keep in mind that although you can't retract with the flexible section, it's a good go-to for hygiene assistance when a dentist makes a bite adjustment after an exam so they're just going in with a high speed for like 5 minutes max and not a full-on procedure, so the patient is not numb. Anytime the patient is not numb, be extremely careful where you're putting the large suction. You never want to stab the gums with that- learning from others' mistakes will always will always save you a good deal of frustration and your patients a good deal of pain.
Love the dry angle for the left side. Thanks girls.
In DA school and you girls are my inspiration!!! Love it!
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Light adjustments, alginate mixing and cast, Filling mixing
So adorable over a decade - lol
My aunt just had her 43 yr anniversary of being a Dental Assistant. She remembers practicing without gloves before Aids became in play.
She says they used to hand dipped their x-rays too.
I was a Dental Assistant for about 4 years, yet it was not for me. I absolutely had no interest in becoming a Dental Hygienist either.
I am a Pharmacist now..good luck ladies.
You make it look so easy I’m starting my first dental assistant job I’m still learning 😅
This video is very helpful It helps me a lot now that I just started working with the pedo doctor suctioning during a filling procedure is way different than suctioning during an extraction procedure definitely will keep watching this video until I get really good at it thanks for the tips guys
So happy you two have this TH-cam channel! Helps a ton!
The upper left has been soooo difficult for me to get. I keep trying to retract with my HVE and sucking the gums and cheeks just like you said. I will try the cotton roll technique! Thanks so much! I do have a question.. I’m always scared to put down my air water bc I know I need to rinse and dry the tooth but I can’t retract with my air water. I want to use a mirror bc I feel I would have more control with retracting but again.. I worry about putting my air water down. Any insight?
Yes this!! I need help with this too
Best help I've had in and out of school. Thank you ladies so much!!!!
I’m so bad with getting ppls tongue and cheek with my HVE 😂😂😂 whoops!
Same wasn’t provided an extra mouth mirror to work with
Me too😂
Love this video and the different ways you ladies show for different scenarios
Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm starting my externship next week and this is a great review of positioning, especially for that upper left. Thank you!
As many new assistants I am also struggling with the HVE. but the problem I’ve been having is when I’m going back into the mouth to suction, the HVE is so big that the patients open the back of their throat more before I can get the water and it just keeps going further down and I don’t want to gag them trying to reach it. I am very gentle but maybe not quick enough? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Come here when doc explain me the principle of suction. But cant get him. You guys awesome. More please❤️
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Спасибо! Очень помогли ваши советы❤
You’re welcome 🥰🥰
i have been struggling w/ suction because my offices assistants do not get to utilize mirrors to retract. we’re expected to use the hve to retract and of course it sucks up the cheek and tongue, but im being told that it’s me being unskilled that is the reason. 🙃 i definitely will be trying to add extra mirrors to our restorative packs.
@@KelliA-h5e work smarter not harder! Get that mirror and you will see how much smoother things get
I'm on internship and I been watching videos this yet the best one so far ❤️💯🙏
Thanks for the video mam. Can you please make a video to show how to hold air rotor for all the quadrants? Thank you.
I appreciate these videos! I will start my externship at the end of June and I'm extremely nervous
Thank you so much for helping us I’m getting ready for my externship with your videos and practice I’m so nervous but I’m trying my best!! 💓💓
I can’t believe how helpful you girls are. Thank you so much. ❤️😭 so happy I’ve found you.
My office doesn’t provide a mirror on the assistant side in our cassettes, I’ve been using the AW to move the tongue out the way. Would that work? We have extra instruments in packs on the side so I might just add it to my side for when I assist.
Thank you very much ! I’ve been struggling to hold the suction all this time.
I love that this guy is letting you show us this. very informative thank you.
Thank you ladies, excellent video. ❤️❤️
Omg thankyou you guys !!! You helped a lot especially on the left side upper arch please keep doing more videos on tips and tricks! You guys explained everything perfectly
We are glad to help 🦷
Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for. Very helpful video.
Can you guys make a video on how to prevent toxic work environment and how to bring a more positive environment?!
Yes 🙂
@@DentalVibes yay!!! I’m watching ur vids rnow!
I wish the dentist I work at would let us dental nurses have a mirror! It seems so much more efficient and helpful for the dentist and us dental nurses. Thanks for the help ladies 🥰
Why wouldn’t you be allowed to have a mirror?
It’s just never been a thing in my practice
@@keira9295 that’s ok, you can make it a thing. Next time just grab an extra mirror
YOU TWO ARE AWESOME!! Thanks for making this channel, it's been very helpful I just started as a DA. I graduate in 2 months 🥳🥳
We usually don’t use a mirror to assist with our suctioning, and the Dr. I work for said to not use both suctions at the same time. Anymore suggestions ?
You guys are amazing. This video is so helpful indeed.Thank you and wish you all the best.
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Thanks a lot for making all these videos. It helps Dental Assisting studies.
We’re happy to know that! 🥰🥰
with my experience i usually didn’t have a mirror myself. to retract i would use my air water, is that acceptable too?
Just get a mirror for yourself 🙂 it’s much better
Thank you these videos are really helping me out as a DA trainee! I have a mock interview tomorrow and I am super nervous because this will be my first time working with a real patient and as a chairside DA! Please provide me with any tips or advice so I can land this job....I am afraid I will forget everything I have learned as a DA. P.S. I have not graduated yet but I have this big interview!
Take deep breaths! 😅 We have 2 videos on interviews and working interviews, we’ll leave the links! A big part of a DA is being organized and following infection control procedures. Also being a team player, looking out for your fellow DAs to see if they need help and always staying busy! If people see that immediately you have a fighting chance because everything else you will learn over time 😊👍🏼 Please check out our other links and reach out to us on IG if you have more questions! Good luck!
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@@DentalVibes Thank you very much! Peace and blessings!
The patients aren’t supposed to close on suctions because of back flow … that’s what I was told at an infection control class
True!
Pls make video on how to pass n hold the insrument during assisting
We will, in the meantime you can see a little bit of that in this video -> th-cam.com/video/yiCBL7rUM3U/w-d-xo.html
Very helpful! Just an idea, when watching the video up close, having both sets of hands wearing the same color gloves confused me a tiny bit at times when trying to figure out what the dentist was doing/holding vs the assistant. Different colored gloves on the dentist might be helpful for us newbies 😊
The dentist is holding the hand piece. DA's hardly ever use the hand piece. DA is holding the suction.
I love y’all 😂 so descriptive thank you love the videos 💕
Hi girls! I would like to know about the sit posture during the suction process. Thanks you
Excelent job!!!
I became a dental assistant again after 20 years. I’m finding that I’m having a problem switching from the suction, air/water and handing my dentist the equipment or items he needs. Can you please show how to manipulate all these at one time. Thank you Bari
I'm glad you guys make all these videos
Thank you Carla and Gabby🙏♥️
You’re welcome! Thank you for the love! 🥰😁
Y'alls videos are so helpful Thank you!!
My doctor almost never uses the water from this hand piece so I just do my best with my air water to retract and the HVE lol! 😅
thank you for this! I suctioned up the patients cotton round on my first day. It was TERRIBLY embarrassing! It was placed lingually at tooth #19 and while the dentist was working on the occlusal surface I tried to rest my HVE right above the cotton round and it didn't work out..
So, when I was observing the lead dental assistant work with the dentist she had her HVE in one hand and the air/water in the other so when he would take a break she would rinse the tooth and suction. She was using the air water also as a retraction device. However I couldn't get the hang of using the air water to retract well and the dentist was using the only mirror we had available in the room. So I guess the question is, if I brought an extra mirror for myself to use then would I have enough time when the dentist pauses for a break to put my mirror being used for retraction down and grab the air water to rinse? I feel like they expect everything to move so fast that I don't want to slow the process down. Also, while she was retracting with the air/water and suctioning with the HVE water was pooling very badly in the back of the throat.. how should this have been handled? quickly suction it with the HVE she already had in her hand? I feel super nervous using the HVE in the back of the mouth like that but would that be the best way to go about it? or would it be better to put the HVE down and grab the saliva ejector? sorry for the long question I'm trying to learn as much as possible in my very short nine week class
I know it feels fast right now but that’s because you haven’t gotten used yo the pace of the procedure/doctor. Once you get used to a doctor things will be better. There are dental assistant memes that joke about how we sometimes need to grow an extra set of hands 🤣🤣 Even now, we can struggle between passing instruments, retracting, suctioning…all at the same time 🥴🥴 Just like the lead DA you’re currently shadowing, you also have to develop your own “tricks” so that you can adapt to different situations. Here are a few tips:
-If you have to use one hand to retract and the other to suction with the HVE, but you see water pooling in the back, then yes you can suction that with the HVE. Another option is to alert the dentist that the patient needs to spit, that way you guys can stop and then use the saliva ejector to get that water out. Also, you can hang the saliva ejector by the corner of the mouth (see how hygienists do it) and that way you don’t have to worry about water building up while you are working.
-You can use an extra mirror to retract and that’s our best recommendation because the air/water tip sometimes isn’t as sturdy. If you use the mirror though, you will just have to get quicker at putting the HVE down and then grabbing the air/water syringe as needed. It may seem like a hassle now, but you will get used to it.
Most of the time the DA just adapts to the dentist. We need to develop a good communication so that we can work as a team. Don’t be concerned if once you learn things one way in this office you’re at, that you may have to readapt in the next office 😬 But communication with your dentist is key! They may even help you by showing exactly where they need the suction at a given time. Reach out on IG if you have anymore questions ☺️☺️
@@DentalVibes you guys are seriously heaven sent! ❤️ I’m learning sooo much from you! Thank you.. both for the videos and taking the time to reply to my many questions! I’m binge watching all of your videos and sending them to the girls in my class
I'm watching this because I have bad day with the suction which makes my dentist mad 💔thank you for this video
Hopefully our video can help you 🙂🙂
in the UK we only use the suctions we dont touch the aspirator its for the dentist only
Can you guys make a video about organization of drawers? Pls 😊
Omg I’ve been organizing all week and I didn’t take any photos 😅🤦🏻♀️ honestly I don’t have a particular “system”. I buy storage from the dollar store and work with what I got LOL I also like to line the drawers 🤓 I’ll take final photos! -Carla
How about if you use the Hs and still water going to the back .. is these positions helpful with that or do I gotta keep switching off from Hs to Se
Can you please do a video of keeping control of the tongue with a nervous patient I tend to lose control of the tongue when they move it so much
That might be tough to shoot lol the plastic mirror really helps and you just have to stay firm holding that monster down 😅 Also, don’t be afraid to tell the patient hey I need you to relax, please don’t try to swallow while we are in your mouth if you have to swallow raise you hand and we will give you a break.
Very helpful tips & tricks ! 🦷🫶🏾
Great video. Super informative! Just some input, the sound effects and dings are really loud. Maybe it’s just me but just some feedback. :)
Thanks for the feedback 🙂 we are still learning the editing game lol
You doing a great 👍 👌 job . Keep it up.
Could you show how you have the suction unit positioned please? I am 4’ 11” and I can’t find my sweet spot because of my limited reach
Did you try raising the chair?
Thank you thank you so much I needed this
I loved this videos! They have very interesting. Videos
Thank you!
Can you do video please how to suction for left handed dentist?
Hi ladies, I'd love some tips on how to assist a left handed dentist as this is my struggle , thx much appreciated
Love your scrub @gabby! Can you share the link where you got it from? TIA 🙏
Thank you! Here it is www.helcasio.com
Thank you. It helps a lot.
Thank you so much for this video!
Very nice video love it Thankyou
Lol I retract with the saliva ejector cause for me, I push it in-between the tongue and close to the tooth gum and it helps me a lot cause my patients close to spot every 5 seconds 🙄😅 but I have my tricks .. I just wanted to see how others do it anyways 😁👍
Do you have, or would you make, a video about how to rinse off the etch? I know it sounds simple, but I swear new assistants blast the etch all over the mouth causing patients to freak out due to the acidic taste. It makes for a poor patient experience and frustration when you're trying to keep the tooth isolated. It's hard to get them to understand how to properly rinse off the etch. Also, how about how to properly "give the patient a good rinse". That can get exciting when they try to rinse out the patients mouth with the HVE and end up suctioning cheeks and tongues (and tonsils). I will look thru your other videos for this stuff.
Dry Shields are awesome. "Not dry-Aids"
Ty SO much!
Very nice and helpful, thank you
Omg thank y’all!!! Y’all provide tips on the tricky scenarios
Thank you guys so so much!❤️❤️❤️
You girls rock!
Thank you. Ladies!! 🤗🤗🤗