Remember when I decided that I wanted to get my dental hygiene? Well... my decision was trying to decide whether or not I actually wanted to. Reasons for my dilemma:
Being around it all day and watching what the hygienists do, I was trying to figure out if I would get bored with doing JUST cleanings and sealants ALL day for every patient. I would get bored with perio or regular cleanings. I enjoy doing assisting! I love having lots of different procedures to do during the day. For example, today I did a root canal, 2 extractions, a stainless steel crown, a few fillings and some exams. I love having all that different stuff to do! I don't get bored and I love the variety! I am so happy and content right now with just assisting. I make good money as it is now, I'm not in debt, the only thing I have to pay is my car and I'm more then halfway done with that.
I'm not in debt. Like I said, I only have my car to pay. I would get scared getting $60,000 in debt which I would have to pay back for the next like 20 years or so, and only working for a few years, then stopping and having kids around and then getting into a situation where I wouldn't be able to pay the rest of whatever I couldn't pay off. I would rather stop now, paying $2000 for this semester of school that I would quit then get halfway into school and not liking it, then having to finish and be in all that debt. My parents said they would rather me do it that way too. I was having such a hard time deciding too because I have been building myself up in my mind that I was such a terrible person wanting to quit school already having paid $2000 or more just for this semester. I came to find out from several people that I am not a terrible person for that. Yeah I'm out $2000 but it's better then $60,000!
I didn't talk to anyone about this for a few weeks because I thought maybe it was just a "I don't wanna go to school" mood... but it ended up being for real.
If you are my friend on Facebook, then you already know my decision. For those of you who aren't, here it is....
I am NOT getting my dental hygiene.
I am just going to stay an assistant, because I love it!
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