Longworth Dental (Page 1)

POV: when your favourite doctor is out of the office…

What the Courtice team gets up to when Dr. Sharon is out for the day.
Warming up for when everyone remembers their benefits expire in December

The year-end rush before dental benefits reset.
When the dental assistant disappears during the appointment

Ever wonder where the assistant goes mid-appointment?
When your patient says they didn't even feel the injection

There's no better compliment than 'I didn't even feel that.'
Surprising our patient with a free treatment

A patient picks a card for a free treatment, with a playful twist.
When you recline the chair but the patient doesn't go with it

You put the chair back, the patient stays exactly where they were.
What we hear vs. what the patient hears

The gap between our dental shorthand and what patients actually hear.
When your schedule has multiple root canals on the same day

That moment you check the schedule and take a deep breath.
Trying to keep the doctor on time like

Keeping the doctor on schedule is a job all its own.
POV: your dentist starts behaving like most other service providers

What if your dentist asked for a tip like everyone else?
Working in dental be like

The physical side of dental work nobody warns you about.
How I think I look assisting my dentist vs. how I actually look

Expectation versus reality, assisting-the-dentist edition.
Seeing who in the office passes the vibe check

Testing which coworkers pass today's vibe check.
When the front desk fills your open spot at the end of the day

You could see the open slot coming, and then the front desk filled it.
Checking I have 2 hands because my dentist thinks I have 6

Still just two hands, even if the dentist swears otherwise.
POV: you need to take an impression but your patient is very chatty

Taking an impression while the conversation keeps going.
How to floss the right way

A quick, step-by-step guide to flossing the right way.
POV: you're a dental assistant fixing the equipment with YouTube tutorials

Every dental assistant's go-to repair method.
When you're having a bad day and your work bestie is always supportive

The coworker who turns a bad day around.
When you thought the dentist was trying to make heart hands with you

When you think it's heart hands, but they're just getting to work.
Behind the scenes as a dental assistant

A look at a day in the life of a dental assistant.
So you're a dentist?

Yes, he's a dentist. No, not at the dinner table.
POV: attempting to contact the insurance company

The long wait every dental office knows well.
That weird patient who likes the taste of topical anesthetic

There's always one patient who loves the flavour of the topical.
POV: you start getting curious if your patients are overreacting

After enough patients flinch at the cold air, you start to wonder.
POV: you work with the most wonderful, fun and caring people

Grateful for the people who make the work a joy.
How we feel at the start of the day vs. the end of the day

The energy at the start of the day versus how we feel by the end.
POV: training the new dental assistant

Training day at the sterilization station in Courtice.
When you and the dentist are having fun and then he puts you to work

One minute you're joking around, the next you're back to work.
Come with us to the dental office

A look outside our Courtice office, where we're welcoming new patients.
POV: you see the doctor going into another room, but you called her first

When you call the doctor to your room and she heads for the other one.
POV: showing our admin places she's never seen before

Our admin rarely makes it to the back, so the team gave her the grand tour.
Take a digital scan with me

A digital scan on our new iTero Lumina, no goopy impressions required.
POV: when the dentist squeezes in another patient at the end of the day

That end-of-day feeling when the dentist finds room for one more.
Behind the scenes of a dental receptionist

The quiet multitasking that keeps the front desk running.
When the dentist is waiting but you can't get your glove on

The dentist is ready, the patient is ready, and the glove will not cooperate.
What your dental assistant is really doing on their 'be right back'

Where the assistant actually goes when they say they will be right back.
POV: when you bother admin for the tenth time in an hour

What it looks like from the front desk when the back needs just one more thing.
POV: training a new dental assistant

One of our Bowmanville assistants has some fun training the newest member of the team.
Take a tour of our Bowmanville office

Step inside our Bowmanville dental office for a look at the space and the team.

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