Michael ("The Dental Queer-gienist") Discusses His Journey Through Dental Hygiene School

Vlogger and second-year dental hygiene student Michael shares his experience leading up to dental hygiene school as he finishes the last semester in his dual-degree program! He talks about overcoming obstacles such as Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 all while trying to get into hygiene school. Despite Michael's imperfect GPA and lack of dental experience, he still managed to get accepted into a DH program on his first try! We discuss his YouTube journey (The Dental Queer-gienist), paying for school, interview tips, and long-term career goals. Tune in to hear Michael's journey on adding "RDH" to his name!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Michael’s RDH Origin Story

(02:39) Obstacles Before Hygiene School

(05:04) Starting a YouTube Channel

(07:35) Low GPA and No Past Experience

(14:08) Paying for Hygiene School

(19:50) Struggles in the Program

(28:48) Interview Tips

(31:14) Managing the Workload

(37:05) Career Goals

(39:39) Michael’s Advice

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