When I walked in through the door of the dentist 's office, I was a little bit nervous. I had done my best to blend in with the staff who all wore black scrubs. The front desk receptionist, Priscilla, told me to take a seat and I eased into the cold, black, leather sofa. I fumbled with my fingers nervously as if I was a patient about to get a root canal. Eventually, Frankie, the dental hygienist who I was to shadow, walked in through the door beside the reception desk and lead me to her office. She was very warm and eager to teach me all about her craft. I learned a lot in the two days I worked with her. There was never a dull moment and I got to see so many different patients; patients of different backgrounds, ethnicities, age groups, and gender. All my initial fear was basically fear of what I was getting myself into. It was fear of the unknown. But that fear had quickly dissipated within the first hour of shadowing Frankie. I came to the conclusion that I was on the right path towards a career that was ideal for me. I love conversing with people and getting to know all about them. That initial relationship-building phase is very …show more content…
Overall, it was an eye-opening experience. Obviously, just like most students wanting to get into the dental hygiene program, I was interested in the financial security that comes with this occupation. However, after my shadowing experience, I learned what a truly rewarding career choice this is. It left a very positive impression on me, seeing how happy Frankie was at her job. Working with Frankie gave me a sense of the importance of a dental hygienist at a dental clinic. There are many dentists that don 't employ dental hygienists because they do their own hygiene work. However, I feel that a dental hygienist can be a valuable asset, especially when they help build a strong relationship with the patients. This way, the dentist can deal with the other important issues that may arise that require more invasive
Leslie has taken the children away from home without informing them or anyone else. Leslie suddenly relocated to Terry, MS in order to live in a trailer on her friend’s family land. Leslie states this is permanent. Leslie has a mental disorder (bipolar). Lauren, her daughter stated Leslie takes kolonopins, adderall and some other pill.
Though each patient is different, a hygienists typically cleans teeth all day. Another con would be the occasional unpleasant patients. As expected, much of a dental hygienist’s job requires working with people’s mouths. Dental Hygienist come into contact with the occasional patient who has bad breath, swollen gums or tooth decay. Another pro would be flexibility in their schedules.
Imagine the whole world having perfect, clean shiny teeth. Imagine being the one to make this happen. This would not be able to occur if it weren’t for dental hygienists. Dental hygienists are the reason why people have the confidence to smile. Dental hygiene is a great career choice for anyone willing to help people’s physical appearance and health.
I plan on learning more information on what a dental hygienist does, what responsibilities I will have, where I will be going to school, if I could shadow a dental hygienist, and who I would be working with. I plan to see what the future occupation has in store for me to
During my placement I worked alongside the dental hygienist, this gave me insight on the daily role of a dental hygienist and therapist. Before dental nursing I studied BTEC Applied Science Level 3. The course involved extensive study of Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
The majority of the CE I focused on this semester has been either paying off my student loans or the financial matters regarding myself and a future practice I would like to own. I had an experience this winter break that peaked my interest in practice design and management. I didn’t write about it because I forgot about the ‘critical incident” I reffed a hockey game with a Fargo dentist, Dr. Jeremy Wehrman, and we discussed practice management, school loans, and finances in general. He invited me to tour his office after the game and we ended up talking for hours. He designed the practice entirely by himself with the sole goal to make patients comfortable.
Annotated Bibliography Tashina Stoffel, Personal Interview, 3 November 2015 I prepared for my interview by researching questions that would really be essential to my essay. I chose questions that would be easy for her to answer and questions that could be incorporated into my essay. I also asked questions that would be fun for her to answer and that could help influence my decision on the career. I used the answers to the questions to introduce the career.
Since my exposure to the health care field was limited to biology classes and trips to the hospital, I decided that before committing to a career path, I needed a closer look at the profession. I took guidance from a physician and a dentist and observed at their private practices. Although observing at the physician's office was exciting, observing different procedures at the dental clinic made me realize how close dentistry would bring me to both medicine and art, two fields that I am very passionate about. This made me choose dentistry as my profession and the five years of learning experience has helped me realize my love for the
Yuly Vanessa Vargas Gutierrez Starr- Personal Statement I have gained work experience within the dental profession and understand the working environment, gaining job satisfaction from helping others. I would like to develop my knowledge within a Dental Practice as a Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapist. I am very responsible, caring and trustworthy which is paramount when working with clients, their personal data and records.
For instance, it was interesting to be able to see and work within the different dynamics of the nursing profession. In the OR and endoscopy unit I noticed that the nurses seemed much more relaxed than those on the medical or surgical floor. I felt as though they had copious amounts of time to educate on the different procedures and different pieces of the specialty areas, while allowing me plenty of time to ask questions to broaden my knowledge. In the endoscopy unit, the RN that I shadowed was very involved in my learning and made me feel as if I were a part of the team and not just a
Background Statement: In this particular case, Dr. Rose is going to her usual 6-month cleaning appointment with her dentist. She is a 65-year-old nurse. She gives the receptionist her insurance card and an intake form which contain lengthy allergy information, including her previously discovered allergy to chlorhexidine. This allergy was discovered during her appointment the past summer.
I was the first to arrive at the Residency program. The first person to greet and welcome me was Dr. Burkhart. After meeting Dr. Burkhart I knew that I knew, my experience was going to be amazing! Like many, I was anxious and excited both, simultaneously. As the room began to fill up, I noticed friendly smiles from my class of 2019 classmates.
The statement, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life,“ has such an impact on my thought process that it has convinced me to pursue dentistry as my career. I cannot imagine waking up every morning unmotivated and unenergetic about my job, as well going to bed dissatisfied and unfulfilled. As a dentist, there is a whole lot I can do - relieve people of their pain, give them a beautiful smile and the teeth they have always wanted, and can detect cancer at an early stage. For me, dentistry is not just a job, but also a wonderful way to live my life, which I cannot imagine otherwise. It was at the age of 14 when I had my first encounter with a dentist that changed my entire perspective about this field.
I would be lying if I say the high income wasn’t one of my reasons why did I choose dentistry, but on top of that, I get to satisfy the needs of every patient, help people ‘hands-on’,
They allowed me to come into their workplace and give me more than I could ever imagine--completely changing, along with adding, to my life values. My responsibilities at my internship included; cleaning the rooms after patient visits- which involved cleaning equipment and tools, setting the rooms back up for the next visit, learning their software program so I could help log patients oral information, paperwork at the front desk, and even hands on procedures. My dentist allowed me to perform my very own amalgam filling on a patient which demonstrated to me how devoted and determined he is to teach younger students about the profession, and how I need to be that devoted and determined to get to where he is. My internship has confirmed for me that dentistry is the route I want to go, which changes my life forever. I have welcomed values into my life that shape me into a professionally mature, hard-working and loving person all thanks to twelve weeks at a dentist