Ever gone to the dentist scared or frightened that you won’t get a good report? Not me. Keeping my teeth clean is something I have always enjoyed and been good at. The career of being a Dental Hygienist was always something I was interested in because ever since my childhood, I have always liked the dentist and keeping up with my oral hygiene. Now after researching this career and finding out more information about the education, environment, and job outlook I am still very interested in becoming a Dental Hygienist.…
As a dental hygienist the goal is to provide each patient with the most comprehensive and individualized care. Using the professional model of dental hygiene, the hygienist uses multiple steps for the standard of care. Dental radiographs are used during the assessment phase of the process of care and can be used to identify any oral anomalies. Some uses of radiographs can be by the hygienist and some by the dentists during treatment. Both professionals work together to benefit and improve oral health.…
Some occupations expose you to many different experiences and let you do many different things for example, as a dental hygienist I will have many different opportunities to meet new people and/or work in different locations (work activities). A dental hygienist job is to remove tartar stains and plaque from your teeth, Apply sealants to help protect teeth. Dental hygienist may perform, and the extent that they must be supervised by a…
Dental Hygienists provide information on a patient’s dental health, oral hygiene, and how diseases can affect a patient’s oral health. The ability to practice requires a state-specific license to clean teeth and to develop X-rays. Licensed dental hygienists submit patient’s teeth charts, looking for decay or disease. Hygienists can be employed by state, local, or federal health agencies. If employed by the local, state, or federal agencies the laws that the hygienist practice follow must be known by the dental hygienist.…
When taking this course, I went into it already pretty confident in the idea that I was going to become a Dental Hygienist. The basic nature of the job is to primarily clean the teeth of a patient, observe the gums, report and record any abnormalities, and also teach the individual how they can further improve their oral hygiene. Hygienists can also be trained to use tools such as X-ray machines, rotary instruments to clean the teeth and according to the information provided by College ToolKit, depending on the state they are in, they can also administer anesthetics place and carve filling materials, temporary fillings, and periodontal dressings; remove sutures in the mouth. The experience/education to become a dental hygienist varies depending on the state and school.…
I have had the profession of being a dental hygienist picked out since freshman year. Recently I have explored colleges that offering the right type of schooling and narrowed it down to two. Ferris State University is one of them, and Grand Rapids Community College is the other. The reason I choose Ferris is because the wait to enter into the dental program at GRCC is a minimum of 2 years. Also, Ferris offers both an associate and bachelor degree in dental hygiene, where GRCC only has associate.…
Career Analysis of a Dental Hygienist INTRODUCTION Being a dental hygienist may be a difficult career for some, but in the end, it is very beneficial to the people. It is important for one to have a positive attitude while working in this field. Dental hygienist have really important tasks and duties to follow, you have to have numerous amounts of classes. When actually being in this career it might seem like the most difficult job to do, some days are longer than others, but in the long run, It is truly a good field to be in.…
High school graduation is the best feeling in the world for students, but it all changes when it comes to choosing what career to follow. When it comes to deciding which career path to follow students are forced to choose one or suffer spending their time doing nothing. One of the biggest choice for these undecided scholars is to go into the medical field, or more specific nursing. With everyone choosing nursing, there are those few students who want an easier program to follow but also want to stay in the medical field; students then choose dental assisting. Dental assistants have always been seen as the nurses in the dental field, but in fact dental assistants come nowhere near nurses; therefore, students who are undecided, it is a wise choice…
Being the reason for someone's happiness is very rewarding and that is the type of environment I want to work in for the rest of my life. This year, I job shadowed at my local family dentistry and loved it. This made me even more eager to become a dental hygienist. During my senior year of high school, I challenged myself in order to prepare for college level courses. I was exceptionally determined.…
Before becoming a senior and having the worries of completing applications, life in school was as simple as can be. As the years went by, my hobbies and extracurriculars I participated in had increased just as much as my knowledge of what I want to pursue in my post high school life. 6th grade was the year I had braces on my teeth. For 2 years they were a part of my life and every single day something was bothering me….what was the science behind them? How did they work?…
Orthodontics Straight teeth and a properly aligned jaw are features that many people desire. The specialist needed to obtain these features are called orthodontists. Orthodontics is a career field that is very competitive and specialized. I believe orthodontist is the career choice for me because I enjoy biology and chemistry. In addition, a career in orthodontics would give me the opportunity to better the hygiene of my future patients.…
There is no doubt that goals are the key to success. This is a concept that my parents have heavily stressed while growing up, which is why setting goals is my source of motivation. I am constantly creating a set of daily objectives that I push to complete, knowing that they will all one day lead me to my ultimate purpose, a career in the dental field. For this reason, a current goal that I hope to achieve within the next 10 months is to visit many local clinics and job-shadow their hygienists. Why not just job-shadow one hygienist at one clinic?…
As I entered into my sophomore year of high school, my future aspirations all began with one simple choice that unexpectedly turned into one of the most drastic decisions I had made yet. After my freshman year, I started attending a career academy, Carl Wunsche Sr. High School, where I chose Dental Hygiene as my career pathway. After making this choice, I had no idea how much of the spectrum of dental hygiene I would be experiencing for the next couple years of my life. I performed hands-on practicals, as well as volunteering at a continuing education course for Dental Hygienists. Progressively, I took part as a participant of a regional and state Dental spelling bee.…
Growing up, since the age of 8, I have always wanted to be a dental hygienist. It wasn’t something I felt passionate about, but I kind of liked teeth and my mother said I should do it, so I went for it. I got straight A’s in the classes for the dental hygiene program and did not get into the program. I decided that it wasn’t meant to be and I should be doing something that I personally chose to do. Being a teacher was something I always thought about, but public speaking was my greatest fear, so I figured if I can’t do public speaking I can’t be a teacher.…
I know I have a huge life ahead of me. I plan on graduating early and as soon as I can go to college. I want to be a nurse, but anything with a short education is fine as well. My mom has always supported me with the decisions I make with my life. If I fall back a little, she always steers me in the right direction.…