Dental Hygiene
Choosing a career can be very difficult, especially when many are doing so at such a young age. When I first started looking into becoming a dental hygienist, it was really something I had never thought I would consider. I knew I wanted to be around people and be able to help them. This led me to going into the healthcare field. From there I leaned more towards becoming a nurse, which I decided after a little experience, was not for me. I still wanted to be able to help people and make them happy. Dental hygiene caught my attention and I began my research. This is a career where I am still very involved with people and I will be able to help them feel more comfortable with their teeth and smile, ultimately boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Throughout this paper I am going to be discussing the time I spent observing two great hygienists Becky, who is very relaxed and welcoming to her patients, and Belinda, who has a great way of delivering oral hygiene information.
Becky is a mother of three and graduated from Oxnard Community College. We saw five patients throughout her shift. All the patients came in for a prophylactic cleaning, and three of them required their X-Rays to be updated. …show more content…
I think I was very fortunate to find two great hygienists to observe. They both gave me great advice that I can use to my advantage in starting this new path in my life. Observing them really influenced me by making me want to really work hard so that I too may achieve my goals in becoming a hygienist and give great patient care in the future. It wasn’t only the environment that I enjoyed at both offices, but also the diversity in the patients, which I am really looking forward to in this career. One day I hope I get a chance to allow a future dental hygiene student to observe me so that I too may give advice and really show them how great a career it could be just as Becky and Belinda did for
Choosing a career can be very difficult, especially when many are doing so at such a young age. When I first started looking into becoming a dental hygienist, it was really something I had never thought I would consider. I knew I wanted to be around people and be able to help them. This led me to going into the healthcare field. From there I leaned more towards becoming a nurse, which I decided after a little experience, was not for me. I still wanted to be able to help people and make them happy. Dental hygiene caught my attention and I began my research. This is a career where I am still very involved with people and I will be able to help them feel more comfortable with their teeth and smile, ultimately boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Throughout this paper I am going to be discussing the time I spent observing two great hygienists Becky, who is very relaxed and welcoming to her patients, and Belinda, who has a great way of delivering oral hygiene information.
Becky is a mother of three and graduated from Oxnard Community College. We saw five patients throughout her shift. All the patients came in for a prophylactic cleaning, and three of them required their X-Rays to be updated. …show more content…
I think I was very fortunate to find two great hygienists to observe. They both gave me great advice that I can use to my advantage in starting this new path in my life. Observing them really influenced me by making me want to really work hard so that I too may achieve my goals in becoming a hygienist and give great patient care in the future. It wasn’t only the environment that I enjoyed at both offices, but also the diversity in the patients, which I am really looking forward to in this career. One day I hope I get a chance to allow a future dental hygiene student to observe me so that I too may give advice and really show them how great a career it could be just as Becky and Belinda did for