Some qualities I feel I possess as a person and a hygienist is that I am determined, responsible, self-motivated, organized, and flexible. Determination is something I knew I wanted to achieve when I started college it is something everyone needs to possess to be successful in life to better their future. For example, from the moment I started in the dental hygiene program I was determined to pass my courses and to graduate. I had to be determined in my courses if I wanted to be able to take my state board and hopefully become a licensed dental hygienist. Without determination, I know I would not be where I am today in my life and my career path. Determination will be a good asset to have once I get out in the real world and start my career
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My mother always had chores throughout the week that needed to be complete by the weekend. During school, we have always had responsibilities along the way. We had deadlines that needed to be met or our grades would suffer in return. Having this quality will defiantly benefit me in a dental office. As hygienist, we are responsible for giving our patients the best care that we can, we are responsible for correctly diagnosing them and giving them the proper a treatment plan. We need to make sure that our units, and instruments are sterile and ready to go for the next day. Responsibility plays a major role in a dental office. Organization also plays a major role in my life, without it I would not be anywhere near where I am today. If I was not organized I would miss deadlines, class, meetings, etc. For example, without organization one might forget to sign up for graduation and if that were to happen they would either miss graduation or pay a late fee. If a dental office was not organized, how would they function from day to day. This quality will help me in my career path because I would do everything in a certain order to where I did not forget anything and it would limit mistakes. Being organized helps limit mistakes like double booking, or scheduling patients on the wrong day and them showing up without an
My mother always had chores throughout the week that needed to be complete by the weekend. During school, we have always had responsibilities along the way. We had deadlines that needed to be met or our grades would suffer in return. Having this quality will defiantly benefit me in a dental office. As hygienist, we are responsible for giving our patients the best care that we can, we are responsible for correctly diagnosing them and giving them the proper a treatment plan. We need to make sure that our units, and instruments are sterile and ready to go for the next day. Responsibility plays a major role in a dental office. Organization also plays a major role in my life, without it I would not be anywhere near where I am today. If I was not organized I would miss deadlines, class, meetings, etc. For example, without organization one might forget to sign up for graduation and if that were to happen they would either miss graduation or pay a late fee. If a dental office was not organized, how would they function from day to day. This quality will help me in my career path because I would do everything in a certain order to where I did not forget anything and it would limit mistakes. Being organized helps limit mistakes like double booking, or scheduling patients on the wrong day and them showing up without an