Medical Assistant Appearance

Representatives of the healthcare industry provide critical services to communities. Dress and demeanor are to reflect the professionalism of any career. A professional acts in ways that show respect for themselves, others and their profession. Medical Assistants should project an image that reassures and comforts healthcare team and patients. Appearance is a critical way to represent professionalism and to create first and lasting impressions that will affect how everyone perceives the apprentice. Medical assistants are healthcare professionals, and therefore should act and dress in ways that show that.

Personal hygiene and good grooming means keeping a routine to take care of your body. Hygiene is to keep your body clean and maintain a neat, physical appearance. “Customers and co-workers will appreciate being serviced by and working with someone who is clean, smells good, and is well groomed.” (Personal Hygiene and Good Grooming, n.d.) Good personal hygiene is very important on the job for many …show more content…
Staying clean helps fight disease causing germs and therefore lessens the possibility of being sick. In turn, reduces the chance of calling into work. Bacteria spreads easily from person-to-person so it will help keep coworkers healthy. All of this will result in a pleasant work environment for workers as well as visiting patients. “Hair and fingernails must be clean, groomed and at appropriate length…Strong fragrances and heavy perfumes should be avoided.” (Medical Assistant Name, n.d.) Showering everyday will improve appearance as well as keep away body odors to avoid using perfumes to mask scents. Keeping nails at appropriate length will avert germs from hiding underneath to reduce the risk of passing infections. Having