Dental caries

to sew dresses for the children using pillow cases as a platform. My travels took me deep into the wet jungle valleys of Central America. Alongside a dental student of the University of Florida, we voyaged to remote villages where an absence of dental hygiene resulted in the members suffering significantly from severe pain. Providing free dental care to the residents throughout the lands, we extracted over 500 teeth. Furthermore, we both are leaders. Periodically taking stock of our personal…

Magnification Loupes in U.S. Entry–level Dental Hygiene Programs – Occupational Health and Safety written by Dongdon, Tolle, Darby (2012) The purpose of this study was due to improving dental hygienists environmental stressors and improve occupational health of dental hygienists by the American Dental Hygienists’ association’s (ADHA). The National Dental Hygiene Research Agenda states that occupational health and safety introduced the magnification of loupes so that it could reduce stressors…

Supervision, Customer Service, and Education derived from years of experience in a military training industry. Recipient of multiple awards for outstanding performance within education, the volunteer sector, and the dental field. Career supported by two Associates Degrees in Management and Dental Sciences. • Microsoft Office Suite • Training/ Education • SharePoint Experience • Academic Liaison • Security Clearance Processing…

cavities has been dramatically reduced. Also, if young children receive routine dental care, most have sealants placed on their back molars to cut down on the incidence of decay. Periodontal disease, caused by bacterial plaque buildup, is the leading cause…

those first few words. I had just received the last letter denying my acceptance into a dental program for 2014. It was one of the most difficult moments I have encountered. However, despite my disappointment, I have utilized this time as an opportunity to improve my academics by achieving a higher GPA and DAT score. I also have enhanced my involvement with the community by volunteering at a community-based dental clinic and joining a healthcare student program. As a result, my passion for…

May 29th, 2011 was the day my life changed forever. I had just turned 20 years old and was enrolled in college to be a dental hygienist. I had a funny feeling that something within me was very different; my friends told me not to worry about it, that it was nothing. I took the test anyways and stared at it in disbelief that the results were what I dreaded, positive. I quickly took another test in hopes that the first was faulty, and to no avail, it too had come out positive. I was pregnant. I…

American Dental Education Association Professionalism Values Professionalism and ethics go hand-in-hand. Individuals must encompass, or learn to acquire the attributes which allow for ethical reasoning during moral dilemmas. Our moral judgements are brought into question often, considering we treat people of varying cultures, who live various life styles. Learning ethical principles, and becoming culturally competent allows providers to be better prepared when ethical dilemmas are presented.…

Raed AlQahtani Real-Time Reflecting: Sahara Dental 1. How is the internship experience consistent with your academic knowledge and coursework? The internship experience may not be entirely consistent with my personal academic skills and knowledge as I am training academically as a software engineer however, this is a dental facility. Nevertheless, it’s to be noted that the kind of work that I was hired or performed did indeed give me a practical approach to what I was learning academically to be…

Taking the Hard Route As a person growing up I always was one to take the easy route out of things. It was my second week working in my dental internship, and I was begging to assist the doctor with the oral surgeries. It came a day where I was told to assist Dr. Alex who I was intimidated by every time I saw him. I was frightened to help him because of last time seeing him shout at my representative kat when she committed an error. It came the day where I was advised to set myself up to help…

Tooth extractions at times are a necessity in helping to preserve good oral health and it has long been practiced throughout history and can be traced back centuries. Dental extractions in the United States are done in a private office or in a hospital setting depending on the severity of the tooth and or teeth. Certain types of extractions can be done in a private office for example if you have a fully erupted wisdom tooth you can have it extracted in a private office, but if you have an…