Eckman Family Dentistry: Career Exploration Project

It is evident that it is truly where my head, heart and hands, become one. Being a dental hygienist and working in close proximity with the dentist has served to strengthen my desire to take my education and service to the next level. I want to increase my knowledge about the science behind dentistry and learn everything I need to know to be a great dentist and apply it into practice. Improve constantly and strive to provide the highest quality of oral health care available to patients by delivering meticulous, gentle, thorough, reassuring dentistry and exceeding patient satisfaction. Dentistry without a doubt, is the profession for me. I believe I have the qualities that are essential to making a great dentist along with the academic motivation in order to replace my interest for dentistry with the expertise that will help me provide quality oral care. If my greatest aspirations are to provide pain relief, to develop patient rapport, and utilize creativity in working with my hands, then dentistry is, indeed, my

For my senior project I have explored the career of a Dental Hygienist, who is a licensed dental professional who is registered with a dental care association within their country of practice. Their duty is to clean teeth, examine patients for signs and symptoms of oral diseases such as gingivitis, and provide other preventive dental care. They also educate patients on ways to improve and maintain good oral cavity health. Dental hygienist occupation has many important aspects to their job, which makes it a very rewarding occupation. According to my research dental hygienists is one of the top career choices in America, being so, over the years the career has evolved into a high demanding occupation.

A career in Dentistry is my main goal in life. I want to pursue a career in Dentistry for many reasons. Being a Dentist, you get to aid people and make them feel better about themselves. I have the personal qualities to be a Dentist and know that I would be great at the job. I would look forward to going to work every day. Dentistry contains many tools and oral practices that I am not familiar with. It would be awesome to get to be familiar with the lifestyle of a Dentist. Someday, I might even be able to live their lifestyle. Focusing in school is the main priority for all jobs. Dentistry also involves a diverse (longer) college route than most. This means that the academic requirements to be a Dentist are quite time consuming, but the

On my work placement at Grandholm Dental Clinic, I shadowed several dentists, observing how they were able to diagnose and treat

The career I have chosen is Dental Hygiene. I am very interested in this career because I have the opportunity to teach people and educate them about the health of their mouth. Some of the things that dental hygienists do include taking x-rays, cleaning patients teeth, educating patients on the benefits of good oral hygiene, and treating periodontal diseases of the mouth. The importance of a healthy mouth truly affects the entire body. Plus everyone would enjoy a pretty smile and a good set of straight teeth.

At this time in my life, the career chose that I find more interesting is a Dental Hygienist. As a Dental Hygienist, I will have to work hard to succeed in my career. If I don’t go to college I won’t get a good education and I will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of different types of jobs.

Dental hygienists are part of the Health Science career cluster under the pathway of therapeutic services. The health science cluster deals with jobs that involve planning and providing basic health care services. The pathways in this cluster are Supportive Services, Information and Communication Services, Diagnostic Services, Therapeutic Services, and Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Services. Though there are many jobs in this cluster that require different certifications, they all help provide medical care to everyone in the world.

Over the past two years since I started working as a dental assistant at Kidwell and Albus Dentistry, watching and learning from the doctors, hygienists and assistants as well as helping them. I have realized that there is a lot of joy, and satisfaction when I help the patients improve their dental hygiene and provide the best service possible along with my coworkers. I have gained a lot of experience about what the job entails, the benefits, drawbacks, and ultimately concluded that dental hygienist is the career path that I want to pursuit at this moment in my life, mainly because of three reasons which are professional fulfillment, financial stability, and time flexibility.

My dream job is to be a dental hygienist and has been the same since I was a little girl. I have an interest in how health can affect one’s body. I would like to educate others how important it is to keep your body, including teeth, healthy and clean. To see people who have not cleaned their teeth in years compared to people who are able to see the dentist every six months, is a drastic difference. Some people may think it does not matter, but lack of dental care actually takes a toll on your health. I want to peruse this career to help other’s think. I will enjoy helping other people by showing them the importance of keeping their teeth cleaned. Contrary to popular belief, a tooth brush does not do all the work, that is also why it is so important to have a dentist to make sure you are getting the cleaning you need to stay healthy. Another reason why I want to pursue this career is I work best in an oriented atmosphere. Making sure people are comfortable with where they are and make sure the patients are taken care of. Creates a very friendly environment. That is why my passion is a dental hygienist.

Our teeth are some of the most overworked bones in our body. We use them to grind, gnaw, crush, and pulverize food every day. Despite this workload, we still expect our teeth make us look fabulous when smiling for the camera. Imagine life without teeth. Imagine life with false teeth. Would we smile as much? Would we still enjoy our favorite foods? Let’s explore these questions further as they have played major role in my short career as a registered dental assistant.

           When I go to the dentist office, I see how the dental assistants prepare the patients for treatment and exposing dental radiographs. Also during the procedure, I can see the assistant passingintruments to the doctor, even holding suction device. It seems so simple yet so interesting and fun !Everytime i go to the dentist, it always feels like a great environment to work at. My intrest grew biggerwhen I  started conversating with the dental assistants each time I would go for my check ups. Even on commercials I would always see the dental program and I automatically get interested in it. Most

When patients leave the family dentistry, it’s always with a smile. The practice sets itself apart with its relentless dedication to quality care and its commitment to patient comfort. With a relaxing atmosphere and advanced equipment, the friendly professionals at Lenihan Dental are always warm and inviting. From the waiting room to the dentist chair, every aspect of

Many careers start with the letter 'D' but the careers that stood out to me the most are a dentist hygienist and a dental assistant .These amazing careers both have a passion for teeth . They have a vast variety of similarities and some differences.

Arrowhead Dental Arts is a dental clinic that is located in Lake Arrowhead, California. This dental clinic helps its patients improve and maintain their oral health. Arrowhead Dental Arts specializes in comprehensive general and cosmetic dentistry. Their treatments and services include regular checkups and cleanings, restorative and aesthetic dentistry, bonding and veneers, full-mouth reconstruction, periodontal treatment, and sleep apnea appliances and mouthguards. Arrowhead Dental Arts provides dental care including Teeth for Life, preventive care, common procedures, brushing and flossing advice, gum disease, TMJ-TMD, plus more. Arrowhead Dental Arts also performs treatment for traumatic dental injuries, occlusal disease, sealants, preventing

This reflection acts as my fourth reflection since I have started my internship at Comfort Dental under the Guidance of Dr. Trino Nuno. The semester is coming to an end, and I have enjoyed my time at Comfort Dental., I previously had a clinical and administrative internship at Smile Works Dentistry in Rockwall, Texas and I can now tell you that my experience at these two dental practices was incredibly different. At Smile Works, I quickly got used to the way the practice was run because it was not that complicated and I only had one doctor’s schedule to manage. However, at Comfort Dental I still struggle with managing day-to-day functions. The reason I struggle is that Comfort Dental has three doctors and a lot more staff. Also, the computer system that I mastered at Smile Works is not the same computer system that they use at Comfort Dental. I got the chance to use all to same skills in this internship. I answered phones, checked that patient’s insurance plans are eligible to be billed and scanned paper documents into a hard drive.