Petrick Neighborhood Landscaping: Case Study

Prior to applying for Calhoun Community College’s dental assisting program we are required to complete eight hours of dental observations. My observations were completed at Valley Smiles Dental Care in Athens, Alabama and also Limestone Smiles in Athens, Alabama. Observing the groups narrated the dynamics of two distinctly different private practices.

Being a first year student at the Fortis Institute Dental Hygiene School, I have experienced many wonderful things. I have made new friendships, enhancing my learning experience, furthering my career, and my personal favorite experience, clinic. I have learned many techniques from observing the other students during this time. Also, being in the clinic had shown me that being an RDH is what I want to do. In my essay I will discuss my Fears, experiences, observations, my new found confidences, and finally how my view of Dental Hygiene has changed.

While most of the patients I interacted with were seeking non-dental care, I met patients who were seeking care to health conditions that stem from their oral health such as oral abscesses, which our team was unable to treat except for prescribing antibiotics or painkillers. I encountered similar situations when I shadowed physicians in the emergency room of hospitals, observing a variety of craniofacial disorders originating from a preventable tooth decay. From these observations, I learned that patients often did not receive treatment that addressed the root of their problems: their oral health. As the result, I learned that many physicians saw the same patient repeatedly for problems that would otherwise be easily prevented through proper preventive dental care. Determining to address the unmet needs for accessible preventive dental care, I decided to pursue a career in dentistry so that I can provide a positive and meaningful impact to the underserved community on their oral health and ultimately their overall

Although there have been oral health care models, as well as, best practice concepts for oral health, there is still a host of barriers that prevent this problem from being minimalized. Factors including negative behaviors from both the staff and residents, dexterity, mobility, as well as a lack of dental supplies, often leave the residents or the health care personnel frustrated. Some of the factors that prevent dentists from caring for these residents is a lack of mobile equipment, lack of space, time away from their private practice, and low reimbursement rates (Dirks, 2016). The director of nursing, along with the administrator, must collaborate with dental personnel to change the culture and instill a higher value on oral health. On-site training and education must be included in oral care, along with infection control regulations. Most residents are not able to coordinate their own care and often rely on personnel at the facility for assistance. There needs to be a collaboration between dental personnel, facility staff, and the residents, to cultivate oral care as an integral part of health and wellness for each resident (Chaves,

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Molly Koopman, Expanded Function Dental Assisting Program, Miami Jacobs Career College, Springboro, OH 45066

Southern Dominion Health Systems invites the investment from the ADA Foundation of $5000.00 to improve the quality of oral health through education in our underserved and vulnerable population of Lunenburg County. This grant will be for a one year period.

At the conclusion of her high school academic career, Claire Keller planned to enter a field far from that of dental hygiene, one perhaps centered on the natural world. She even began an internship at a fish and wildlife park in order to explore related career opportunities. It wasn’t until a friend of hers told her that she was going into dentistry that she was reminded of her many positive experiences in dentist offices throughout her early life. She has always received her dental work at the Wakarusa Family Dentist Office in town and always felt welcomed and encouraged there.

McClelland’s learned needs theory can be utilized in order to explain why the workers at Brewster-Seaview Landscaping were motivated during the first summer. According to McClelland, the three needs can be strengthened, or weakened, which affects the workers’ level of motivation. As discussed below, these needs were strengthened by Joe during the first summer, which resulted in an output 15% above other companies.

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Through this experience, I learned how to remain emotionally confident while performing procedures, handling different clinical situations in a timely manner, accepting feedback, and making positive changes in myself. In preparing for a dental program, I have taken certification courses like Introduction to Dental Medicine and Pre-dental Clinical Simulation Course and Caries Management by Risk Assessment. I have also had the opportunity to practice class I amalgam and composite restoration, detecting inter-proximal caries on x-rays, and tried dental high-speed instruments. Currently, I am learning intra-oral radiographic techniques. Another way I have enriched my background is by volunteering with America’s Tooth Fairy Smile Drive and visiting elementary schools around San Francisco to teach about dental risk factors and preventions. Overall, these experiences have illuminated a continued need for dental awareness and outreach throughout the

health. This grant funded endeavor has contracted with dental hygienists to volunteer their time and provide training to seniors through a template that was designed by OHA. Andie Kyros, the program coordinator, said that their goal was “To provide a gold standard of education

Higher education in dental hygiene has become the focus in recent years in expectation that it will guide the profession forward. The AHDA has noticed this current focus on education and has made multiple suggestions and partnerships in an effort to achieve desired educational

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Burleys have really stepped up their level of service here after previous criticism. The car park was completely clear of litter and all repairs attended to. The landscaping service has improved and the site is generally looking much improved.