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Ergonomics: A Guide to Positioning for Students in Dental Hygienist School
Want a career that keeps you on your feet? As a dental hygienist, youa��ll complete a variety of tasks like sterilizing equipment, cleaning teeth during routine checkups, and providing assistance during complex procedures. All that time spent cleaning teeth, peering into the mouths of patients, and working with dental tools makes for a unique workday. But, for dental hygienists who have poor posture, ita��s possible to develop some muscle pain and other problems. In fact,
Avoid These 3 Common Blunders During Your Dental Assistant Career
The average person visits the dentist two times each year, and it’s no surprise that they expect to receive exceptional service during these important appointments. Once you become a dental assistant, you’ll be responsible for tasks like sterilizing and laying out tools in the treatment room, guiding patients to the dentist’s chair, providing assistance through most dental procedures, and more. These responsibilities all happen to play a major role in providing patients with a positive
The Certified Dental Assistant’s Guide to the Code of Ethics
All Canadian dental assistants follow a code of ethics. This code of ethics was put in place to ensure professionalism and to help guide ethical decision making in the dental office. The Code of Ethics of the Canadian Dental Assistantsa�� Association reflects the values of the dental profession, which are based on honesty, integrity, and respect for others. During their courses, dental assistant students learn all about the Code of Ethics. In fact, this is
How We Can Better Promote Learning in Dental Health School
As educators, our first priority is to promote learning (Jones 2015). When we understand and accept this as our ultimate goal, we will find strategies for our teaching that will support.A� Jones (2015) offers strategies for online teaching that can encourage learning. I propose that his list, with some items slightly modified, can be used even in the traditional classroom: Allow students the opportunity to see you and get to know you.A�Outline the expectations you
3 Skills You’ll Learn in Dental Hygiene Courses
Working as a dental hygienist requires a unique combination of skills. In this role, you will be providing a service by cleaning patient’s teeth, and you’ll also educate them on taking proper care of their teeth and gums. If you’re thinking of enrolling in a dental hygienist training program, it may be helpful to learn more about the daily tasks of the job, as well as the skills you’ll need to carry them out. Here’s
The Importance of Teamwork in Education
Teamwork is defined in Webster’s New World Dictionary as “a joint action by a group of people, in which each person subordinates his or her individual interests and opinions to the unity and efficiency of the group.” This does not mean that the individual is no longer important; however, it does mean that effective and efficient teamwork goes beyond individual accomplishments. The most effective teamwork is produced when all the individuals involved harmonize their contributions
Considering Dental Hygienist School? Learn the Top 3 Causes of Tooth Sensitivity
For many people, having sensitive teeth can make it very difficult to enjoy some of the foods most of us love. Eating foods that are cold, such as ice cream, or drinking hot tea or coffee can cause individuals with sensitive teeth to wince in pain, but why does this happen? Tooth sensitivity is caused when the layer underneath a tooth’s enamel, called dentin, becomes exposed. The dentin layer contains many small passageways that are
Strategies for Success in the Dental Hygiene Program
A new semester began at CADH in October. It is thrilling to see the new students who are both excited and yet feel a little overwhelmed. This is no surprise. When we take on new challenges, it is easy to feel this way until you develop a sense of familiarity with the new surroundings and schedule. I tell students that others before them have been successful, all it requires it dedication and hard work. As
Operation Shoebox Mississauga-Round 3!
As CADH delves deeper into community efforts, for the third year in a row, the faculty, staff and students of CADH are launching wholeheartedly into ?Operation Shoebox mode? beginning in early November and what an ?operation? it is!! Weeks of collecting everything from mittens to socks to toiletries to chocolates culminates in the accumulation of enough lovely little things to fill numerous beautifully wrapped shoe boxes (73 last year!) all distributed throughout Mississauga area women’s
The Types of Tooth Fillings Every Dental Assistant Should Know
Most people are unaware of the wide range of dental filling options available when they visit the dentist. In fact, different types of fillings are better for different dental conditions. This is why dental professionals do not simply hand over a a�?filling menua�� and ask patients to take their pick. Dental assistants are responsible for mixing together the various materials needed to create fillings. Fillings are required to repair chips, cracks, and cavities in teeth.
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