Dental Hygienist Reflection

This week’s course work was and excellent review of the material that I have learned previously. I definitely like our textbook; however, it gets a little heavy to hold after a while.
I enjoyed reviewing the seven professional roles of dental hygienist, and rediscovered the how we can fulfill the administrator’s role. I expanded my vocabulary with the word of “paradigm” since it was unfamiliar with the meaning of this word. In addition, as I was reading about the conceptual models, I was comparing them to what I am doing at the dental office. I realized how much more I could be doing to maximize my potentials. Furthermore, learning about professional dental hygiene organizations was beneficial because I wasn’t clear about what each one is stand

for. As I recall, we learned about them during Community class, but my mind was occupied with other things at that time. So, this review was beneficial for me. Finally, writing the research paper was probably the most challenging for me. As always, I felt that I could do much better, but I just can’t figure out how. It seems like I need to start writing much earlier and that might relief some of the pressure.