Dental Hygiene process

TOPIC: Your self-assessment will be on your ability to respond to learning outcome: The Dental Hygiene Paradigm (four concepts). I am a dental hygiene student in my first year, so ensure it makes sense.

* You are not going into detail talking about the dental hygiene paradigm, you simply need to write on your own ability (a reflection) of the learning outcome: the Dental Hygiene Paradigm
*Write in your own words
*Use lecture provided for any information, no outside sources allowed thus no references*
*Create one (1) SMART learning goal and action plan based on your reflection. Pdfs provided to help you understand what you need to do in order to create the small goal

MAKE SURE YOU’RE ANSWERING EACH SECTIONS OF THE FOUR R’S AND ANSWERING DIRECTLY.  DO NOT GO OFF TOPIC.

Revisit
- Describe the learning and key points taken from the learning, be straightforward and to the point.

React
- What were your initial thoughts about this learning and what are your feelings about what you learned

Relate
- Make a connection between the learning and your own knowledge and/or skill
- Talk about how knowing this information affected you (how did the learning challenge what you currently think or do?)
- How can you use this information (how will this inform your practice in the future where you will work)

Respond
- What did you take away from the learning?
- How will you incorporate this into your practice setting in the future? (do not answer: “how you incorporated this into your practice setting)

SMART GOAL:

 SMART GOAL (ANOTHER EXAMPLE): From now until October 27, 2022 I will eat one banana per day to increase my potassium intake and will check each day off in my calendar.

Refer to the PDF for other detailed examples of SMART goals.

EXAMPLE BELOW IS OF AN ASSIGNMENT THAT I GOT 100% ON.
USE THIS LAYOUT, HAVE THESE HEADINGS.
THIS IS HOW YOU NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!
Revisit

In week four’s lecture (September 27^th 2022), I learned about Membership Associations and Regulatory Bodies. This lecture was informative because it gave me a detailed account of the development of dental hygiene and in the process, demonstrated the difference between membership associations and regulatory bodies. From what I learned and understood is that membership associations such as the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) involved dental hygienists who often received training, resources, research, quality assurance, manpower and education, all of which would promote patients' oral health and enact preventative measures. On the other hand, a regulatory body, such as the British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP), often fights for the public to ensure that dental hygiene achieves its set goals and that dental hygienists follow the set standards. Key points that I’ve taken from this learning activity is that membership associations are vital to the development of a profession, that regulatory bodies are necessary for ensuring there are set standards for every profession, and that dental hygiene has been recognized as crucial to the patient's health.

React

I thought dental hygiene had been part of mainstream dentistry, only to learn that it was a separate profession with roots in the early 20th century. I believe that the distinction is great because it shows the importance of membership association as it has enabled the profession to be accepted in mainstream healthcare delivery. This learning activity helped demonstrate the importance of membership associations in supporting professionals and the role of regulators in ensuring that patients get quality care. I feel happy knowing the great advancements that dental hygiene has made through the years and the impact on human oral health. However, I am worried that there is less emphasis on what it takes to be an effective dental hygienist.

Relate

I've often wondered who sets the standards that oral healthcare professionals must adhere to, and I've since learnt that regulatory bodies, such as the BCCOHP, are responsible. I have also learned that upon completion of my studies, it is recommended to join the CDHA as it supports everyone's well-being and helps each member carry out their duties more effectively by providing resources, training, and assessments. Additionally, this learning activity challenged my pre-existing belief that professional membership associations—such as the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) and CDHA, work solely to support each other. However, it is now clear that these associations put their respective members’ interests first. Nonetheless, membership associations are excellent resources for finding studies and information on evidence-based practice. As a student, I will always consider these associations as external libraries with resources that will aid in my learning objectives. 


Respond

The main takeaway from this learning activity is that oral health professionals must follow set standards established by regulatory bodies and that they should join membership associations for further professional development. Effective care cannot be provided solely on the basis of what you’ve learned in school. Therefore, in order to learn more about both organizations, I will browse their websites which will help me as a student to supplement my studies and further support my career development upon completion of my studies

SMART GOAL

In order to increase my knowledge about the CDHA and BCCOHP,  I will spend 10 minutes browsing each website every weekend and write in my journal in bullet point format about something new I’ve learned. This action will be undertaken on Monday October 3^rd 2022 and will be fully implemented into my practice until the last day of this program (April 2024).

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