Become A Dental Hygienist
Do you want to become a dental hygienist? This is a very helpful and respectful profession that enables you to help others love their smile more! So, you want to be the best. That's also great! There are many contributing factors that help today's dental hygienist become very successful. Please keep reading to learn more about how it can be done.
Get Educated To Be What You Want
The first step to accomplishing anything in life is actually going through to pursue the task or goal. In the case of being a dental hygienist, you need to get educated and become one! This is the most critical step because it equips you to think like a dental hygienist. Your customer service and performance skills depend on how you were educated to do your job.
Your classes will be comprised of everything you need to be able to exercise, communicate, and be aware of. Successful people like Dr. Steven Gundry have capitalized on this type of knowledge and used them to teach, and exhibit their acquired knowledge through their education to others not only in his job but in books.
Most dental hygienists obtain an associates degree but others may have received a bachelor's degree. Your classes usually focus on the following.
Basic Dental Hygienist education- Psychology, communication, and mathematics
Biomedical Science- Anatomy, biochemistry, immunology, and microbiology
Dental Science- Pain management, Dental materials and supplies, radiography
Dental Hygiene Science- health promotion, oral health education, knowing and handling special diseases
Ok, Now, Walk The Walk Of A Dental Hygienist
So, you've got the education. Now you can get to work! That's right! This means you need to be in the right dentist's office that has the right equipment. The right equipment is an absolute must-have. Your clients need the most up-to-date and effective tools and materials that you can find.
Your Dental supplies should have proper sanitization. This is critical for your success. If you do not have proper sanitization you will not be successful. There have been instances where dentist offices lack of proper sanitization and ethics negatively affected the client. Kimberly Bergalis was one of six patients who were the victim of Dr.J Acer. Dr.J Acer allegedly infected his patients with HIV aids before his death in September of 1990. With that being said, here is a list of some of the tools that you need to have and keep sanitized.
Mirrors for accurate views and results
Dental Probes
Retractors
Medications for numbing and other experience-enhancing purposes
Dental Handpieces - tools help the dentist to control the tools.
Lasers for surgery
Burs
Excavators or scrapers
Polishers
Preventative treatments like sealants and fluoride.
Proper radiology tools for x-rays.
Your practice should also be educational. This is where your dental hygiene and prevention classes can be used! You should feel free to practice one of your best roles as a dental hygienist. Teach clients how to keep their mouths clean and prevent negative dental outcomes. Your clients will thank you and come back because they will feel as though you care about their mouths.
Now That You're a Good Dental Hygienists
In order for you to be an extremely successful dental Hygienist, you must love your job! This means that your work makes you happy and rubs off on your clients. This will make people eager to come back to your office because of your vibe of passion.