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It's A Tale of Two Hygienists' monthly student roundtable episode, which means Andrew and Michelle have invited a roster of guests to educate student listeners on a chosen topic. This month, guest co-host Claire Jeong, MS, RDH, joins Andrew and Michelle in welcoming some recent dental hygiene graduates to the podcast. Alyssa Todora, Bonny Harris, Keyla Lee, and Katie Sinclair are the four stellar graduates whose instructors have recommended them as excellent candidates to share their observations regarding both their education and transition to working in the profession here today.
In this episode, Claire shares details about her new podcast, and our graduates offer their perspective on the professional positions they have chosen to accept, the highs and lows of dental hygiene school, their areas of confidence and nervousness regarding their new positions, and the rotations in which they were able to participate. Together, the panel discusses dental hygiene school curriculum, the understanding that dentists have of the work of which hygienists are capable, a valuable Facebook group, and their 'do's and don'ts' advice for current students.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
Interview starts: 3:14
- Claire's new podcast, 'RDHBites'
- Our graduates and the schools from which they are graduating
- How they chose the jobs they have lined up
- The Dental Implants Uncovered Facebook group
- The highs and lows of dental hygiene school
- Areas of confidence and nervousness as they enter the profession
- The rotations in which they were able to participate
- Dental hygiene school curriculum
- Dentists' understanding of hygienists' capabilities
- 'Do's and don'ts' advice for current students
QUOTES:
"For me, personally, I wanted to be able to experience different offices, I wanted to see what I liked."
"I think the hardest part was, you kind of always were criticized in dental hygiene school - kind of felt like everything you did was wrong."
"I definitely made some really great relationships - I think lifelong friends."
"Now that I'm graduated, I kind of just feel super empowered."
"I'm also super hard on myself."
"So I'm super grateful for the faculty that I was able to run into."
"There are names of people that I know from my instructors that I feel like I could email or reach out to for support or for ideas. And so I think, you know, that's pretty cool."
"My first day on the job, I died already inside!"
"I don't know what I should be nervous about or what I don't know."
"I had one of my worst experiences in my rotation."
"I don't really know what to expect, but I am excited, and I'm having a very positive mindset about it. And I'm just ready to take whatever comes at me, and I'm just going to have to roll with it."
"Even on those days where I'm not, like, deep scaling, I'm working my butt off and talking about sleep, and I'm talking about my functional therapy and education."
"You are more than a scaler."
"A dental hygienist is an advocate and an educator."
"Definitely don't procrastinate. It just causes more stress….don't try to be perfect."
"Don't compare yourself to other students in your cohort."
"Ask questions to your faculty. Ask questions to even the students with your cohort, and just stay on top of everything."
"I actually, like, injured my wrist doing online school."
"Be nice to yourself."
"Keep learning."
"Just know that you are coming into an amazing profession."
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