Dental Hygienist Observation Report

Dr. Sim graduated dental school at Oklahoma University. He finished another year of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) Program at Wichita State University that offers the opportunity for advanced comprehensive clinical experience. He started his first job at Smart Teeth dentistry in town after he received training. My first major was dental hygiene before health science. So I have been working as a volunteer in the Smart Teeth for several months because I want to gain experience at the medical field. After a long period of monitoring, I was considered a competent dentist. Now he became my family’s dentist. Last year he has opened his own practice, he is located at Harry and Greenwich. When I asked for shadowing permission, he
One of the deep cleaning I observed was a patient with infection. I was extremely surprised to see the patient bleed during the cleaning. I think that visiting the dentist on a regular basis is very important because he or she keep their teeth clean and healthy. I could realize many patients discovered about their teeth’s condition through cleaning. I was able to see Dr. Sim perform many root canals, crowning teeth, and filling cavities during three days. Through shadowing I learned that being a dentist and dental hygienist are a very important position with lots of responsibility to their patients. It was time to learn again how important trusts between the doctor and patients. I believe that when patients develop this trust, they are more likely to comply with doctors’ recommendations and therefore get better care. This shadowing helped me realize the importance of good relationships between employer and employees. I can see they always had each other to rely on for help. I was impressed by the excitement and enthusiasm they had for their jobs, and for the company as a whole. I have not decided where to work after graduation. If I work, I felt inclined to work in such a pleasant work