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The “P” Word

The “P” Word. Venita J. Sposetti, DMD Associate Dean for Education. In the next weeks, months, years and, yes, decades, you are going to hear this word a lot. The “P” word. What is it?. Professionalism. Professionalism.

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The “P” Word

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  1. The “P” Word Venita J. Sposetti, DMD Associate Dean for Education

  2. In the next weeks, months, years and, yes, decades, you are going to hear this word a lot.

  3. The “P” word • What is it?

  4. Professionalism

  5. Professionalism

  6. The way you present yourself to others in your workplace is one small piece of becoming a professional. • It’s a good first step.

  7. Professionalism • Not about whether you play golf, or wear plaid shirts or 2 plaids together. • It’s about what’s inside of you, what drives your actions.

  8. Professionalism • Honesty and integrity • Respect for others • Do no harm

  9. Professionalism • Trouble is there is leakage between your private life and your professional life. • The challenge ahead for all of you is to figure out how to be yourself, authentically you, and also to be a professional.

  10. Professionalism • This isn’t something most people figure out right away. • You may work on this for years. • This is a heads up for you. • When you come to the college, you will begin this journey.

  11. Professional Dress Code • We have a school dress code.

  12. Why a Dress Code? • The clinics are located near D3-3, the Simulation lab, & small group rooms D 3-39, D3-31 and D 1-26. • When patients see you in very casual dress (the sort of thing you are used to wearing in college), patients make assumptions.

  13. Professional Dress Code • They don’t know that you are a first year student and not treating patients. • There are already some issues for patients with student dentists treating them. • You are helping out the other students. • And you will benefit from this help as you go through dental school when you start treating patients.

  14. Professional Dress Code • expected to be neat & clean, in dress, • present themselves to faculty, staff, colleagues, and patients in a manner that reflects their professional development.

  15. Professional Dress Code • Applies in the Health Science Center during usual business hours, from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. • It applies to all usual academic activities, including didactic lectures and exams, preclinical simulation classes, and clinical patient care activities during the four-year curriculum.

  16. Professional Dress Code • The UFCD Dress Code can be found in the Clinic Procedure Manual (page 72) at the following link: • Education/Forms and Publications/Clinic Procedure Manual

  17. Professional Dress Code: Men • clean, collared dress shirt and tie or • College-approved scrub top with dress slacks, or • approved scrub top and bottom. • No shorts, denim jean slacks, hats. • In the Sim lab/clinics, Open toed shoes are a no-no.

  18. Professional Dress Code: Women • Dress (covering knees when sitting) or • Blouse (not T shirt) or college approved scrub top with skirt (knees covered) or slacks, or • a scrub top and bottom.

  19. Professional Dress Code: Women • Shorts, capris and denim jean slacks and hats are unacceptable attire. • In the Sim lab/clinic, open toed shoes, skirts and dresses and nail polish are no-nos.

  20. Professional Dress Code • Special Note: We expect you to be fully covered and modest in your appearance.

  21. Simple solution? • Wear the ceil blue, approved scrubs. • Wear a t shirt underneath for modesty and warmth. • Wear plain white or black tennis shoes with socks long enough to cover your legs when seated.

  22. White Coats? • Students may wear a clean white clinic coat of any length over the scrubs or dress clothes.

  23. Go Professionally!Go Gators!

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