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Carrington College Dental Hygiene. Dennis Wade Calvert, DDS Specialist in Periodontics Dental Implants November 20, 2012. Creating Your Style…. Creating Your Style …. Congratulations Your Goal is in Site. Creating Your Style …. An Exciting Challenge. Creating Your Style ….
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Carrington CollegeDental Hygiene Dennis Wade Calvert, DDS Specialist in Periodontics Dental Implants November 20, 2012
Creating Your Style… Congratulations Your Goal is in Site
Creating Your Style… An Exciting Challenge
Creating Your Style… Identity
Creating Your Style… Unique
Creating Your Style… Being different is one of the most beautiful things on earth
Creating Your Style… Embrace Your Uniqueness
Creating Your Style… People see you as you see yourself
Creating Your Style… An Effective Dental Hygienist To be an effective Dental Hygienist, the delivery of excellence with your clinical skills is mandatory
Creating Your Style… A Successful Dental Hygienist To be a successful Dental Hygienist, the development and creation of your Professional Style is absolutely necessary
Creating Your Style… What is Professional Style Professional Style is the essence of who you are as a Dental Hygienist and what the patient experiences with you when they visit the Dental Practice
Creating Your Style… Professional Style Professional Style is comprised of essential qualities that make you special and important to the patient as well as valuable to the Dental Practice
Creating Your Style… Professional Style Qualities • Your First Impression • Communication skills • Understanding the patient • How you motivate • How you educate • How you listen • Showing compassion • Expressing encouragement • What you recommend and dispense • The importance of Remembering
Creating Your Style… Professional Style Qualities • Understanding the Dental Practice’s policies, fees, and production goals • Developing trust and loyalty as a team player • Understanding your compensation • Controlling the patient schedule • Marketing the Dental Practice • Mastering the usage of technology and equipment in the Dental Practice • Acknowledgement and recognition • The importance of “Thank you” • Taking care of Yourself • Maintaining a Positive Attitude
Creating Your Style… Professional Style Qualities • Your First Impression • Communication skills • Understanding the patient • How you motivate • How you educate • How you listen • Showing compassion • Expressing encouragement • What you recommend and dispense • The importance of Remembering • Understanding the Dental Practice’s policies, fees, and production goals • Developing trust and loyalty as a team player • Understanding your compensation • Controlling the patient schedule • Marketing the Dental Practice • Mastering the usage of technology and equipment in the Dental Practice • Acknowledgement and recognition • The importance of “Thank you” • Taking care of Yourself • Maintaining a Positive Attitude
Creating Your Style… Types of Dental Practices • SPECIAL NEEDS DENTAL PRACTICE • CHILDRENS DENTAL PRACTICE 3) WOMENS DENTAL PRACTICE 4) SENIOR DENTAL PRACTICE 5) FAMILY DENTAL PRACTICE • HIGH MAINTENANCE ESTHETIC DENTAL PRACTICE
Creating Your Style… Project for Today • The class will be divided into six groups. Each group will be assigned to a specific type of Dental Practice • You will work together as a group of Dental Hygienists in a successful Dental Practice. Your project is to create and develop an office theme comprised of your Professional Style for your specific Dental Practice and your Dental Practice Hygiene Department • You have 30 minutes to complete the project • Use the large poster board to display your Professional Style and theme • Once completed, each group will present what they have developed and created, and what we can all learn about your Professional Style for your specific Dental Practice and your Dental Practice Hygiene Department
Creating Your Style… Helpful Hints Use the various catalogs provided from popular dental companies and magazines for important ideas, products and pictures Use your imagination and creative skills. Cut out materials and arrange them on the poster board to represent your office theme Focus and identify the patient population of your specific Dental Practice. Focus and identify your specific Dental Practice objectives and goals Focus and identify the patient’s general and specific Dental and Hygiene needs Focus and identify your role to support and facilitate the Dental Practice and the Dental Practice Hygiene Department Create a successful Professional Style for your Dental Practice
Creating Your Style… Remember Your Professional Style is what makes your position as a valuable Dental Hygienist successful
Creating Your Style… Good luck Dennis Wade Calvert, DDS Specialist in Periodontics Dental Implants