Mentor Interview Summary

Idelina Almanzar graduated with honors with an Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene from New York City College of Technology. She is currently working as a full time Registered Dental Hygienist in a family Dental Practice in New York City. As a compassionate, yet focused, Dental Hygienist, she loves using her professional expertise to help patients keep or find their beautiful smiles. She also enjoys sharing this vision with individuals who work efficiently and accurately as a dynamic team of dental professionals. Her love and passion for Dentistry has inspired her in continuing her education to become a Doctor in Dental Medicine. Currently, Idelina is pursuing a Bachelors degree in Health Service Administration with the purpose of

During Wednesday’s lecture we had the opportunity to hear Kathryn Trilli give us a short autobiography of her career, and introduce us to the roles of a hygienist when working in a specialty clinic. Mrs. Trilli started her career at Sheridan College in Wyoming. She received her Associates in Science in Dental Hygiene. Upon graduation Mrs. Trilli was serving tables while waiting for her license. It was at her serving job that she met her first boss, John Nabers D.D.S., a periodontist in Wichita Falls, Texas who later was the founder of the Nabers probe. After working in Nabers practice for two years she left to begin her teaching career. While teaching Mrs. Trilli obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene, from Midwestern State University. After relocating to east Texas for her husband’s profession she worked at various private practices. While living in Denton, Texas for five years she taught at Texas Woman’s University. After her husband accepted a coaching position at Newman University the Trillis relocated their family one final time to where they currently call

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Molly Koopman, Expanded Function Dental Assisting Program, Miami Jacobs Career College, Springboro, OH 45066

Being a first year student at the Fortis Institute Dental Hygiene School, I have experienced many wonderful things. I have made new friendships, enhancing my learning experience, furthering my career, and my personal favorite experience, clinic. I have learned many techniques from observing the other students during this time. Also, being in the clinic had shown me that being an RDH is what I want to do. In my essay I will discuss my Fears, experiences, observations, my new found confidences, and finally how my view of Dental Hygiene has changed.

At the conclusion of her high school academic career, Claire Keller planned to enter a field far from that of dental hygiene, one perhaps centered on the natural world. She even began an internship at a fish and wildlife park in order to explore related career opportunities. It wasn’t until a friend of hers told her that she was going into dentistry that she was reminded of her many positive experiences in dentist offices throughout her early life. She has always received her dental work at the Wakarusa Family Dentist Office in town and always felt welcomed and encouraged there.

The student must provide clinical dental hygiene services to patients with all classifications of periodontal disease for eight to twelve hours per week during freshman year and twelve to sixteen hours per week during sophomore year. While in the clinical setting, the student must show competence and include the process of care for the following patients: children, teens, adults, geriatrics and special needs. The competencies include the following: life-long education and knowledge of present research-based publishings, delivery of proper medical services in an emergency situation, ethical rationale and resolution, collecting and understanding patients’ overall health status, evaluating findings in order to incorporate ideal care plans, recognizing the level of success with the patient, and documenting all findings accurately. All of these will show that the hygienist is competent and capable of formulating care plans and managing patients’ health within the community through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating. All of the education, experience and competencies are incorporated to prepare the hygienist for his or her career (Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations,

My mentor I interviewed was my mother, Christina Kidd a self-employed Esthetician who takes pride in her profession and loves what she does. She started her early adulthood as a waitress at several different restaurants, as a mother of three she attended a beauty college in Long Beach and achieved her associate’s degree in applied science. She then got training in esthetician at Career Academy to have a license to work in esthetics. She has been self-employed for majority of her adulthood, seventeen years. My mentor manages her own esthetician business called “Skin care by Christy”. She began her business in her home town Orange County by simply caring for other people’s skin till one day people insisted on paying her. Then she expanded

There are several different types of Trainers that exists within the military. All of which are important in nature. The particular trainer I will be interviewing is a Chemical Warfare Trainer. Soldiers specially trained and assigned to the job of a Chemical Warfare Trainer has the job of training military solder how to prepare and protect themselves from different chemical agents that may be used against them in an attack. The trainer is well versed in the different types of agents used, the lethal value of the agents and how to protect military soldiers against them.

health. This grant funded endeavor has contracted with dental hygienists to volunteer their time and provide training to seniors through a template that was designed by OHA. Andie Kyros, the program coordinator, said that their goal was “To provide a gold standard of education

The Good Mentor by James Rowley is an article that role of mentoring among first-year educators. James discusses what a mentor should look like and the qualities that should be present in order for first-year teachers to see success. School-based mentoring programs present challenges that require veteran teachers who demonstrate positive outlooks. This positivity demonstrated will reflect on those mentored teachers.

While I have your attention, one more question. We have all new grads fill out an pplication to help us pair them with an appropriate Mentor. Address, martial status, kids, hobbies, that kind of thing. We would like to add age to the questionaire, or at least age range, to help us determine those new grads who may be on a second career or are just older in general and may prefer an older Mentor versus a young 25 year old.

Throughout my years at MELS I have grown academically and socially. When I first entered high school, I did not know what to expect and I relied on my brother’s experience in high school as a guide for myself. Although I had to encounter different situations, his advice assisted me in the smallest things like doing homework and choosing courses. However, I still had to

I received a phone call from a director many year ago asking me about my background because they wanted to find someone just like me for a job they had. I laughed and said there isn’t anyone else like me. (I believe I added that this was a good thing.) I know that I am unique and I will bring my background and my learnings into this opportunity. I will take what I learn, implement it and share it others. I hope that I would also be able to help my mentor grow.

I arranged the interview in a quiet location at the far right corner of a coffee shop. I made it a point to share the area with no one except my interviewee. It was nothing too formal, just a casual time to talk about some life experiences in a cozy place. Tables along aisles will get a lot of disturbance that might harm the real purpose of the meeting. This is the main reason why I have chosen the far right corner of the coffee shop to do away with practical noise factors and with the inclusion of inconvenient seating arrangement. I made it a point to arrive on time and see to it that everything was in order. Having noted all concerns regarding the conduct of the interview, I was saved from unwanted constraints that could have possible negative effects in the process. My preparation was rewarded as basic concerns turned out to be on my side. This has become the fruit of the preparation I made and I was able to get sufficient information needed to push through with the course activity.

During my years as an undergraduate, I continued working towards my goal of becoming a dentist through high academic achievement and involvement in extracurricular activities. I met many great people new people and developed my teamwork, leadership, and interpersonal skills. I joined the Pre-Professional Medical Society (PPMS) in my junior year. In this organization, I gained more knowledge about a career in the medical field while also getting an opportunity to network with other