First of all, my hygiene clinic would not look like a clinic. I want to make people feel at home, so it would be very colorful. The rooms would be private with flat screens, ear phones, massage chairs, and beautiful murals on the walls. The students would be able to wear whatever color scrubs they want as long as it looked professional, new, clean and pressed. The students would each have an assistant to help tare down and set up the rooms after each patient. We would have the combination of new advanced technology along with old technology so when the students went out in the real world they would be comfortable using both. We would have the manuel processor for films and have the digital systems. We would have washers and dryers located in the clinic where someone could wash, dry and have them ready for us the next day. The clinic would be separate from the rest of the college, it would be all glass windows. The lunch area would look like the mall food court where you have many choices to choose from. We would have a gym and a work out area to use between classes and clinics.
The rules and regulations would would be altered somewhat but for the most part remain the same. Everyone needs to respect each other, show up on time, be prepared to work hard, be professional, and love what you do! I would hire dentist and hygienist with five years or more of private practice experience. My clinical instructors would be more on the young side with experience ( we had to many older grumpy people in our clinics!). The instructors would be on a year trail, I figure by then you can tell if someone loves what they or not .I would have famous guest speakers such as authors of dental books, founders of dental schools, dentist who work with the rich and famous to relate experiences.
I would allow students to have turns being clinical instructors to help and learn from each other. The law would be in place where hygienist could go outside to nursing homes to provide treatment allowing the students to achieve more experiences and having no problem meeting requirements. We would also be able to perform duties at schools just as long as they had a dentist with them. The requirements would remain the same, we need something to motivate the students and we want to be good at what we do, not take short cuts.
Marilu,
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas. When the sky is the limit you really know where you want to put your resources. I sense that you are a more laid back person, which is great! Students sometimes need a break from the strictness and tension in the clincial setting. I enjoyed reading about your clinic.