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Community Service

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Head Start Program 2016

Description:

“Head Start is a Federal program that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that supports children’s growth in many areas such as language, literacy, and social and emotional development. Head Start emphasizes the role of parents as their child’s first and most important teacher. These programs help build relationships with families that support family well-being and many other important areas.”

Info from http://www.benefits.gov/benefits/benefit-details/1928

As a team we visited the Head start program and taught the children ages 3-5 proper techniques to brush and floss. Then conducted screening for possible caries and documented our findings using the dmfs format. After we applied varnish and gave out referrals if needed for the parents to bring to the Dentist.

 

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Skills

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  • CPR trained & certified.
  • Local Anesthesia certified.
  • Able to expose, develop & mount diagnostically acceptable radiographs.
  • Able to take digital radiographs such as (FMS, Panorex, Bitewings).
  • Effective communication of oral hygiene instructions and proper dispensing of oral hygiene aids.
  • Able to conduct SRP techniques using both/ either hand or ultrasonic scaling.
  • Air polishing.
  • Administering fluoride, (neutral or acidulated), as varnish or fluoride tray.
  • Able to place rubber dam or cotton rolls for isolation.
  • Well versed in the application of dental sealants.
  • Able to place and evaluate Arestin.
  • Use of topical anesthetics, Oraqix, and infiltration via local anesthesia.
  • Able to take alginate impressions.
  • Knowledgeable in behavior & management of pediatrics & geriatric patients.
  • Able to use Diagnodent and Midwest.
  • Periodontal dressing placement/removal.

Internships

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INTERNSHIP:

CUNY Service Corps 

The program’s goals are three-fold: for students to make a meaningful difference through service while gaining valuable real-world work experience, earning a wage, and where appropriate, receiving college credit. By providing on-the-ground support to a wide range of non-profit and civic endeavors, the CUNY Service Corps both increases the availability of valuable services to New Yorkers and enable CUNY students to become more engaged in their communities throughout the city. Typical assignments will last twenty-four weeks over two semesters. Participants work an average of 12 hours per week and are paid & if eligible earn college credits.

Info from: https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/admissions/scholarships/csc/

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Through this internship I was able to get a job as an Explainer at The New York Hall of Science. This helped me to improve my abilities with interacting with many diverse groups of people and use those skills to be personable & relatable to my clients. As well as to use those skills to help convey & teach oral health education in a manner which will keep them interested & motivated to develop new habits.

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Safe Space NYC Inc.
Steps to Success Job Readiness Internship 

  • Interviewing Techniques and Professional Etiquette skills
  • Values and Respecting Differences: Conflict Resolution
  • Computer Skills: Microsoft, Publisher, PowerPoint, Excel

 

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Case studies

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Screenshot_2016-05-09-09-50-18Here we have the before picture of a young gentleman who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. He wasn’t aware of what tartar or plaque was and did not brush properly or floss at all. He even at one point said “it’s just a little staining who cares?” As a result it led to the buildup you see here.
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Here we have the after picture. He was incredibly surprised that the space he was feeling between his teeth was actually normal. He was very pleased and had a renewed enthusiasm about keeping up with oral hygiene. I personally was very excited for the young man. He became very interested in his oral appearance and watching him gain a new sense of confidence in not just his oral appearance but his ability to upkeep it was very rewarding.

 
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In this picture the gentleman seen had an advanced cavity that penetrated past the enamel & dentin. Upon questioning patient admitted he did see it when he brushed but it was asymptomatic and did not further investigate.
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After treatment and education on his condition the patient was not only worried but he vowed to never neglect fluoride and to get his lesions treated.