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Career Goals

 

Goal #1
I will continue an adjunct position, and within one year of completing my MSDH, I will obtain a didactic teaching position.

Objectives:          

  • Applying my knowledge and skills gained from earning my MSDH degree, I will confidently apply for a didactic teaching position.

  • Build a good relationship with the faculty by fulfilling my responsibilities as a clinical adjunct faculty member.

  • Increase my knowledge and experience by obtaining a didactic teaching position.

Expected Outcome:

  • Using my experience as an adjunct instructor paired with my didactic experience will advance my professional career goals toward a full-time faculty position.

Steps Taken:

  • Earned my MSDH

  • Obtained adjunct position

  • MSDH course work

  • DHYG 508 Curriculum Development and Management

  • DHYG 503 Clinical and Didactic Educational Concepts

  • DHYG 504 Student Teaching

  Goal #2

With an increase in professional responsibility and continuous building upon professional relationships, I will move towards teaching BSDH online courses.

Objectives:

  • Acquiring more professional responsibilities and experience will lead me to a full-time teaching position propelling my career towards more opportunities.

  • By Broadening my teaching abilities, I will be able to explore different platforms for teaching.

  • Collaborate with other faculty to build upon our strengths to create cohesive lesson plans.

Expected Outcome:

  • Gained experience from a full-time position within an A.S. dental hygiene program and an increased knowledge of online teaching platforms will lead to teaching opportunities within a B.S. Dental Hygiene Program.

Steps Taken:

  • Form strong relationships with fellow faculty members 

  • Acquire full-time faculty position

  • Teach several online courses

  • Pursue learning opportunities to increase my skills as an educator

     Goal #3

Successfully teach online classes for a BSDH program and work part-time with Skilled nursing facilities and their staff to increase their oral health care services knowledge and awareness.  

Objectives:

  • Work with my established connections within local skilled nursing facilities to develop a training component for CNA schools to implement proper oral health care to residents in skilled nursing facilities.

  • Investing my time and focus into online courses and curriculum development.

  • Collaborate with Skilled nursing facilities and their staff to implement a consistent oral health care process.

Expected Outcome:

  • Resources, experience, and relationships obtained from being an educator and working within skilled nursing facilities will lead to a collaboration with CNA training programs.

Steps Taken:

  • Acquire teaching position within a BSDH program

  • Continue working with Skilled Nursing Facilities

  • Provide educational training sessions for CNA's in local facilities

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