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Dental Assistant Professionalism
This text provides an introduction to the foundations of professional communication and excellence as they relate to Dental Assistants. It covers ethics, creating a professional summary, resumes, cover letters, interviews, professional affiliations, and networking. It also discusses compliance related to jurisprudence, HIPAA, and informed consent.
- Author
- Jami Van Enkevort
- Publisher
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY
- Language
- EN
Contents· 49 sections
- 01: Foundations of Professional Communication and Professional Excellence
- 1.01: Professional Skills
- 1.02: Elements in Communication
- 1.03: Team Work
- 1.04: Listening Skills
- 1.05: Workplace Conflict Management
- 1.06: Oral Presentations
- 1.07: Communication Competence
- 1.08: Professional Communication
- 1.09: Principles and Functions of Nonverbal Communication
- 1.10: Listening Versus Hearing
- 1.11: Improving Listening Competence
- 1.12: Factors Influencing Interprofessional Communication
- 1.13: Self-Reflection in Interprofessional Communication
- 02: Ethics- The Moral Compass in the Dental Operatory
- 2.01: Values and Ethics
- 2.02: Licensure and Scope of Practice
- 2.03: Law and Ethics in Healthcare
- 2.04: Code of Ethics in Healthcare
- 03: Identify and Create Your Professional Summary
- 3.01: Personality Skills and Interests
- 3.02: Online Portfolios
- 3.03: Building a Portfolio- Why You Should Show What You Know
- 3.04: Showcasing Your Artifacts- Show and Tell What You Know
- 3.05: Demonstrating Career Readiness- Highlighting Career Skills
- 04: Resume- Mindset to Marketing
- 4.01: Putting Together a Resume
- 4.02: Developing a Strong Resume
- 4.03: Writing the Conventional Resume
- 4.04: Quality Checking Your Resume
- 4.05: Common Action Words Used to Describe Job Experience
- 05: Projecting Your Professional Identity- Cover Letters and Interviews
- 5.01: Putting Together a Cover Letter
- 5.02: Writing Cover Letters
- 5.03: The Cover Letter
- 5.04: Interviewing
- 5.05: Preparing for an Interview
- 5.06: Tips for Interviews
- 5.07: Professional Letters
- 06: Professional Affiliations and Strategic Networking
- 6.01: Connecting with Professional Associations
- 6.02: The Power of Networking
- 07: The Compliant Clinician- Jurisprudence HIPAA and Informed Consent
- 7.01: Law and Ethics in Healthcare
- 7.02: The Legal System and Healthcare
- 7.03: Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice
- 7.04: Patient Confidentiality and HIPAA
- 7.05: The Physician-Patient Relationship
- 7.06: Importance of Informed Consent