{"id":30,"date":"2021-10-14T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/draft-health101\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2021-10-15T22:27:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T22:27:56","slug":"my-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/my-major\/","title":{"rendered":"My Major"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" width=\"246\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-630x840.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-960x1280.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_5051-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6735-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/rbarr010hlth101\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26397\/2021\/10\/IMG_6395-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-129\" width=\"330\" height=\"246\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I am pursuing a major in dental hygiene. I have chosen this major because I had a caring dental hygienist, named Mary, the very first time I went to the dentist. Mary remained my hygienist up until she retired and I have always had a positive experience at the dental office. I want to make patients feel as comfortable, as Mary did, when they arrive to the office for their appointment.<\/p>\n<p>I have taken two years of an academy course for dental assisting. I worked in a dental office up at the front taking temperatures and ensuring patients filled out a COVID-19 form, before entering the office, in the summer of 2020. After completing my second year of academy I passed the Radiation Health and Safety Exam through DANB and became Nationally certified to take x-rays. In the summer of 2021, I worked at a different dental office working as a chair side dental assistant. My duties included sterilization of rooms and instruments, setting up for a procedure and breaking down the room after, taking x-rays, and explaining insurance breakdowns to patients that needed to come back for a procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am pursuing a major in dental hygiene. I have chosen this major because I had a caring dental hygienist, named Mary, the very first time I went to the dentist. Mary remained my hygienist up until she retired and I have always had a positive experience at the dental office. 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