Competencies
Author Archives: ashleylessard
Personal Reflection
“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” From a young age I was told that I had the power to further myself in life, more than mother or my … Continue reading
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Reflection on my First Client Experience
My very first client that I had from my second year was a difficult P3 client, and I overcame the frustration and difficulties I was experiencing in order to value the situation as a learning experience. I feel I gained a … Continue reading
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Table Clinic
A method of disease prevention is education. This semester myself and three classmates created two table clinic for the vulnerable population of recent immigrants and refugees. The first table clinic is basic and demonstrates the indicators of a healthy/non-healthy mouth, … Continue reading
Community Implementation with Toddlers Aged 1-3
Oral disease prevention is a large part of dental hygiene. In my community rotation for third year, I worked with a community dental hygienist through Vancouver Coastal Health to implement fluoride varnish to toddlers aged 1-3, coupled with oral hygiene … Continue reading
Posted in 02: Oral disease prevention
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Problem-Based Learning
Throughout the years of my degree I have partaken in many group-projects, including Problem-Based Learning (PBL). PBL is good for developing and practicing problem-solving, critical thinking, and working in a team in a highly respectful environment. However, there is much … Continue reading
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Water Fluoridation Research Paper
In my second year of my education, I had the experience of writing a research paper on Water Fluoridation, which I found very useful for the years following. Water fluoridation is a “hot topic”, and now I am well educated … Continue reading
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Community Work at the Union Gospel Mission
The most difficult clinical experience I have had thus far took place while I was performing community work at the Union Gospel Mission (UGM) in Surrey. At the UGM, which is a Christ-centered organization that provides basic living services to … Continue reading
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Care Conferences in Long Term Care
Care Conferences in Long Term Care I have been given the opportunity within the last year to work in a long-term care facility. Not only does this give me experience working with elders, but also to develop my leadership and … Continue reading
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Cause Advocacy
In my final year of study at UBC, I was given the opportunity to develop a plan for taking action and advocating on a topic of choice, in order to bring about change. My partner and I chose the topic … Continue reading
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Determinants of Health and their Impact on Community and Clinical Practice
For many years, both of my parents were commercial fishermen who dug clams. They did not graduate from school, but working as “clam-diggers” was a good career when it paid well, though that was not always the case. Income was … Continue reading
Posted in 03: Health promotion
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