Greetings!!
My name is Barbara Dobes, and I welcome you to my biography page. I am a Registered Dental Hygienist practicing in a general dental practice in Waterloo, Ontario. I enjoy treating clients of all ages and stages of life. I feel privileged to be in a position to come alongside my clients to support them with their oral self care and oral healthcare needs. Some of the things I perform include oral cancer screenings, nutritional counselling, smoking cessation, tooth whitening and caries risk assessments. I also clean, polish and administer fluoride treatments to reduce the risk of cavities and reduce tooth sensitivity. When my client’s ask me how on earth I can tolerate putting my fingers into so many mouthes I smile and say that every mouth is a new adventure. It really is!!
In addition to working 4 days a week, I am enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Degree Completion Program at UBC. English 301 is one of the core courses of my program. I have also completed a BA Honours in Psychology. Once I complete this current degree, I would like to further my studies in a Master’s in Public Health.
So, during this term, as I progress through the course material, I hope to learn more about technical writing and to improve my writing skills. I believe that through clear communication I will be better equipped to meet the challenges of my professional and educational pursuits. I will have to work extra hard to master the technical component of this course, as this is my first opportunity to create a blog. I am so excited about designing my site and the seemingly endless possibilities. Through trial and error, I have already created and recreated my blog. I have experimented with choosing templates, images and colours.
When I am not working or studying I enjoy cycling, hiking and ballroom dancing with my husband and spending time with my 2 yorkies, Joey and Lucy.