Client Rapport
During our community rotations at The Orchard I found it apparent that the target population expressed anxiety towards dental care, even dental hygiene treatment. They also exhibited lack of knowledge of oral disease and the link between oral and systemic health. Building rapport with this population not only facilitated change with their perceptions of dental care, but also enabled them to trust us and therefore be open to new information and knowledge. I felt this was extremely important for all community programs to assist them in building trust in the dental hygiene profession as well. Here is a photograph that I took at The Orchard that some of the residents that live there and the clients that we say made for us.