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What are some things you should purchase as a hygienist?
- Loupes and headlight $500-$1300 One time purchase. To
read more about why you NEED to purchase loupes - click
here.
- Professional Liability Insurance- Yearly - www.hpso.com
which is only $59 a year! In today’s litigious society
it seems that people will do anything for a buck. Most of
the time you will be covered under the supervising dentist’s
insurance policy but this is not always the case. In some
circumstances a hygienist has been named in a lawsuit in which
her dentist also placed blame on her for her neglect. In another
situation, a patient sued both the hygienist and the dentist
for failure to diagnose periodontal disease. Even if this
is something that rarely occurs or you will just take your
chance since the dentist has liability insurance that covers
you - remember that you will have a lot of loss pay from court
appearances, you won't have your own lawyer to represent YOU
and if something goes wrong you can be held liable for monetary
damages and risk losing your license that you worked so hard
to obtain. For such a small price, there is no reason to not
carry it.
- RDH Data Tracking Form - One time purchase - $14.99 (See
section on production under the New Grad Section)
http://www.andyfuturerdh.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=34
- Joining ADHA. Yearly - Around $200. This is a must! The
ADHA is the only group protecting the rights of dental hygienists.
They fight for improvements in our profession, fight against
preceptorship coming to your area and more. It is said about
80% of dentists belong to the ADA and less than 20% of hygienists
belong to the ADHA. You can easily see how they have more
clout because when the lobbyists try to fight for something
on our behalf, the lawmakers realize we only have 20% of our
profession as a member in the ADHA and if we don't support
our self and our profession, who will? You don't have to be
an active member and participate, but by being a member you
are helping us and our profession. Why work so hard to become
a college educated RDH when it's possible one day it can be
taken away from you and be given to someone off the street
who learns on the job? You also get subscriptions to an Access
and Journal of Dental Hygiene, discounts on insurance, CE's,
etc... So you really are getting more than just a membership.
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