Dental Hygiene Student (3rd semester in a two year program)
It is important for students to demonstrate competence in the application of self-assessment skills to prepare them for life-long learning. Upon graduation, students should possess self-assessment skills as a foundation for maintaining competency and quality assurance. Student self-assessment helps students to assess their performance and develop specific skills needed for professional roles.
This assignment will take place during the clinical portion of the dental hygiene program. Students may use the following outline as a guide when writing their self-assessment.
Self-assessment should be written as a reflection of one’s self to include: actions, thoughts, words, demeanor, etc.
Between 250-500 words
Reflective Outline:
Self-assessment Two
What is one thing that you feel you are mastering? “I am getting much better at…..”
What is one thing that you are having fun doing? “I am having most fun when I get to do…..”
What is one thing that you would do differently? “I would like to do ______differently next time….”
Are you on target for meeting your goals? Yes/no Why? Why not? “ I need to do ________ to make sure that I meet my goals……”I am on target to meet my goals because…..”
Are you making good use of your resources? “I need to take advantage of ________ resource to ensure that I am on target”
Textbooks: Logothetis, Demetra. D. Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO:
Elsevier, 2022.
Boyd, Linda, Mallonee, Lisa, Wyche, Charlotte. Wilkins’ Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist
(13th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones