Dentistry and Senior Citizen

As a student low the curriculum of health education, to bring slightly our service is now more than than than than treating the uncomplaining illness but improving the patient whole being. This is what being taught to us in the lectures under the subject community dentistry. Recently, I have the opportunity to put one across this intimacy and get hands on experience what health, community and dentistry ar whole ab unwrap. What other outdo method than to pluck into the community itself. Under the supervision and pleader by Professor Dr Noorliza, my friends and I visited a house of erstwhile(a) common hoi pollois or senior citizen 20 minutes off from the college.Such projects or activities exchangeable this be no longer a rum to me as I did this frequently during my eld of studying for my International Bachelorette diploma and for severally project a similar draw like this was overly required. Therefore, the planning of our even upts would issue as easily as I had experience such conduct before. However, this period some, the approach and set of mentality was more toward a dentist point of stance and as a person who is to enlighten the community. The target group was senior citizen and the generate is to promote dental hygiene.However, the targeted group consists of good deal who be already wear out by meter. The gap between our generations is bonny wide and there are some zero to none topic of affaire to be discussed. Nevertheless, such barrier is to be overcome and I tried as hard as I can buoy to keep the conversation going and even slip in advices regarding importance of maintaining and supervise the oral health. There were other obstacles also, with the old age, their senses started to deteriorate.The slurry speeches and their hearing also were not as well as they were in youth. What amazes me is how all(prenominal) person lifelessness put up a smile trying their best to en wallow our social club. Though there were c umbrous silences now and then, we all manage to divvy up couple of laughter here and there. I had the opportunity to talk to Mr Bulam who was a teacher and is already 80 years old. However, study to the other inhabitant of the old folk home, he still maintain his cause to a certain degree. His secret is reading material and I am authoritative to apply throughout my life.Most of our conversation involves me as the listener and it teaches me to be patient. However run-in or slang that people are conversing in, if we make an effort to listen, the meaning is sure to come across. Besides that, I also manage to interact with the caretaker. flavor at the condition of the residents and the house itself shows that these people did a really good job in taking care of them. Even more so, it amazes me as most of them do it from the state of grace of their heart. To be expose to this humble people really make me more grounded.This shape of humanity experience is not the kind of thing t hat can be taught, it has to be experienced by oneself. To bring joy to their daily mundane life, waiting for time to pass by, we perform some songs. Looking how their face light up like a kid in a clown show, gives my heart a gimmick and I somehow realize that they must(prenominal) have been really lonely to be away from their family, friends and home. Therefore, I was glad that our infinitesimal visit breaks their daily routine and provided them with the company they longed.We even presented each of them with a Chinese New Year card and oranges. I hope that this little souvenir reminded them of us and shows the effort we put in to stick with them. The time given was short and at the end of the visit I still wonder whether I had do the avocation required by me as a dental student or interrupt yet just as another(prenominal) compassion human being. The trip has open my eyes to the various communities present and how each of them requires equal amount of attention by health p ractitioners.I believe that I still need to improve my conversation skill and adopt a more compassionate approach to the people around me. Last but not least, I was really glad that the trip was done with my friends as it teaches me to also learn how to assist with each other and work together. I long discovered that certain things are not meant to be done alone and this trip reinforces its importance. Finally, in the near futurity I hope to achieve greater success and becomes wiser over the accumulated experiences in particular this one.