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November 18, 2006
Jestine's Reflection of SADHA Day
When I first heard of SADHA day I didn't really think that I was going to go because of the cost and drive time. After talking to some of the upper classman I decided to go. Since alot of our class was going I was excited to go, but I guess that SADHA day was not at all what I was expecting.
I was really disappointed with the guest speaker, Sandra Burns whose topic was about racial diversity. I understand that we all need to be aware of this, but how it came across it really felt like she was protesting to us. The information she gave to us would have been great if we were there to talk about racisim. She was very opinionated and really wanted us to believe a certain way. It should have included all ethnic groups and not singled out one. I respect her for fighting for her cause, but to us as future dental hygienist it would have been nice to have been informed on how to correlate racial diversity in our practice.
On a lighter note! I did enjoy the round tables. Eventhough I did not pick the ones I went to I did get a free sonicare toothbrush!! My first round table was Sonicare. The reason I did not pick this was because I already have one of these and I have sat through at least 2 lunch and learns through work. On the other hand I did learn a few interesting facts that I didn't know before about the toothbrush. This fact I thought was pretty amazing! When brushing w/ the sonicare for 2 minutes this equals 31,000 brush strokes whereas brushing with a regular toothbrush for 2 minutes only equals 200 brush strokes. NO WONDER why periodontal patients benefit from these!!!
My second round table was working for the Michigan Corrections Dept. Basically the lady that was representing the Dept had been working there for 16 years. I thought to myself wow this must be a good place to work until I heard what she was making! Only $22.50/ hour. I as an Office Manager was almost making more then her and I had only been with my company for 4 years. Don't get me wrong I respect her for what she does and she loves her job. Not many people can say that. The one appealing part of the job were the benefits they offered. 14 paid holidays, full benefits; medical, dental, and life insurance. For a single mom like herself I can see why she would have takin the job.
I am sad that our booth ran out of small and medium t-shirts before I could get one. :( I am even more sad that my phone doesn't have an antenna to put a tooth charm on!!! They were adorable. As far as SADHA day next year I am undecided if I will attend. Time will tell.
Posted by jdelynwa at November 18, 2006 09:17 PM