title: Polishing your image.
abstract: Today, dental assistants are becoming more aware that a professional image is necessary for putting dental professionals in the best light in the changing health care society. Not only must dental assistants know how to work in the system and how to effectively care for dental patients, but attention to matters such as personal grooming, dress, and body language is necessary if dental assistants are to be a powerful and proud profession in today's society. How you look and act will make a difference in how others treat you. When you act like a professional, others will react to you as one.
authors.affiliation: Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davidhizar
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D003020:Clothing; D003726:Dental Assistants; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007697:Kinesics; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations