Wilder Rebecca S, Guthmiller Janet M
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, Rm. 3270, Old Dental Bldg, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA.
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, 1611 Koury Oral Health Sciences Bldg, CB 7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA.
J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2014 Jun;14 Suppl:222-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2014.04.006. Epub 2014 Apr 4.
Leadership is vital to future growth and change in the dental hygiene profession.
As health care reform emerges, state practice acts expand and new models of dental hygiene practice are created and implemented, dental hygienists will assume leadership positions that may be quite different from the more traditional leadership roles they assume today. These dental hygienist leaders will envision, creatively design and implement oral health care programs to improve the oral health of the public. Mentoring, a vital component of leadership development, is critical for dental hygienists to acquire knowledge, guidance, and growth.
This paper provides a literature-supported overview of leadership and mentoring principles applicable to dental hygienists in their personal and professional lives. Opportunities for dental hygienists to assume leadership roles are also described.
Dental hygienists are poised to become leaders and vital members of the professional team promoting and integrating oral health care as a part of general health. Consequently, the dental hygienist's leadership roles are likely to expand and can be strengthened through mentoring relationships and mentoring teams. Ultimately, this can increase professional growth and career satisfaction for the dental hygienist as well as improve oral health care for the public.
领导力对于口腔卫生专业未来的发展和变革至关重要。
随着医疗保健改革的出现、州执业法规的扩展以及口腔卫生实践新模式的创建和实施，口腔卫生士将承担的领导职位可能与他们目前所承担的更为传统的领导角色有很大不同。这些口腔卫生士领导者将构想、创造性地设计并实施口腔保健项目，以改善公众的口腔健康。指导是领导力发展的重要组成部分，对于口腔卫生士获取知识、指导和成长至关重要。
本文提供了一份有文献支持的关于适用于口腔卫生士个人和职业生活的领导力及指导原则的概述。还描述了口腔卫生士承担领导角色的机会。
口腔卫生士有望成为专业团队的领导者和重要成员，推动并将口腔保健作为整体健康的一部分加以整合。因此，口腔卫生士的领导角色可能会扩大，并且可以通过指导关系和指导团队得到加强。最终，这可以提高口腔卫生士的职业发展和职业满意度，同时改善公众的口腔保健。
