Diversity

I believe that it is true that there is no diversity in dental hygiene. Not because of the given facts but also because of experience. The class above me had 0 men, 1 black person, 4 people over 30, and one girl from India. My class had 0 men, 2 black people, and 5 people over 30.  The class below me had a husband and wife over 30, 0 black people and 2 other students over 30. I remember my senior year the other black girl and I were asked to be in a flyer and a commercial with the husband and wife from the class below us. This was to show diversity at school in our dental hygiene class. I do think that it was a good idea to get people to see the diversity by getting the few diverse people in the class to sponsor the entire program. Yet, if you think about it, out of the three classes I met 17 people were diverse out of each class having 26 people accepted into it each year. So showing that we were diverse was not entirely accurate. While reading chapter 8 I felt bad for the male student who did not know how to help the new mother breast feed. It seems like it would be hard for him to relate to her and still make her feel uncomfortable. I'm sure not all male nurses are afraid of this situation but it is probably a big situation that arises. I myself was reading the part about cultural beliefs and religions and felt that would be my biggest problem. Everyone has some time of belief and it is hard not to offend some one else on theirs. Things we find normal in America are not always the same in another country. Like China it is not polite to give eye contact I believe I need to give everyone eye contact because of how I was raised. It is very important to learn about all the cultures and rituals we can because throughout our hygiene careers we will work with many different people and we need to have knowledge of how to work with them.