{"id":21480,"date":"2016-05-18T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosseducation.edu\/?p=21480"},"modified":"2021-09-30T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T20:03:53","slug":"ross-dental-assistant-program-instructor-spotlight-edk-sloan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosseducation.edu\/blog\/ross-dental-assistant-program-instructor-spotlight-edk-sloan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Dental Assistant Program Instructor Spotlight: Edk Sloan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ross<\/a>At Ross Medical Education Center, we want to offer the best opportunities to our students. That\u2019s why our instructors are experienced in their fields and able to bring that experience to the classroom and incorporate it into their lessons and demonstrations. Many of our instructors work in their field on top of teaching in the classroom. This allows them to stay current as a healthcare professional while bringing their wealth of knowledge to the upcoming healthcare professionals simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Read our interview with Edk Sloan, an instructor for the Dental Assistant program<\/a> at the Ross campus in Roosevelt Park, Michigan<\/a>. Read about her experience!<\/p>\n

How long have you been at Ross as an instructor?<\/strong>
\nI have been at Ross for eight years.<\/p>\n

How did you get your start in education and why is it important to you?<\/strong>
\nI believed in myself; this is always the first step. As Robert Hutchins said, \u201cit must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts, but to teach them to think!\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite thing about being an instructor at Ross?<\/strong>
\nMy favorite thing about being an instructor at Ross is watching the students\u2019 faces light up when they realize that they do \u201cget it.\u201d<\/p>\n

What piece of advice to you try to convey to all of your students to help them succeed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Be positive always, be friendly, and remember to smile.<\/li>\n
  2. Think and act deliberately; take a breath and relax.<\/li>\n
  3. Pay attention and always keep learning.<\/li>\n
  4. Take care of yourself. Be clear on what\u2019s important in your<\/em> life.<\/li>\n
  5. Be flexible and accept change; it\u2019s going to happen. Let go of the past.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What are you passionate about personally?<\/strong>
    \nI am passionate about teeth! I am a floss-a-holic. I buy floss every single time I go to the store.<\/p>\n

    Who inspires you to be great?<\/strong>
    \nMy students inspire me! I learn from them just as much as they learn from me. Their excitement and eagerness to learn is contagious.<\/p>\n

    Share a positive memory about your experiences at Ross that stands out to you. Why is that memory special to you?<\/strong>
    \nRecently I had four past students come back to visit me that all work together. They said they talk about me and my classes every day and thanked me so much for teaching them and being positive every day while they were in class. They said their lives are different now and they love being dental assistants.<\/p>\n

    What inspired you to pursue a dental assisting career?<\/strong>
    \nI took a course at the career tech center while I was in tenth grade of high school. I closed my eyes and picked a class and got Dental Assistant. I have loved every moment of my career!<\/p>\n

    What is something most people don\u2019t know about working as a Dental Assistant?<\/strong>
    \nWe do not clean teeth, but we do other important tasks including:<\/p>\n