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I would like to ask all the SDNer's to vote on and give their feedback on mandatory scrub color per class policy. Meaning, how would you feel if you were told that you HAD to wear maroon for 4 years of pre-clinic and clinic? And if you choose to wear blue scrubs, your dental school (which by the way you are paying a significant amount to attend) may choose to fail you out of pre-clinic tests and revoke your clinic privileges if you dont comply. (Professional clothing is not an acceptable alternative, other colors and shades are not ok, in addition keep in mind you will be wearing those scrubs 24/7 during your jr & sr year).
I am gathering "anecdotal" research from the students point of view to write an article in our campus student newsletter (medical, pharmacy, dental, optometry, nursing, etc.) Please list:
whether or not your school has tried this, (currently using it)
you go to a public or private school
whether or not your class follows it and it would also be helpful to add if you have these rules, how well they are enforced, if at all.
Any thing else you feel is relevant (like cost of tuition, you dont like the fact you look like an inmate, why they dont want to spoon feed you didactic information but yet tell you what to wear , etc.)
To give some background, our dental school has tried (not successfully I might add) to mandate by announcing to freshman and sophomores (without changing the writing in their policy manual which still states a professional dress code is OK) a mandatory scrub colors (specific shade) for the 1st and 2nd year classes. Ironically, the 3rd and 4th years are not required to comply. Regardless of what the rules are, just as in the real world, not everyone will follow them all of the time. Apparently they are grandfathered in, even though it was the now 4th years and some of the graduated class that caused this "lowest possible standard" idea to be instituted in the first place.
The majority of the 1st and 2nd year students are against it, and want to be able to choose professional attire or any color of scrubs they would like. The 2nd year class has gone to great lengths to engage the deans of the dental school with a petition and possible solutions to this judgment call issue. Many of the 3rd and 4th years dont agree with this new mandate and dont believe that we (1st and 2nd years) should have to pay for the few who incurred the wrath of their peers and/or faculty. I feel we dont believe in mommy government, where we all need to be controlled and loose our professional judgment because a few of our classmates are in need of a valuable lesson in professional attire for the dental professional. One bad apple shouldnt cause the rest to be thrown out.
Please give your feedback with on this issue! Thanks!
I am gathering "anecdotal" research from the students point of view to write an article in our campus student newsletter (medical, pharmacy, dental, optometry, nursing, etc.) Please list:
whether or not your school has tried this, (currently using it)
you go to a public or private school
whether or not your class follows it and it would also be helpful to add if you have these rules, how well they are enforced, if at all.
Any thing else you feel is relevant (like cost of tuition, you dont like the fact you look like an inmate, why they dont want to spoon feed you didactic information but yet tell you what to wear , etc.)
To give some background, our dental school has tried (not successfully I might add) to mandate by announcing to freshman and sophomores (without changing the writing in their policy manual which still states a professional dress code is OK) a mandatory scrub colors (specific shade) for the 1st and 2nd year classes. Ironically, the 3rd and 4th years are not required to comply. Regardless of what the rules are, just as in the real world, not everyone will follow them all of the time. Apparently they are grandfathered in, even though it was the now 4th years and some of the graduated class that caused this "lowest possible standard" idea to be instituted in the first place.
The majority of the 1st and 2nd year students are against it, and want to be able to choose professional attire or any color of scrubs they would like. The 2nd year class has gone to great lengths to engage the deans of the dental school with a petition and possible solutions to this judgment call issue. Many of the 3rd and 4th years dont agree with this new mandate and dont believe that we (1st and 2nd years) should have to pay for the few who incurred the wrath of their peers and/or faculty. I feel we dont believe in mommy government, where we all need to be controlled and loose our professional judgment because a few of our classmates are in need of a valuable lesson in professional attire for the dental professional. One bad apple shouldnt cause the rest to be thrown out.
Please give your feedback with on this issue! Thanks!