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You are a dentist. A dental hygienist applies You are a dentist. A dental hygienist applies for a job at your office. She has piercings of for a job at your office. She has piercings of her eyebrow, nose and lip and says she will her eyebrow, nose and lip and says she will not remove them. Would you hire her? Why not remove them. Would you hire her? Why or why not?or why not?

Do you feel a healthcare provider who works Do you feel a healthcare provider who works in a patient care setting should have visible in a patient care setting should have visible tattoos? Why or why not?tattoos? Why or why not?

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Why should hair be cut short or pinned up Why should hair be cut short or pinned up and kept off the collar?and kept off the collar?

Why should a healthcare worker wear Why should a healthcare worker wear minimal jewelry?minimal jewelry?

Why should healthcare workers be Why should healthcare workers be concerned about their personal hygiene?concerned about their personal hygiene?

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