Revised PC and Recommended Books for Case Study Preparation

Last year, I applied for the renewal of my Japanese Society of Periodontology Certified Dental Hygienist certification and obtained the Kanagawa Prefecture Diabetes Educator certification.

I decided to challenge myself with the Japanese Academy of Clinical Periodontology Certified Dental Hygienist exam, and it has been a little over two years since I joined the academy.
I successfully obtained the certification in 2024.
This👇 contains the flow until acquisition and things other than case studies that are necessary.
(This is for the Japanese Academy of Clinical Periodontology)

First, since you need to submit 5 case studies while earning credits online over two years, let's prepare in parallel. By the way, you should prepare at least 10 case studies.

I create the exam materials little by little on my days off from the clinic.
I input examination data during my spare time‼️

1. PC for case study preparation (in my case)

I create them on a PC equipped with Win10.

My child's high school🏫 requires creating things with Windows-compatible software, and since we exchange things we are working on online using software like Zoom and Skype, we ended up buying a Windows laptop that can also be taken to school🏫.

I also use it for the certification exam, and I input periodontal precision examination data in EXCEL. (This is for the Japanese Academy of Clinical Periodontology) So, I use it for making materials on my days off, and it is very useful. Since my child's school-related class presentations are made using Google Slides, I also bought a Chromebook.

I created templates for case reports, case photos, and X-rays using Google Docs and Google Slides.
Originally, you mount reports in Word, and intraoral 5-shot methods, 10-shot dental X-rays, and panoramas in PowerPoint, but I was able to do it on a Chromebook too📷✨

So, I made the exam materials using two PCs.

With online classes👨‍🏫, hybrid academic conferences, and online seminars,
there are families where PCs💻 are fought over, so
it is necessary to increase the number of computers👨‍💻👩‍💻 to about one per person rather than one per family, isn't it?

2. Books necessary for case study preparation

And this time, I will introduce some books.

First, the series that summarizes periodontal disease guidelines and evidence published by the Japanese Society of Periodontology.

And when writing case report documents📃✍️, the pages in the academic journal that post clinical cases are helpful.
The way sentences and terminology are written is very helpful.

Books📖 I research to see if there is a basis for why I am doing this treatment in daily clinical practice, or why I recommend that🤔 method of self-care❓

Reasons for recommendation

1. Because dental care, from the self-care methods instructed by dental hygienists to the maintenance of teeth, periodontal tissue, and implants, is based on scientific evidence.

2. Because case reports also require citing the literature used, analyzing patient data from the initial examination through follow-up, and researching future responses to remaining issues.

3. Because it is necessary to verify the backing of information found on the internet or in the media when answering questions from patients who come for treatment or maintenance.

4. I thought it would be good to have something on hand that can be used like a dictionary in various situations.

5. A5 size
Dental books are often large, so they end up at the bottom of the bookshelf.

This book can be placed in the most accessible spot.

I can keep it in my living room as my personal bible, creating an environment where I can look things up whenever I need to.

Other reference materials and books are large, so I store them in different rooms, closet bookshelves, or the bottom of the bookshelf depending on how often I use them!!