Dentist Career Statement

In my experiences, I have found pinpointing a career and channeling my aspirations extremely difficult tasks. That being said, like most difficult endeavors in life, there exists extraordinary reward. Through research, soul searching, and trial and error, I realize that I aspire to make an impact in as many people’s lives as possible, while still taking care of myself and my future family. That is where dentistry comes in to play. At the beginning of my junior year the realization struck me that it was time to start researching colleges and careers. I dove headfirst into my research, and like most, noticed the highest-paying careers first. Careers such as a urologist and surgeon instantly came to mind. I liked the idea of pursuing a career as a physician, but I wanted to intern, so I could experience the

I determined that the two had extremely similar titles, but differing specialities. I furthered my research on the career. On paper, I realized that dentists have an amazing job. The job features high-pay, scalability, possibility of practice ownership, normal hours, possibility of specialization, low stress, above-average projected growth, and most importantly, leadership opportunities. The possibility of owning my own practice perplexes me because I strive to be a leader in everything I do, so I feel like my career should be no different. Also, vivid participation in FBLA has motivated me to be a business leader. I am interested in pursuing dental school because I can combine my talents in science with my passion for business, and most of all, make a difference to my patients. Typically, people hate going to the dentist, but if you could transform that into a pleasurable experience, then you just metamorphosed that person’s entire outlook of the day. That being said, I’m not the type of person who bases their future decisions off of possibilities, so therefore I sought after job-shadowing