Dentist Interview Essay

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I interviewed Dr. Leticia Miller, a dentist, to learn more about general dentistry. She gave me insights about required education, the career insight and advice. The large amount of effort required to practice dentistry surprised me, however, Dr. Miller’s love for the field and her dedication inspired me to continue my education to become a general dentist.
Education

Going into dentistry takes a lot of time and dedication. You’re required to do 8 years of schooling, 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of dental school and if desired a residency. Dentists who decide to specialize have 2-4 years of further training. Due to the dental field expansion, extracurriculars are highly recommended. These curriculars range from shadowing, research projects, …show more content…

I always have known that dentistry requires a lot of schooling, but I didn’t know there was “buffer” activities that were required and expected of you as well. The monetary rewards are not great, but hearing from a dentist how rewarding the career is has persuaded me into taking the time to pursue this career. Miller made me realize how privileged I am to have a nice set of teeth because some people aren’t able to smile because they are often not content with their smiles and the reward of being a dentist is seeing your patient leave the office greeting people with …show more content…

What surprised me the most was the how easy it was to conduct the interview. It’s not as scary asking someone else questions rather than answering them. My confidence got the best of me, I had written my questions ahead of time, but I hadn’t really practiced saying them out loud as a consequence of this decision Miller didn’t understand what a couple my questions meant. Also, I found it was easy to maintain eye contact but, the most difficult thing I found was it was hard jolting down her answers as I went along because her questions were so abrupt. Next time I conduct an interview I will become very familiar with all my questions so I can establish a better

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