As a child I was petrified of my pediatrician even though Dr. Patel was my neighbor and his youngest daughter Gopi, my friend. I always felt nervous and feared that I was going to get a shot and felt jumpy the minute I was in the parking lot . Every time I was there I always felt bad, either physically sick or sick from dread of what was to come. Yet every 6 months when it was time for the dental visit I was calm. I always liked the dentist office best out of all the other healthcare offices as a child, probably because I never had any cavities so I felt therefore I had nothing to fear. But there was something else about the office that I enjoyed. I loved the cleanliness and how neat and almost chic the office was. I liked how my Dr. Choi …show more content…
My curiosity developed as I grew older and realized I had hypodontia of what initially appeared to be teeth 20 and 4. I had no idea what hypodontia was and was shocked that this was happening under my nose – pun intended – and didn’t even know. That’s what caused to become interested in dentistry. Simultaneously I was nearing the end of high school and the time came to enter college and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life, however I did know I wanted to be in healthcare. Dentistry attracted me the most out all the other fields I researched. I already had general generic appreciation of it. Moreover, I loved the idea of you physically being the solution to a patient’s oral problem. The dentist is the mechanism of action and I could be that person. Eventually, I realized I wanted to pursue dental medicine and started to shadow different areas of practice. My experiences have taught me no matter the specialty or location of practice the personality of the entire dental team is integral to long term success. While shadowing I learned about not just what I liked about endodontics and what I didn’t like so much about orthodontics. Keeping a patient goes beyond the treatment or service being rendered but it’s about
We have all had those dentist or orthodontist appointments that were a complete nightmare. Getting poked, jabbed, and pinched in the mouth. Well, I have been thinking since I have had this experience and wouldn’t want anyone else to go through that. Maybe I could become an orthodontist and ensure to my patients that these problems do not happen. I enjoy helping people that I don’t know and being as precise as I need to be, to be an orthodontist. Though I have never had any experience at all with any of this, that is what school is for. I realize that being an orthodontist is the best career choice for me.
All the various factors that lead me to dentistry amounted to just a part of my decision to become a dentist, the other half of my decision came from the simple question, “(w)ill this be a satisfying career for me?” A satisfying career, to me, is defined by whether or not I can use my career as a means to assist others and experience a sense of accomplishment and self-gratification in helping others. The notion of a satisfying career was one that came through personal experiences. Being a former Medicaid recipient, I was thankful to those that worked in the public health sector to help those in need, including myself and my family. Through my past experiences, I felt obligated to reciprocate the resources and assistance that I had received. At the end of my career, I hope to reflect back on my career and experience a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment for having helped others throughout my career; this is what will amount to successful career, from my point of view.
I can remember coming to school and hearing all my classmates talk about how much they hated going to the dentist. Going to the dentist was one thing that I have always loved to do. The sound of the tools and just the smell of the clinic was never a bad atmosphere to me, I actually enjoy the dentist. Laura was my first dental hygienist from as far back as I can remember, and she had the whitest teeth I have ever seen! I have honestly came to the conclusion that I am obsessed with teeth. With this being said, I have always felt and known that I wanted to be a dental hygienist. I am currently in my first year here at Community College getting my preq for dental hygiene. I always get the question, “Why would you want to look in somebody’s mouth all day?” After I hear this question and then I start thinking to myself. I want to be a dental hygienist because first of all someone has got to do it and secondly, I think smiles light up rooms and if I can help get more smiles in this world then that is what I am going to do. With seeking my career in dental hygiene I have great hopes of being able to help people understand and find compassion in caring for their teeth and inspiring them as Laura inspired me.
Out of all the careers in the world, a dental hygienist probably has one of the most interesting and flexible jobs. Not only is this career interesting and flexible, but it is also very helpful towards others and usually pays pretty well too. Many people become dental hygienists because of the easy education requirements and high demand for their jobs. These days, dental hygienists are more respected and being hired more rapidly due to the fact that more and more people are keeping and taking better care of their teeth. They also say that at the end of the day they feel accomplished in knowing that they helped improved their patient’s health, even if only in the slightest way (“Interview with a Professional”).
Ever since I was a little kid, I have loved going to the dentist. I was never scared, not even when I went for my fillings and wisdom teeth extractions. Mostly all the hygienist I have had so far have been friendly, patient and always ready to help with a big smile on their face and that is what attracted me towards this career. I want to help people in need that cannot afford the services.
To be honest my initial inspiration to take the dental therapy and hygienist course was from my mother, who would say ‘If more people had healthy teeth, more people would smile’.For me this statement was a turning point ,as it lead me to wondering that maybe the lack of clean and healthy teeth , is actually the prime reason to why many of us today do not smile enough , causing less unity between the people in our society. Hence from my research into the dental world, I settled on this course as it gives an opportunity for me to not only learn how to provide an assistance to the dentists trying to spread clean teeth ,but also get a chance to help and encourage younger, elder and those with disabilities to carry out the dental treatments, so
The career I have chosen for my future is to become a registered dental hygienist. It wasn’t until I actually learned what dental hygienists do that influenced my interest from medical to dentistry. The first honest reason I was gravitated to dental hygiene was because of the salary. I didn’t really know what Dental Hygienist actually did until I did some research.
I chose the career I'm focusing on because going to the dentist or orthodontist and getting my teeth cleaned, whitened, or worked on has always been something I looked forward to. Having straight, white, "perfect" teeth is something that I've always wished to have. As I slowly lost teeth to the time they all grew back in my parents as well as I knew that I was going to need braces. So I personally know how it feels to have teeth so messed up that you are embarrassed to talk or smile because there is always a chance someone will say something about it, and that is why I chose to peruse a career in orthodontistry. My best sources were "occupational employment statistics" at bls.gov and "orthodontist careers" at learningpath.com. I was surprised
My interest in the dental industry happen by total happenstance. As a successful cosmetologist, I wasn 't planning on being in this industry nor did I have any interest dentistry initially. By someone 's advice I decided to take a chance on it. Upon my visit to a ten week dental assisting program, I met with an admissions counselor. She, also a cosmetologist, mentioned that she noticed a lot cosmetologists transitioning over into dentistry. That sparked an interest in me to look into other more reputable schools. I thought about the two industries and how much they have in common. Things like dentistry being very skill-based and having an aspect of art. There is definitely a certain level of hand skills that you have to have, as well as working
Another factor that has led me to pursue dentistry as a career are my parents. As cliché, as it sounds the struggles that my parents went through to provide my brothers and me with the best life possible, led me to appreciate and take advantage of the opportunity I’m given to someday make a difference. One hardship was when my father was in the military in Venezuela and lost several of his tooth’s. Watching him struggle for years trying to attain affordable implants that would allow him to have confidence and speak clearly, encouraged me to someday become a dentist to provide not only my dad but others the dental service they so longed for. Most of all I want to become a dentist because it’s what I’m passionate about, I love to learn and believe that with dedication and effort you can surprise yourself with what you can accomplish and the impact you can have on someone’s
It is 8:40 p.m. of Tuesday night and I'm leaving the King Fahd General hospital driving home with John Mayer melodies bringing peaceful and relaxing vibes into the car compartments.
I chose to become a dentist as being a child I had to visit a dentist many times for correction of malaligned teeth that i had. So my dentist who was also a specialist in the field of orthodontics inspired me deeply as it gave me a vague idea of how can i also bring smile and self confidence back to an individual by providing him with a competent smile again by incorporating the blend of my hand creativity and mental alertness, same as my dentist did for me thus returning me my self esteem and the confidence to smile again .Thus i found this field very satisfying and fulfilling.
Even before I knew I wanted to be a dentist, I knew that I wanted to be exceptionally good at any profession I chose. I know that becoming a dentist will involve hard work and commitment, but being a good dentist will also involve establishing a relationship of trust and attending to a patient’s needs and worries. I will bring my experiences, knowledge, penchant for hard work and social skills to dentistry, my chosen profession. Dentistry will allow me to help people in both physically and emotionally significant ways, and to have the balance I need to be able to spend time with my family. In essence, dentistry is my dream job.
Some people may wonder, why dentistry? Dentistry is often viewed as maybe boring, or an odd profession to aspire to go into. As I have grown up I have always known that I at least would like to go into the health field, and help people In any way that I can, however
As children we imagine what we want to be when we grow up. As young adults we change our minds as frequently and predictably as the changing of the seasons. Our life experiences, successes, and failures lead to our overall growth and self awareness. I knew from a young age that I was different from the majority of my peers and appreciated the diversity of my talents. I was probably the only seven year old who wanted to be a dentist. I realized early on that my interests were not common for a young girl. I loved the sciences, especially biology. I wanted to know everything about the world, the earth itself, the animals, and most of all the humans. I have been fascinated by every aspect of the human body and the cooperating dynamic mechanisms keeping us alive. My dream of being a dentist continued until the end of my first year of college. After a few classes and learning more about the field, I knew it was not a route that I would find personally satisfying. From there I decided I wanted to be a doctor. However, I realized that the traditional medical field was lacking an unknown vari...