Pros And Cons Of Being A Dental Hygiene Career In The Medical Field

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Vincent Tran
Mr. Decker/Mr. Castanah
AP Government
15 September 2017
Dental hygiene career research paper
The field i'm going to be doing my research is in the medical field because it always peaked my interest and as a kid it's something I always wanted to pursue for my future careers. The three job titles I would like to pursue are dental hygienist, forensic scientist, and pharmacist. The first choice I chose was dental hygiene, at first I wanted to be a dentist but after knowing that I would have to undergo many years of education and training to become a dentist, I wanted to start off with something small at first that's when I came across dental hygiene. It sounded fascinating and a subject I would like to focus on because it was a field …show more content…

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