I have had the opportunity to shadow two dentists at their respective General Dentistry practices, which I included on my AADSAS application. I am looking forward to continuing to gain more experience in the dental field before attending dental school by shadowing an orthodontist, as well as participating in the CT Mission of Mercy (CTMOM) Dental Clinic in April 2019. I graduated from Connecticut College a year earlier than I had originally planned, thus allowing myself more time to shadow dentists. The opportunities that I had to shadow while in school excited me, and I wished that I had more time within my class schedule to spend with each dentist to further understand the profession. Nevertheless, I have inquired about shadowing at Child
and Adult Orthodontics in Madison, CT for the fall of 2018. It is my hope to be able to shadow 2-3 days a week to gain a better understanding of the many facets of orthodontics because my grandfather, a retired orthodontist was the first to inspire me to pursue dentistry. That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the work and atmosphere of both of the general dentists that I previously shadowed, but I also would love to experience some of the specialities, as well. In addition, Dr. Daren, one of the dentists I previously shadowed, offered for me to return to her office to shadow in the fall, which I plan on pursuing. I also am eagerly awaiting the opportunity to volunteer at the free dental clinic hosted by CTMOM that occurs annually in April. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the event this past year, but I am prepared to sign up and attend the clinic as a volunteer in the spring. This event provides free dental care to Connecticut residents without access to dental care. Last year, 708 patients were seen throughout the two day clinic. I am excited to volunteer for this event because community outreach has always been close to my heart. Providing opportunities to enhance oral health, such as the CTMOM dental clinic, also helps to improve the overall health of the individual since oral health is directly connected to total health.
A dental hygienist is a very important role in any dental office. As stated by a dental assistant, “Dental hygienists work closely with the dentist as well as hands on with the patients. They assist dentists with operative procedures such as fillings and extractions, and making molds of patients teeth” (Wilson, Jennifer). A large part of their job is teaching patients proper dental care to ensure a lifetime of healthy teeth. This includes proper brushing and flossing techniques. According to the job out look, a day as a dental hygienist can include taking x-rays, cleaning and scaling teeth, charting treatment plans, putting sealants on teeth, taking impressions of teeth and completing information about the patient’s oral and medical history (Summary). In some states dental hygienist are allowed to give local anesthetic and place and remove sutures (Delivering Local Anesthetic). According to advantages of becoming a dental hygienist, hygienists spend more hands on time with the patients than the dentist does. These are some of the instruments that dental hygienists use on a daily basis: toothbrush, scaler, mirror, ultrasonic scaler, explorer, suction, computer, salvia ejector, rubber cap polisher, dental models, x-ray machine and probe. The dental hygienist uses a toothbrush to remove soft plaque from the teeth. Plaque is a soft coating on the teeth that contain bacteria. The bacteria can cause tooth decay and gum disease. The amount of plaque on the teeth gives the hygienist an idea of how well the daily brushing and flossing of the patient’s teeth are completed on a regular basis. The scaler is used to remove hardened plaque or calculus from the teeth. The mirror is used to look closely at the surfaces of the teeth a...
Having one hour to shadow a pediatric oncologist would be an experience of a lifetime. Preparing for an experience like that would be extremely difficult.All this preparation would be done weeks in advance to the day i am actually shadowing the physician.
Most dental practices will carry out initial interviews through third party agencies. Such agencies review curriculums for relevancy and push forward recommended candidates. If you have been selected and reached this stage congratulations!
This week’s course work was and excellent review of the material that I have learned previously. I definitely like our textbook; however, it gets a little heavy to hold after a while.
What I am looking for in my career as a dentist is embodied in the National Health Service Corps’ (NHSC) mission to serve the community through unification between healthcare providers and patients within the community. It’s uplifting to know that the NHSC Scholarship Program exists to promote awareness about the underserved population. I believe the NHSC Scholarship Program serves as the perfect platform upon which to start my career and will steer me in the right direction in fulfilling my career goals. I look forward to making use of all the valuable tools that NHSC provides, including resources and experience, so I can learn how to best ...
I selected to job shadow my mom actually because I couldn’t find anyone to shadow in the career that I wanted, so my only other choice was to do my mom. I wasn’t really too interested in doing that job at first, but that’s what I needed to do. I spent my day watching and helping my mom checking out stock systems and how it works. I was also able to use the office equipment. I wore nice black pants with a nice sweater. We left the building for lunch, and went somewhere else to eat, like my mom does a lot of the time. During the interview, I asked her the questions, and she answered, explaining as she went along, and I was not able to catch it all. So I learned a whole lot about the job by doing the interview. I left at about 2:00 to 3:00 (I am not too sure exactly when) because my mom had some important work she needed to do, that I really couldn’t help with. My favorite experience that day was actually finding out how stocks work, saving money, and information like that.
In addition to that, if you already hjave a general deentist, it's highly reocmmned that you ask them about any potential orthodist within the area that they can recommned. In addition to that, you can contact a local dental school and ask which local practicicers they
It's important for any high school student to have an idea or plan of what they want to pursue in the near future. Most students want to go into the medical field, become a professional athlete, a lawyer, etc. Many talk about becoming a dentist, but not a dental assistant. Simply because they feel like it's not that big of a title of being a dental assistant as compared to a dentist. Little do they know dental assistants play a big role as well in the office. A dental assistant does many tasks and duties that help benefit the dentist and also the patients.
I am currently studying at CFCC to get into the Dental Assisting program. Upon graduating, I would like to acquire a job at an orthodontists office. The employment for this occupation is actually expected to grow much faster than average; between 2008 and 2018, employment is expected to grow 36 percent. The job demand in the Cape Fear area seems to be fairly higher than other areas in North Carolina, and higher than some other states as well.
Graduated from the University of Otago just last year, Daniel is currently practising at the Dunedin hospital, as well as at the Dental school. This may be why, but he can easily relate to my struggles and joys of being a second-year dental student. A thought crosses my mind. “How does it feel to be part of this 263-assignment as an interviewee rather than an interviewer?” I ask. Daniel shakes his head in disbelief, “It feels so weird, I remember doing this assignment when I was
I have decided to shadow professionals at Bon Secours for a variety of reasons. I am currently an undergraduate student at Randolph-Macon, who is majoring in chemistry on a pre-medicine track. I am aspiring to become a physician for a number of reasons. Shadowing is, as I said in my previous response, a way in which my exposure to medicine will increase, while simultaneously forcing me to introspect in regards to my reasons behind pursuing this dream. Also, I am currently an EMT who has transported patients to your hospital in the past, but my interactions with the physicians has been quite limited. Shadowing will give me an opportunity to explore another facet of hospital care. I have shadowed physicians in the past, but it has been limited
During this shadowing experience, I was able to witness family medicine (MD) and witnessed outpatient care. The physician gave me numerous tips about certain cases and how she would handle them.
I decided to do my research report on dentistry because it is a perfect blend of science and art. It is a science in that you must fully comprehend on the different types of diagnostic and procedures you are doing. It is an art in that you are constantly working with your hands to create a beautiful smile. The impact you make on helping a person achieve an impeccable smile is not one to compare with materialistic things like money or cars. People often mistake dentist as only doing practices when in fact they could do more, like research. I was fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to interview Dr. Sarah Pham, DDS, a close family friend who practices dentistry in her own private office in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Pham was
1)Why do you want to be a Dental Assistant? I love people and that is why I want to become a Dental assistant. Being a huge people person and I'm always willing to learn, adapting is essential to this line of work and that is why I will be a perfect fit for the dental assistant program. Getting to know the patients and spending time with them is one of the reasons I am really looking forward to my future as a DA. I am an empathetic person and easily relate to others. This will really help me to be able to provide my patients with the best possible care. Originally I had planned on applying to Manhattan Area Technical College for their Dental Hygienist program. They require that all applicants have a minimum of forty hours experience shadowing
Finally, client rapport is what will ensure a patient returns to the dental office. Both offices had patients coming in and leaving with smiles on their faces, all of the patients liked the people that were working on their teeth and seemed to be happy with the end result stemming from their treatment. Office A saw a lot of young children during my observation, the dentist assured the parents everything would be okay and works exceptionally well with the children and did her best to help calm them, at the end of the procedure she would give them a hug and sometimes a kiss and offered them a toy. Office B didn’t see any young children for the exception of a young teen girl, and they proceeded to make her feel extremely comfortable by explaining