Why I Want to Study Dentistry

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INTRODUCTION: Choosing a particular profession is one of the most important decisions that we take in our life. .In my opinion, I would like to focus on a career that is enjoyable, productive, creative and simultaneously allows you to work for the betterment of humanity. According to me, one of the most productive and fulfilling career that provides you various opportunities to help and promote humanity is that of a dentist. Dentistry gains magnificent attention in last some decades and so a huge percentage of people around the world and from US are devoting their life to this noble profession. Becoming a dentist requires a lot of hard work dedication but the factor that motivates you to face these difficulties is the actual pleasure gained when you are able to change someone’s life by creating a beautiful and healthy smile for them and the joy of which could not be expressed. 1. Why did you choose this particular career? 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. 2. What personality characteristics are likely required for this career? How does you own personality match/not match? AS a dentist one should be strongly determined to devote selflessly for the betterment of mankind .Patient usuall... ... middle of paper ... ...h you can specialize and work more for the benefit of society. A dentist can provide his services for community by working at a certain hospital or he can practice privately too. Thus this career not only provide you means or earning a good amount of money but also open doors which let you help others and thus provide you with the feeling of contemplation. REFERENCES • Be A Dentist, http://www.ada.org/beadentist.aspx • The 10 characteristics of top dentists who thrive in practicing fee-for-service dentistry. Kirk Behrendt, http://www.spiritofcaring.com/public/453.cfm • Dentistry A Career For Future, http://www.adldentallabs.com/dental/dentist.htm • British Dental Journal 197, 89 - 93 (2004) • Professional satisfaction among California general dentists DA Shugars, MR DiMatteo, RD Hays, S Cretin and JD Johnson, 1990 American Dental Education Association

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