My Experience In Dentistry

From caving to spearfishing, school, and personal fitness alike, I approach all of my hobbies and interests with passion and an internal drive for perfection. Dentistry is no exception, as my mother’s career as a doctor, and a kind family orthodontist have equipped me with a strong dive to explore the exciting field of dentistry. Rooted in medicine and surgery, and requiring a skill set which I enjoy, yet still able to remain somewhat removed from the rigors of persistently “on call” physician, I am confident dentistry lies in my future. However, it was not until I had had the exceptional opportunity to work with and shadowing two different, yet equally electric and interesting individuals within the field that I became absolutely certain

John Kharouf was quite possibly the best learning experience of my life. It definitely was no school classroom, but Dr. Kharouf was generous with his knowledge, sharing the ins and outs of his trade with me whenever he could. Complimenting this kindness, was the fact he incorporated me in a role with almost constant and direct patient interaction, an equally enjoyable and invaluable experience, as patient hospitality is undeniably an unteachable quality. Pouring up molds, assisting in brace application and crafting retainers, both temporary and permanent, I found myself often performing these daily tasks side by side with Dr. Kharouf. This fact alone was instrumental in my ultimate epiphany of a future in dentistry, as it firmly solidified my perception that the same tasks I came to enjoy so much throughout the summer, would be very near identical to those I would conduct on a daily basis with a career in dentistry. Compounded within this revelation, though, was the further realization that dentistry, no matter the specialty, necessitated a great degree of manual dexterity, a skill which I have come to enjoy

Kharouf, I would be foolish not to say the lack of a surgical aspect within orthodontics bothered me to a minor degree. Here, however, the insights gained by watching the Omaha dentist Dr. Beninato work firmly extinguished this concern, while simultaneously exposing me to the immense flexibility and ability to specialize within the field of dentistry. Built entirely from the ground up, Dr. Beninato’s flourishing practice has allowed him to concentrate almost exclusively in the performance of complex, multifaceted surgical and dental procedures. With a front row seat to many of these, I felt privileged to witness his artful manipulation of equipment and materials while reconstructing entire sets of teeth, or conducting multiple, concurrent implantations and root canals. Within his work, I clearly found my desire for surgery addressed, yet not in such an overbearing fashion as to eliminate the many aspects of the orthodontic field, such as patient interaction and manual dexterity, that I had come to love. Additionally, as I watched him work, I became keenly aware that, while it was his dental degree that had initially provided him the wide berth in procedural practices, it was also the very same degree that was now allowing him to specialize in a field uniquely his own. This I found particular comfort in, because while I enjoy diversity, it is the mastering of those few things in my life I hold closest to me, that