Early on, I knew that helping others was a true passion of mine. I wish I could say that the motivating factors for me to enter the field of dentistry was to find a profession where I could be beneficial to others. I wish it was for my extreme love of science. It’s definitely what most people expect to hear when you are pursuing a health profession and it most certainly isn’t far off to why I am passionate about dentistry, but to be honest, I believe it started when I was a kid. I spent most of my adolescent life trying out different activities, like most children my age did. A majority of my childhood was spent learning to dance ballet. Like other aspiring little girls, I excelled in dance. It was a series of successful circumstances that …show more content…
In hindsight, being competitive has always been part of who I am much like winning dance competitions were for me. Early in life, I learned the benefits of what being competitive leads to. As a dancer, it brought me wins. As an adult, competitiveness brought me opportunities. I would like to believe that my competitiveness was responsible for my attraction to the humanity aspect of medicine. My fierce competitive nature drew me to the challenges dental school would bring upon me. I knew the challenges would only increase as I found myself having very little time for myself and spending hours and days studying for detrimental exams that were detrimental to my future. Instead of that constant intimidation many of my peers experienced, I thought to myself, “I can do this!”
After working at a hospital and gaining exquisite people skills I decided to take it to the next level and put a lot of my time and effort into interning closely with dentists who specialized in various treatments such as cosmetics to basic fillings. I took every opportunity I could to learn and fully understand the life of a dentist in order to be certain that this was the field for me. With this, I realized that working as a dentist, you get to challenge yourself with new obstacles that unexpectedly come your
I have been dancing since the age of four. I started my intense training with Tanju and Patricia Tuzer, Debra Bale, and Linda Brown at Tuzer Ballet. I developed as a dancer, attending every summer intensive performing in every show, advancing from intermediate to apprentice to junior company and finally to senior company. The dance studio became my second home. I took classes in ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, lyrical jazz, theatrical movement, hip-hop, zumba, and African-Ballet, pointe, contemporary, and lyrical jazz being my favorites. Even w...
Upon enrolling at Texas State Technical College, I met some amazing professors who really inspired me to go for with my dreams of becoming a dentist. Even after expressing my fear of failure because I had a child, they assured me that I had it in me to do it. I had no idea how much work it would take to get to where wanted to be, but I knew that this was the career for me. It felt so good to finally know my purpose in life. Before actually starting my prerequisite for dental school my main motivation for going into dental school was to help people and I had a genuine interested in all the new technology. All the new advancements in technology that the dental industry as a whole had offered definitely reeled me in. I didn 't really know what I was getting myself into or how much dentistry has to offer until I actually started working as a dental assistant. There is where I learned what my purpose in dentistry was going to
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 being a little boy sitting at the piano in church, listening to the preacher talk of how Jesus washed the disciples’ feet, which symbolizes the idea that we are here to serve. That message profoundly resonated with me throughout life. It was not until I began accompanying my grandmother to her multiple dental visits that I was able to see how I could put this calling of service into action. I saw firsthand the significant positive impact my grandmother’s dentist was able to make in her life, which encouraged me to want to learn about the field of dentistry. I then started researching dental health and learning of the importance of oral healthcare and how it affects the entire body. I then began to learn of how patient access to proper dental care was limited because of several factors such as, financial barriers, transportation, and dental fear, especially in the underserved minority communities. Given the shortage of black dentists, I realized I could make a positive difference by being an inspiration to those in the community, as well as serve in a professional career that would provide needed healthcare to the community. This is when I began to develop such a strong passion for
Ever since I was a little girl I wanted to be a dental hygienist. It has been 17 years and my mindset hasn’t changed yet. My dad has pushed me as I was growing up and make sure I do all my research. I have had experience and it is very fun and exciting to me to see the work that can be done and how it changes people’s lives. The dentist yearly salary is 131,834-$172,668. I am interested in teeth, how they grow, and how they form. These things all combined are what have my interest in this field. I want to see the smiles on kids and adults faces after I have helped them achieve what they have come to me for. Bringing joy and happiness to my patients set a fire inside of me and bring me
...ealth. This was reassuring because now I know that if I do not absolutely love being a dental hygienist, there are many other roads I can go down. For the future, I plan on finishing up my prerequisites and hopefully getting in the dental program. After finishing the dental program I plan to get a job as a dental hygienist. If I love it I will keep pursuing this; however, if I do not, I will then branch off and either be a representative or even teach some sort of science. This research helped me and got me so inspired to go down the career path that I have chosen.
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.
When I was about four or five years old, I was introduced to Ballet. I adored being a little ballerina and would read the same dance booklet everyday, practicing the five positions and gracefully positioning my tiny arms and fingers to match the little girl in the illustrations. Because I loved dance so much, my mother enrolled me in Donna Hammond-Phelps
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
Standing in an open hut in Panama with basic dental equipment was really when I realized how much I had changed my career goals since I first started. I was born in Iran and moved to the United States at the age of nine. I had always had an interest in dentistry as it gave me the ability to work with my hands while simultaneously helping individuals better their health and overall lives. While I knew that dentistry was the passion I wanted to pursue, I never knew in what area and how I would practice the profession. I enjoyed the craft and its components but needed to find my own path.
During this time I recognised because of my acquired experience that being a good and successful dentist depends on good dentist-patient interactions and reciprocative understanding between both sides, as well as the interaction between the staff is important to achieve the most efficient and effective management of treatments. In my opinion a successful dentist needs to be a highly skilled physician and at the same time he also has to be psychologist, a business manager, but also a good communicator, which I believe the most important attitude. I also did an internship at a dental labour for three weeks, where I was allowed to try myself in the environment behind the scenes of an appointment with a dentist. The experiences, which I got during my internship, showed me the large amount of work that is needed to produce, for example, a bridge or a crown.
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.
I feel that my love for arts, such as painting, sketching, sewing, and playing the piano will help to make me a great dentist, as these hobbies have helped to perfect my fine motor skills. Additionally, my love for the sciences led me to join a research project where I studied the teeth of mice infected with periodontal disease. I found it inspiring to be able to concentrate on an area of academia – oral health – that is of interest to me. This research project also motivated me even more to pursue dentistry in order to help treat such a common oral health ailment such as periodontal disease. Having a relationship with patients, utilizing my creativity, and providing care to others are irrefutable goals I look to achieve in my vocation. Dentistry certainly gives me the opportunity to fulfill all of
Moreover in this career I am going to have the opportunity to do one of the things that I really love doing, which is helping others. This career will not only let me teach good habits for good health. But will also let me educate patients, as well as the general public, on how to achieve oral health and to prevent diseases. In fact in the dentistry career I will be able to perform an important service for everyone to help them to maintain their teeth appearance good.
The field of dentistry at every turn has given me the greatest sense of meaning and direction in every aspect of my life. It is very fulfilling to see a patient’s self-confidence and self-esteem blossom when they are relieved of pain or have their smile restored. And working in this field, no two patients are ever alike, be it the tapestry of backgrounds