I am a first-generation daughter to Nigerian immigrant parents. As one can imagine, the journey from a populous country in West Africa to the city of Dallas, Texas can be a strenuous task to overcome. In spite of this, both of my parents collectively made the difficult decision to leave their families in Nigeria for brighter prospects and opportunities the American education system had to offer. Not only did they decide this would be best for themselves, my parents decided to raise my siblings and I in America as well. Because of the obstacles my mother and father have endured in their past, they have ensured that my siblings and I have not had to make the same difficult decisions as they did. They have done so by instilling morals, values, …show more content…
Specifically, my interpersonal relationships with dental professionals has helped guide me throughout my decision to be a part of this field. A dear friend of mine by the name of Olamide, who initially was taking the same journey as I, in terms of taking prerequisite courses for Dental school has truly been my motivation throughout my previous semesters. We both often spoke of our dreams and aspirations involving the medical field. Olamide and I would often study together for our individual exams that were ahead of us. For many years Olamide had been fighting a long and difficult battle against a disease by the name of sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is an autoimmune disease which causes the red blood cells within the body to take on a sickle or crescent shaped appearance. This affect causes the red blood cells to die rapidly. Unfortunately, Olamide lost this fight at the beginning of our sophomore year of college together. In spite of the fact that this has been a difficult year for myself as far as coping with the fact that someone who has motivated me throughout our journey together is gone, I believe that I have taken that same emotion and have used to push myself forward. I know think of Olamide in all that I do, both academically and socially. Knowing that Olamide would truthfully want me to wholeheartedly take full advantage of all available opportunities that will further not only my knowledge, but also my hands-on experience with the dental field, which I believe the Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) aspires to achieve, is what strongly influences my perseverance throughout the following
Dentistry as a profession over the years has evolved rapidly in light of new scientific evidence. Rapidly evolving science and technology have implemented changes within dentistry as evidenced by new standards and guidelines being produced by nationally recognised associations including National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP) and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) in Scotland, in provision of new scientific evidence. The latest standards and guidelines produced, endorse everyday clinical practice through evidence based dentistry (REF). All dental professionals as part of continued professional development are expected to keep to date on relevant guidelines and knowledge related to their practice (REF). This is supported by the General Dental Council who state all clinicians must maintain their professional knowledge and competence throughout their working career (REF).
Did you know that the dental assisting profession has been projected to grow 18 percent during the years of 2014 through 2024, which is much faster than the average for all other occupations? And from there who knows, the sky's the limit. But what exactly does a dental assistant do?
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
The goal was to show admission faculties of dental schools that I am capable of mastering upper-level biology classes such as Human Gross Anatomy and Histology and to prepare for my future study in dental school. During my Master’s study at Mississippi College, I developed a strict lifestyle through time management in order to maximize time for studies. I graduated with a Master’s degree in Biomedical Science with a 3.7 GPA. The success at Mississippi College gave me the confidence that I can be successful in any dental
As we grow up, we are often asked what we want to be. Many people say careers such as a doctor or an actor. When I grow up, I want to be a dental hygienist. When I tell people this they often think i’m crazy for wanting to “work in someone’s mouth”. Dental hygiene is appealing to me. It is a big part of personal hygiene and keeping yourself healthy. One of the first things a person notices about you is your smile and I want to help people perfect theirs. I know that being a dental hygienist will not be the easiest thing in the world but there are some benefits. You don’t have to work full time if you don’t want to. Also as stated by Jenny Lewellen, “Overtime is not expected” (Lewellen). Hygienists also get a good salary. “The median annual wage for
The role of a dental hygienist in education includes clinical and classroom instructors according to the ADHA model. The dental hygiene educator teaches dental hygiene students at community colleges and universities. They instruct students on how to properly remove calculus, stain, and plaque as well as exposing and processing radiographs in the clinical environment. In a classroom environment, the educator will teach the students about the dental hygiene process of care, evidence-based decision making, ethics, and numerous other courses and curriculum that is required for the students to obtain their licensure. Dental hygiene fits into this path as an educator because you can use a dental hygiene degree to become a clinical instructor or classroom instructor.
My interest in the dental industry happen by total happenstance. As a successful cosmetologist, I wasn 't planning on being in this industry nor did I have any interest dentistry initially. By someone 's advice I decided to take a chance on it. Upon my visit to a ten week dental assisting program, I met with an admissions counselor. She, also a cosmetologist, mentioned that she noticed a lot cosmetologists transitioning over into dentistry. That sparked an interest in me to look into other more reputable schools. I thought about the two industries and how much they have in common. Things like dentistry being very skill-based and having an aspect of art. There is definitely a certain level of hand skills that you have to have, as well as working
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 ...
Healthcare is a necessity to sustain society. Dentistry is an area of healthcare that I feel extremely passionate about because access to proper dental care is limited, especially in the underserved communities. As an African American, I want to become a dentist and healthcare provider in the hopes of helping patients and adding to the diversification of the field. With a growing minority population in the United States, it has become apparent that there is a shortage of black dentists. This is problematic because underrepresented minorities are in great need of access to culturally connected dentists who understand their clinical needs as much as their lives and their challenges. I believe that when the profession includes a range of ethnicities
The dental hygiene care environment is the physical setting that contains equipment and instruments where the dental hygienist delivers professional oral care (Darby & Walsh, 2015, p.91). Decor, lighting, temperature, sound, and smell influence the environment in an office and can leave a lasting impression to the client and set the tone for the visit (Darby & Walsh, 2015, p. 91). Decor should be calm and relaxing with no overwhelming color schemes (Darby & Walsh, 2015, p. 91). Colour has a psychological impact and choosing the right one can have a positive effect. Our objectives in choosing a colour scheme for our dental hygiene office are: it must be striking in appearance but it must also have a long-term enjoyment of color. Our group settled on
I plan on applying to the dental program in 2019. I really appreciate the degree plan being that it does not require a great deal of math. My intention is to move to Arizona or Colorado and practice Dental hygiene in rural and disadvantaged communities due to them having a higher rate of periodontal diseases as a result of the lack of dentist and hygienists.
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.
Introduction: In Canada, general dental health is not part Canada’s national system of health insurance (Medicare) (1) except for some dental surgical procedures that are performed at hospitals. Since Oral health does not come under the Health Act about ninety-five percent of the oral health care services are offered on a fee-for-service basis. Oral health care is under provincial or territorial jurisdiction like other health care services and publically financed dental care programs provide the remaining five percent of oral health care services (2). Thus, majority of Canadians receive oral health via privately owned dental clinics. Privately owned dental care gives these services providers control over dental service charges, types of available treatment for the patients and number of follow-up appointment for treatments or routine care. Service users pay for the dental expenses from their own pockets or utilize insurance coverage (1).
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
As Indian culture perceived doctors or engineers as the most successful professionals, that’s what peer pressure introduced me to and instilled in me to be a doctor. Seeing my elder brother become a doctor, I wanted to follow a different path so I channeled my energies towards becoming a dentist. With my hard work and motivation, I was able to score high in the state entrance exams and secured a position in one of the most reputed dental institution of my state. But my interest and fate had different plans.