My Major
I have chosen pre-Dentistry. I hope to become an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon. This is one of the more competitive fields that there are in dentistry today. With this I hope to take join my dad in his practice. There are many classes and degrees that a person must complete before he can become an Oral Surgeon. I think that this would be a challenge. School will be tough, but in the end the rewards are endless. After college an Oral Surgeon must attend dental school, then they must go to five year residency for after that. This is a great career, and I think that I could make it if I tried hard enough.
An Oral and Maxiofacial surgeon is the person that you would go to to get your wisdom teeth extracted. That is not all they do most of them are on a hospital staff, if not multiple ones. In the hospital they work mostly in the emergency rooms reconstructing faces from car accidents. Dr. Donald Lewis said “As an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon, we are called to the emergency room for many types of emergencies, these emergencies can range from facial infections to gun shot wounds of the face and facial fractures”. There is a lot of responsibility that is placed on an Orals Surgeon. If that gunshot wound is not removed it could mean serious harm or even death to the patient.
Classes that a student will need to take are mainly sciences mostly chemistry. I will need to take all of the upper level chemistries, along with biology. These are the main courses that I will have to take; there are some math and physics classes they are only in the 200’s. The chemistry is needed so one can understand what each prescription drug is does and what reactions that is has to other prescriptions. Biology is needed to know what you are operating on in the person. After completing 122 hours I will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry.
After graduation, I will need to go to Dental school. This will take five years to complete. To graduate I will need to take a written National and State Board examination, upon graduation of dental school I will receive a Doctor of Dental Surgery, D.D.S. From dental school I am still not done. From there I must get into a five-year residency program. Where I must maintain at least a 2.5 grade point averag...
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...u could start you own practice or you can start working for another doctor, so you can take over their practice when they retire. Once established the Oral Surgeon can make dollars which can rank in to the millions, if the are good enough. I think that being a doctor, even more specifically an Oral Surgeon, is one of the most gratifying careers that is offered in today's world. The ability to take care of people with the compassion that doctors do it is truly fascinating, considering what they have to go through to get there and what they have to put up with once they get there. The stress that they have to deal with is incredible. When they are in the emergency room they have to make critical decisions that could be life or death chooses and they have to live with them. Then they have to worry about all the diseases that they face in every day procedures. They also have to put up with the patience that just does not appreciate the care that they are give. After all this, they have to go home and be able to put their frustrations behind them so they do not take them out on their family. I think that I would make a good Oral Surgeon. It would be a challenge to become one and I feel
My college plans include attending a two-year college and then pursing a degree in dental hygiene. I believe that I will have a great opportunity to give back to my community with my chosen career. As a dental hygienist, there would be many ways to help young and old alike. The time that I would volunteer would enable me to become more involved in the life of our community.
The requirements of becoming a dental hygienist requires many different types of schooling. Dental hygienists can earn their education through community college, universities, technical colleges, or even dental schools (“Dental Hygienist” American para. 13). If attending a community college it takes approximately two years to complete all courses (“Dental Hygienist” American para. 13). The graduates of community colleges receive an associate degree (“Dental Hygienist” American para. 13). Many dental hygienists enroll in a two year college, but the best jobs go to the ones who have earned their four year bachelor’s degree (“Dental Hygienist”What’s para. 14). Usually hygienists need an associates degree for dental hygiene. Before graduating college you must be properly licensed, all states require licensing(“Dental Hygienists” para. 3). Every state has a requirement for a dental hygienist to be licensed; although, requirements may vary due to the state they are licensed in (“Dental Hygienists” para. 25). Bachelor’s degrees are not occasionally given but are available for hygienists (“Dental Hygienists” para. 17). Almost every state requires a ...
The total credit hours include The Dental Hygiene Program. After completing the perquisites and the program, I will graduate with an Associate Degree in Applied Science. The next objective will next be to become certified as a dental hygienist. This is completed by taking state and certifying examinations. Training usually includes one to two years, including being on the job experience and informal training. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, skills necessary are interpersonal skills, physical stamina, dexterity, detail oriented and compassion. It is only recommended that a student should at least major in an Associate Degree in Applied Science. A student can also acquire a bachelor’s degree, but it is not necessary for this career. It is recommended to acquire this degree if the student is planning on branching away from dental
Becoming an orthodontist requires specific education, including: four years of college, four years of dental school, and two to three years of orthodontic residency. (Chaekal). The aspiring orthodontist may major in either health, premedical studies, or life studies. There are also required college courses such as biology, chemistry, and physics. This person will be prepared for dental school through classroom lectures, and laboratory instruction on the physiology of the human body, especially focusing on the structure of the mouth and jaw. (Education Portal, “Majors for an Aspiring Orthodontist”). After completing four years of college, they move on to dental school. However, it is not always a guaranteed acceptance since dental schools are quite competitive, and expensive.
Dental assistants mainly help as BLS states, “Dental assistants provide support to dentists as they work on patients.” (“Dental Assistants.”). Dental assistants help the doctor work on the patient's mouth. Sometimes the doctor tells the assistants what to do and the assistant does most of the work and the doctor will come back after the work is done to check the patient's mouth.
The career path that I want to pursue is in the medical field. I major in psychology and minor in biology because going to medical school has always been my desire. Being a pediatrician is my goal I wish to conquer. I am beyond interested and passionate about this career. It is not just a career, it is my life dreams. I want to be able to enjoy going to work every day knowing I love my job and I am here because I want to. Being a pediatrician I am able to work with children and many people of different cultures. I am thrilled to know that I will be capable of caring for sick children.
I am planning on going to University of Southern Indiana (USI) to be a dental hygienist. In college i will take any programs they offer me that deal with dentistry. I am planning on going to college for a full eight years to get my doctorate’s degree. Just in case in the future, I decide to change my career I would like to have that degree. I will take science and medical classes to expand my realm of knowledge in equipment and procedures I will perform. College will definitely be difficult, but I feel like if I try my best and put 110% into all my work I will
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I believe this career matches me because for one I love being around people and I love helping others when they are in need meaning I can help them with better teeth I can take them out of pain I can give them a better smile then they had before. I also loved the salary they had. I can major in this career and I can help my parents out I can give back to them and thank them for everything they’ve done for me. I also talked to the people at my dentist and they told me about how much they love their job and one of the ladies there actually graduated from TSU and she majored in Dental Hygiene. She told me ...
Growing up I can’t say I ever knew right off the bat I wanted to work in the dental industry. I wanted to be a soccer player or an artist of some sort. I have a very big extended family with awesome careers. Which kind of got me thinking, what do I really want to do? Two of my uncles and one of my cousins are dentists. So of course they were talking to me a lot suggesting the dental field.
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.
I want to be a nurse, specifically a nurse practitioner. I have always been fascinated with the medical field and see a bright future in it for me. I have the opportunity of meeting new people every day with a variety of personalities. There is always something new to discover in this field. A nurse practitioner's job is to be able to diagnose and treat illnesses. They also prescribe medicine and run physical exams. I am highly interested in pursuing the career of a nurse practitioner because the healthcare field is always in need for medical professionals, it pays well, and I am helping people at the same time.
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.
“What made you want to become a dentist?”- I have been asked this question numerous times over the last five years since I embarked on my career path in the field of dentistry. I marvel in the bewilderment people have in trying to understand why on earth anyone would want to work in people’s mouths all day. Truthfully, it was my own pediatric dentist who inspired me to want to become a dentist and whom I aspired to be like. I remember being greeted by the friendly faces in the waiting room, playing with the toys until I was invited to sit in the bright green dental chair for my checkup. It was there that I learned the importance of oral health care and where my fervor for oral health care was born.
With so many jobs in the world it’s so hard to choose just one. Do you want to be an athlete or a doctor? You have to decide wisely because once you choose turning back is a difficult task. Being a surgeon is the job I want to have as an adult. Being a surgeon may be hard but in the long run it’s worth it. This career caught my attention as a kid. I would always watch these ER shows and see these crazy tasks that they would have to deal with, and through all that they’d be calm and collective. Seeing a surgeon save someone’s life inspires me to want to do the same thing. If I would have the ability to save someone’s life, it would allow me to see the world in a whole new way. Every year more than 15 million people in the U.S. have surgery. That being said the need for surgeons will never decrease, as there always will be a surgery to perform. A surgeon is always on call everyday of the year, they need to be able to perform under some of the most pressures situations. Five things one must understand when researching a career are: career description historical perspective, salary, training and education and career progression.