My goal is to become a dentist in the future. This has been my dream for 5 years now, and every year that passes I am surer of that decision. Every career that is in the health pathway features more responsibilities than other jobs, but its results are satisfying. Cardiologists focus on the heart, Ophthalmologists in the eyes, Dentists in the mouth. Dentists are needed to improve the oral health of people, with no teeth you cannot eat. Also, people care a lot about their physical appearance, the smile is one feature they care the most. Dentists are in charge of diagnosing and treating conditions related to the oral hygiene. They will find the solution to a problem by giving a specific treatment. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook
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They provide advice and instructions on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health.” Dentists advise their patients the appropriate way of ensuring a healthy mouth.
Dentists work in dental offices where they have their own rooms and special equipment to treat their patients. A typical day for a dentist has its ups and downs. Dentists check the schedule a day prior to be prepared for the next day patients, but they can never trust that schedule because it is always changing. Patients will cancel, new patients will be added, emergencies will happen. In this job anything can happen, and I know that because I work as a dental assistant in a dental office. Most offices open at 9 in the morning. The dental assistant has to be at the office earlier to prepare everything for the dentist. If there are any changes in the schedule, as new patients added in the morning, the dentist has to be advised by the assistant. The dentist arrives to the …show more content…
Including 4 years of undergraduate college with a bachelor’s degree and a major in any science class and 4 years of dental school. If the dentist wants to specialize in something as orthodontist or periodontist, it takes an additional 2 years. It is preferred to work during college rather than working during your years of student in dental school. The Hygienist from the office I work for, her name is Lisa, told me that “it is so difficult to work while in dental school since working is time consuming”. You can take up to 7 classes one semester in dental school, I can see how Lisa is right. I am recently taking 4 classes and working and sometimes I feel overwhelmed. According to the website Career Igniter “Students have to pay approximately $34,204. For tuition and graduate dental school with a loan debt of more than $241,000”. It is scary for me to know already how much money I will owe the
They provide advice and instructions on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health.” Dentists advise their patients the appropriate way of ensuring a healthy mouth.
Dentists work in dental offices where they have their own rooms and special equipment to treat their patients. A typical day for a dentist has its ups and downs. Dentists check the schedule a day prior to be prepared for the next day patients, but they can never trust that schedule because it is always changing. Patients will cancel, new patients will be added, emergencies will happen. In this job anything can happen, and I know that because I work as a dental assistant in a dental office. Most offices open at 9 in the morning. The dental assistant has to be at the office earlier to prepare everything for the dentist. If there are any changes in the schedule, as new patients added in the morning, the dentist has to be advised by the assistant. The dentist arrives to the …show more content…
Including 4 years of undergraduate college with a bachelor’s degree and a major in any science class and 4 years of dental school. If the dentist wants to specialize in something as orthodontist or periodontist, it takes an additional 2 years. It is preferred to work during college rather than working during your years of student in dental school. The Hygienist from the office I work for, her name is Lisa, told me that “it is so difficult to work while in dental school since working is time consuming”. You can take up to 7 classes one semester in dental school, I can see how Lisa is right. I am recently taking 4 classes and working and sometimes I feel overwhelmed. According to the website Career Igniter “Students have to pay approximately $34,204. For tuition and graduate dental school with a loan debt of more than $241,000”. It is scary for me to know already how much money I will owe the