A Career As A Dental Assistant

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I am a knowledgeable and empathetic person and I have always been interested in working in the healthcare field. I am passionate about helping others and particularly enjoy the immediate and rewarding results that dentistry provides. I am determined to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences here at UW Parkside and go on to untimely earn my doctoral degree in dentistry with a goal of working within my community to serve others.
Throughout the last 6 years I have been consistently working in the dental field as a dental assistant with many demanding responsibilities. I have had the opportunity to work alongside an oral surgeon, endodontist, pedodontist as well as a general dentist all within a public health care center; in addition

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