Application Essay: A Career As A Dental Assistant

The medical field has always interested me ever since my mother became a nurse and took me to bring your kid to work day. Since then I always imagine myself as a nurse; helping people feel better. It wasn't till I started college and taking my prerequisites that reality settled in. I discovered that I couldn't handle the sight of blood and the inner workings of the human body without feeling nausea. After rethinking my career path I found my passion for dental hygiene while doing an internship at a dental office. I always wanted to make a lasting difference in people's lives. In the dental field you're educating the public on the importance of oral health and easing their minds on both serious and non-serious procedures. Not to mention it's a …show more content…
I shadowed at a local dental office in Durham for a month. The office manager Pam allowed me shadow the hygienist and dental assistant . I even got to shadow the dentist for a few days and ask him questions found it very informative. I plan on shadowing another office in the summer and one more when I get into the program. I feel the more offices I can shadow at the better equip I'll be because each office is ran slightly different. I have training in medical administrative assisting in which I work in a dental office for two years till the dentist relocated to Florida. I feel this experience helps me standout and better understand the material covered in this course. This program has high reviews from alumni students. They stated they retain all the trained they revived and felt more than prepared for the workforce. Most of them found jobs after graduating. So if I get into this program I feel it will be the best step towards getting ready to work at a dental