Why Become A Dental Hygienist

“What are you going to do with your life?”; the question everyone has been asked at least a million times in their teenage years. To be honest, I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life but all I know is that my goal is to go to a community college to become a Dental Hygienist. Dentistry has changed my life and all I want to do is to help others feel the same way as I do. The confidence, to be able to look at a picture with me smiling, knowing that I don’t have to hide behind my hand, my sleeve, or whatever object I can get a hold of. I would love to show people that their lives can be changed for the better.
I had braces when I was in the seventh grade and I also had a lot of people examining my teeth. However, unlike most of the stories about braces, I loved them. Everybody in the office made the whole process so much easier and more comfortable for my family and I. Realising at a young age I wasn't bothered by braces or the stretching, dental hygiene became my interest. I have had years of work on my teeth, a total of 3 years to be exact and I would never go back. I can relate to the people who are going to the dentist office and even the orthodontist office, and I would love to make others feel the same way as myself.
Obviously, I know almost everybody has been to a dentist, however, I have had intense …show more content…
I want people to wake up knowing that today is a new day and we just have to take control of our lives and live. I don’t feel that becoming a dental hygienist would be a job, I personally believe that this is my passion. Since I have experience of my own and classes to back it up, I believe that I can truly help people become not only confidant but find themselves like I have. Therefore, dentistry has changed my life for the better and I have decided that this is what I would like my life to consist of, becoming a dental hygienist is what I see in my