Dentistry occupations

My Personal Statement My initial exposure to taking dentistry as a prospective career path came on a treatment visit to my father's friend Dr. Ahmed Al-Hallaq in my origin country Syria, it was my first time entering the dental clinic, however I felt belonging to this place, when I met the dentist I here started learning the real extent to which dentistry is a career, and how it can truly improve the quality of people's lives. It really was my first time visiting a dental clinic but it wasn't…

Q4) How do you to test the following equipment is functioning correctly prior to use and how can you tell when it does not? What action would you take if the equipment failed? a) Dental chair We are testing chair practically every day when we are switching chair on. If the chair is not moving we checked the main switch on the side at the bottom, if the pressure is on in bottle with water for procedures and if the switch over the table with computer is on. If all is on and chair is still not…

hidden world Old Muddy Miser who became a mediator between the stifling world of restrictive and the wild imaginative truant life (May 125-131). As Zane Grey matured into a young man, his father pressured him into following the family practice, dentistry. Forced…

Dentistry around the Globe Dental care and the picture perfect smile is valued and sough after in some countries while in others the mouth becomes something that is not part of the body and oral health is not considered as part of overall health. The media has altered the world’s views on what it means to be attractive and, now that includes having a white, appealing smile. Dental treatments around the world have grown to be expensive for both developed and developing countries. The costs are…

Teeth are the first thing that I look at in a person when I meet them so I figured that teeth would be interesting to work with because I mean who wouldn’t want great teeth. With great teeth are people that work in the dental field that help everyone get that perfect smile that they dream for. One group of people that are in the dental field are called dental assistants. As a dental assistant there are many tasks that dental assistants do like prepare patients for teeth treatments, cleanings,…

clinics, the need for dentistry cannot be ignored. It is apparent immediately when at these clinics. People arrive at the clinic early, even some the night before the clinic, forming a line of patients in pain and struggling with dental problems. Seeing this line of people when I volunteer, the need…

Introduction Everyday children are suffering from pain caused by dental caries. This decaying of teeth is the most common chronic illness among children and prevention is vital to their development. Fluoride varnish is a topical 5% sodium fluoride concentration applied to the surface of teeth twice a year in hopes to prevent these cavities. (Moyer, 2014) The purpose of this paper was to determine if fluoride varnish treatments are successful in the prevention of dental caries in children.…

Scopes of practice are distinct procedures for dental assistants, dental hygienists and dentists that can and cannot be done based on their education and training. The top goal of scope of practice is to protect the patient. It is important for the dental team to know their individual scope of practice; because they can be held legally responsible for performing procedures that they are not educated, trained, and/or licensed to do so. A person’s scope of practice can change throughout their…

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…

addition to this offer, the head of the Pediatric Department also offered an academic position and strongly encouraged me to pursue a career in Pediatric Dentistry. I was the recipient of numerous awards in various areas of the program including overall Clinical Dentistry for the third year of the program. My strength in all aspects of dentistry and my ability to mentor and get along well with my peers and professors was evident. I hope to honour these qualities and pursue an academic career…