Dental Receptionist Personal Statement

For love of cars and Science, I accepted my scholarship for MSc Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary University of London. Alongside my degree, I was keeping up with my dental receptionist job to support myself financially. I like healthcare system and patient contact and working in a great dental team. I never knew being part of this dental surgery as a receptionist, I could save a life. This incident of saving a life changed perspective of my life and life goals substantially. I saved a life of a person by giving him CPR and calling 999 on time. I didn’t know what was happening to the patient as I am not a doctor but I tried all the training I was given by dental surgery. I never felt this needed and useful before. The simple training of

This fact was highlighted during a period of shadowing a Professorial unit at a Department of Psychiatry. Here, I realised the importance of treating patients in a holistic manner; doctors need to be skilful enough to deal with the health implications of both physical and psychological complaints. I was able to observe doctors communicating in difficult situations such as witnessing the emotional despair of a patient suffering from profound depression, where key skills such as empathy, patience and compassion are essential to enhance the doctor-patient relationship. Having observed clinical multidisciplinary team meetings, I am able to appreciate the input various teams have in providing effective care and ensuring a better outcome overall for the patient and their

Being captain of my school cricket team, I acquired leadership and team management skills. I enjoy playing snooker as well as it helps me to enhance prolonged concentration and manual precision. Volunteering at Cancer Research UK charity shop twice a week gave me an opportunity to be an empathetic ear to people who lost their loved ones to cancer. Reading books and distance learning courses helps me direct continual self-development. I enjoy watching a TV show ‘’Embarrassing bodies’’ for the variety and the myriad cases presented. I learned how with good communication skills the doctor put the patients at ease allowing them to easily talk about their