Dentistry As My Career

The statement, "Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life,“ has such an impact on my thought process that it has convinced me to pursue dentistry as my career.
I cannot imagine waking up every morning unmotivated and unenergetic about my job, as well going to bed dissatisfied and unfulfilled. As a dentist, there is a whole lot I can do - relieve people of their pain, give them a beautiful smile and the teeth they have always wanted, and can detect cancer at an early stage. For me, dentistry is not just a job, but also a wonderful way to live my life, which I cannot imagine otherwise. It was at the age of 14 when I had my first encounter with a dentist that changed my entire perspective about this field.

I started understanding that the region I lived in, people were not aware about importance of oral health. They would not go to a dentist till they have experimented all of their homemade remedies. My first patient was a middle-aged lady who came to the department of oral surgery where I was posted. She had come to get her lower molars extracted. Upon noticing that all the teeth she wanted to get extracted were easily restorable and the fact that she seemed to be from a rich family, was educated, and still wanted to get them pulled out, surprised me. My fellow classmates and even our professors tried to convince her to get the teeth restored, but she insisted on getting them pulled out. I didn 't want to practice dentistry in which only thing you could do was to take out teeth. I wanted to become a dentist who not only helps his patients get a healthy, good looking smile, but also is able to instill confidence in them about themselves, able to motivate them, and develop a harmonious relationship with

My father always told me to never chase success. Instead if you are capable, success will chase you.

As a dentist, I can not only create beautiful smiles, but also help my fellow human beings get rid of their pain.

Handling the matters at the bookstore alongside attending lectures taught me time management, which will help me become an efficient dentist.

As far as extracurricular activities were concerned, active participation in sports helped my fitness, stamina, eye to hand co-ordination and reflexes.

Always having a keen interest in helping and guiding others, I envisioned myself working in healthcare field from a young age.

Last year was memorable for me as I went through the application process. Although I was not successful at getting in for the current class, my dedication, motivation and determination to achieve my goal has increased manifold and is stronger and clearer than ever.I retook my TOEFL exam and my scores improved a lot. In order to feed my passion of helping others, I have joined St. Raphael’s dental clinic in Stockton, where alongside a team of professional and compassionate dentists we treat people who cannot afford dental treatment. I am going to make myself capable enough to get in and become a dentist I always envisioned myself to