Essays on Dentist

My exposure to dentistry as a prospective career path came from spending time with my grandmother, who suffers from Bipolar disorder. Depression and lethargy meant she was unable to care for her health, most notably her teeth. Her self-esteem became very low; she developed acute, painful Periodontal disease and became reliant on dentures. Her experience allowed me to appreciate the extent of the positive impact that dentistry can have on a patient’s life, as once the dentures were in place her ...

Smiling is a biological reflex. Babies practice smiling as soon as they are born. This is not something they are taught to do, it is a natural, innate response. However, I sometimes forgot how to smile in front of a camera because I was unhappy with the appearance of my smile. After losing deciduous teeth, I gained huge and bucked front teeth like a rabbit. My self-consciousness about appearance began with puberty, as do most adolescents. You have to smile! Put more smiles on your face! Smile ...

Being involved in the healthcare sector in any capacity requires a selfless attitude, with a desire to support society by alleviating their ailments. I became interested in Dentistry during my orthodontics treatment. My orthodontist was more than a clinician for me, as she supported me not only physically but also emotionally by showing empathy and compassion throughout appointments and procedures. This made me realise, in a definitive manner that I want to pursue Dentistry for my professional ...

As a child my biggest dream was to be a dentist. I always liked looking at people’s smiles and think “what a beautiful smile.” I was born in Mexico and lived there eight years of my childhood; I came to the United States in two-thousand and lived here since. Coming to a new country where I had to learn a new language, meet new people and basically start a new life, it was hard to adjust, but I knew it was for a better life, and a better future. When I first started school everything was ...

My initial experience with dentistry as a potential career path started accidentally in my first year of high school. As part of a school program, students volunteered their time at local community organizations to gain real life experience. I was given the assignment to volunteer at the local dental clinic and help with patients flow. There, I experienced the full scope of a career in dentistry, which can truly impact and improve the lives of people. In addition, I also learned what it means ...

The reason I chose dentistry as my first career choice, I honestly do not know! There’s no specific reason I just know that since I was in the seventh grade I’ve wanted to be a dentist. I’ve always been that kid proud to go to the dentist for cleanings or just about any procedure I had to go through. When I go to the dentist they make me feel more comfortable than at a doctor’s office, maybe because they’re working in your mouth and don’t want to get bit! I just love being in that environment. ...

Devices in literature can be very powerful, especially devices like irony, suggestive language, humanisation, and dehumanisation of characters. In his novel “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien uses these devices to put the reader into the world he creates and give them insight into the tragedy, hypocrisy, and dissociation of war. In the novel O’Brien exemplifies these devices within a passage about a military dentist. In that passage O’Brien gives insight on what it’s like to be a soldier ...

Acrylic resin is used as a denture base material for the past 80 years and has created a huge impact or a change in dentistry. It can be utilized with a straight forward strategy for the development of dentures. Resin polymers have been presented as denture base materials and these denture bases are made utilizing polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). These materials have adequate physical features and esthetics with adequately reduced toxic quality, high mechanical strength, easy to repair and can ...

Relationships amongst healthcare professionals, allied service providers and patients, are dynamic and in a constant state of flux. Several external forces continue to shape the dental profession including; changing demands and therapeutic options; commercialization of dental services and products and tremendous increase in the access to information in the public domain. Other challenges include: the need for sensitivity to cultural practices, patient safety, function efficiently in a team ...

Evidence based dentistry is a combination of the best available research evidence with clinical experience and patient needs. Systematic reviews are labor intensive and require expertise in the subject matter and review methods. The arena of endodontic material science is continuing to evolve with the newer materials constantly being introduced to the market with advantageous properties. Countless teeth with questionable prognosis are now salvageable but there is a need to collect clinical ...

The main goal of the endodontic treatment is either to prevent or treat apical periodontitis. If a periapical lesion develops or fails to disappear after primary root canal treatment, the initial treatment is regarded as unsuccessful and retreatment may be performed. A decision must be made to choose between nonsurgical retreatment and surgical treatment to retain the tooth. When the non-surgical endodontic retreatment is expected to be technically challenging, the most appropriate treatment ...

Young people who are passing their last tears as a teenager of early years of twenties having the experience of getting wisdom teeth. This is the last set of teeth you are getting in your lifetime and it is the third set. If your wisdom teeth appear in your mouth in a healthy way with perfect alignment it will benefit you so much and they will be very valuable to your mouth in future. but most of the time these teeth are coming with imperfect alighnmets and the pain will lead you to remove ...

A healthy mouth can mean the world to a person for several reasons. Not only can give our face its shape, but it can also give us greater confidence to talk and speak clearly. My interest in dentistry and dental hygiene and therapy started at the age of ten when my parents took me to the orthodontist to get braces. Over three years of wearing braces, the results were obvious as it didn’t change only my teeth, but my character and personality as well. My goal is to turn my interest and passion ...