Essay On Why I Want To Be A Teaching Assistant

After more than five years of the completion the economic bachelor degree and uncompleted Master degree, now I am pursuing a totally new career, Dental Hygiene, even though I never thought about before. My life was driven around the social trends without thinking of what I really wanted. Now I have chances to pursue my aspirations; I have idea of doing something that I can help people, devolve my life to society. In my country, the science and technology is not modern enough to provide residents the best knowledge about the importance of oral hygiene. Those students like me can appropriate the most modern technologies to help our people. It is so amazing that Dental Hygienists can provide valuable services whereas building the trustworthy connections with patients. As a result, I chose dental hygiene as the foundation for my health profession since.

Professionalism encompasses who we are and what we do. As dental hygienists, we are licensed oral health care providers who have undergone a rigorous education and possess certain skills that others do not. We exhibit many interrelated roles such as clinician, educator, researcher, advocate, mentor and many more. To be considered a profession, a specific field or area of study traditionally must have several characteristics. These include a specialized body of knowledge and skill of value to society, an intensive academic course of study, set standards of practice determined and regulated by the group,

What does a Teaching Assistant (TA) do? there are many variations to this role making this not a straight forward question to answer. There are class teaching assistants, Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching assistants, specialist subject teaching assistants, Higher Level teaching assistants (HLTA’s) to name a few. The job role will differ from school to school as TA’s are present in schools from Early Years classrooms through to senior and upper schools, making the role of a TA an extremely diverse and varied one.

Theoretically, it takes ten thousand hours of deliberate practice to become an expert in any field. I intend on not only dedicating approximately nine hours a day for the three years, that I hope to spend at Newcastle University, but the rest of my working life in the dental industry. I have researched and shadowed a dental hygienist therapist and I firmly believe they are an invaluable asset to the dental care team. I would thrive from the independence and clinical freedom to work, within the scope of practice, on a one to one level with patients. I believe I can make a difference, particularly building the confidence of sporadic and nervous attendees adhering to a holistic and preventative approach.

My choice in careers seems now: to go from managing a tooth-decaying candy store to dreaming of cleaning teeth, would be a large leap on my effect of the tooth-health-spectrum. As a dental hygienist, it will be my job to clean people’s teeth, examine them for any type of oral disease, and to educate others on proper dental hygiene. To perform my job properly, it will be important to have high communication skills, a general knowledge of anatomy and diseases, and to have a close attention to detail.

My love for orthodontics has developed at a young age when my confidence has shined after finishing my treatment. The happiness I experienced at that moment is a feeling that I would love to share with my patients every day. The anthropology of orthodontics has also been a very fascinating topic to me. Coming from an Egyptian background has increased my interest in learning how the evolution of teeth has changed across different ethnicities throughout centuries. My fascination for the specialty has grown when I shadowed orthodontists and noticed that cases are presented in a way where teeth need to be puzzled together to create a beautiful smile. Also, expressing a personality that loves to connect with people and their families makes orthodontics a very enjoyable field. Orthodontic patients are usually excited about coming in and moving forward with their treatment, this leads to having a friendly environment where everyone works together to provide the highest quality of care to the patients. In combing my personal experience with my desire to solve puzzles to help people radiant beautiful smiles, I believe that orthodontics is the perfect fit for my personality and

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Molly Koopman, Expanded Function Dental Assisting Program, Miami Jacobs Career College, Springboro, OH 45066

enjoyed the office’s aroma. I frequently visit my Dentist office, not because I needed but I wanted be there. I had the opportunity to learn how to mix amalgam, how to prepare prophylaxis paste, and how to clean and sterilize instruments at early age. Ever since I can remember I knew that I wanted to work in the dental field. For that reason, it was a surprise for me that Dental field was not the unique career which corresponds with my interest and personality type. Even though Dental Hygiene was not in my top ten strong occupations, it fit in the first two of five top interest areas according to the Strong Interest Inventory.

During my time there I pursued a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology. Both of these social sciences provided me a comprehensive understanding of individuals behavior, as well as societal influences. Although, these majors share their differences, their collective goal is to improve people’s lives and work towards the betterment of society. Since a career in dental hygienist involves working directly with patients, the skills I learned through my major are transferable to this environment. Therefore making this career a fulfilling and rewarding opportunity to

Louisiana Tech University gave me experience working with many different types of people. I have an excellent track record of service to students and faculty. I diligently handle confidential student information and serve individuals ranging

School is a major part of our young lives. It is where we spend the majority of our time as youngsters. Children begin to develop relationships with people who have not been apart of their infancy. For someone who does not enjoy school, this could put a damper on their relationships with others as well as their learning achievements in life. This is why I want to become a teacher. I want to develop a learning atmosphere where children feel joy and security.

Born in Moscow, living in Syria for several years, completing my high school in Qatar, graduating from Dental School in Egypt and now, living in Canada, I am a representative of the vast diversity that characterizes North America. In all of my travel, I noticed dentistry is a privileged profession, which is not an accessible career to everyone. As a native or nearly native speaker of three languages - Russian, Arabic and English, I view my ability to pursue this career and further post-graduate training as a privilege and as an opportunity to improve my abilities to deliver quality care to my patients.

The postdoctoral program in general dentistry will provide me with advanced clinical training in general dentistry, permitting me to handle more complex cases, while refining and enhancing my clinical skills and scientific knowledge, and bridging any gap between my previous clinical training and special needs dentistry.

June of 1996 marked the beginning of my six-year career in the medical field gaining the

First, I wanted a career where I can be satisfied both intellectually and financially. Second, in academia intelligent, motivated and stimulating individuals, who in turn, would motivate me and shape my thoughts, goals and research, would surround me. In addition, I would have the opportunity to interact with leading professionals in my field. Also, the journey towards learning and discovery never ends in academia. Not mention, my high GPA which made me eligible for teaching assistant positions. Therefore, I had focused on applying for jobs at universities, colleges, and educational institutions where perusing graduate studies was potential. After a year of filling out applications, making interviews, and travelling around Saudi Arabia, I received a phone call from Buraidah Community College to come and finish the paper work as I was accepted as a Teaching Assistant in their English Language