My Most Memorable Experience Of A Dentist

The more I shadowed, the more enthusiastic I became. Working as an assistant to a dentist, I witnessed each procedure clearly from an up-close perspective. The amount of precision required in dentistry intrigues me. Whether it be a restoration, crown, root canal, or implant, meticulous attention to detail is required. Manual dexterity is also important, and looking back to all my extracurricular activities through the years, whether it was woodworking as a volunteer at the church, tying knots as a scout, sculpting as an art student, or playing piano and guitar, all of the activities improved my manual dexterity.

Another reason why I chose dentistry as a profession is because the connection dentists build with their patients. While I was volunteering at Dentistry from the Heart, an annual event providing free dental treatments, the dentist asked me to try to calm down a crying Vietnamese girl, Hoa, as he waited to finish her extraction. I wanted to keep her mind off of the pain, so I spoke to her in Vietnamese about various topics ranging from cartoons to her

Though the hygienist’s job description was to aid the dentist in that moment it seemed as though her only role was easing my anxiety. She instructed me through breathing exercises and helped me cope with the looming cavity filling. It was in that moment that I realized there is more to the healthcare field than understanding the content and administering medication. It is about inspiring patients and providing support to ensure patient success. It is for that reason that I wish to become a

Regardless of your political stance, dental care is a service that all people should have access to, privately, or publicly. In the United States alone, millions of Native Americans on reservations are stifled from receiving the much needed dental care they require, the consequences are harmful to their health and prosperity.

Melinda describes her room as ‘belonging to an alien’ “my room looks like it belongs to an alien. It’s a post card of who I was in the fifth grade. I went through a demented phase when I thought that roses should cover everything and pink was a great color… I’m thinking about changing the rose wallpaper.” “speak (Anderson)”

During this semester I had the opportunity to work along the side with many dentists, hygienists, assistants, treatment coordinators, and also financial coordinators at Dental Associates of Manchester. Dental Associates of Manchester is located at 120 E Fayette Street, Manchester, Ia 52057. While I was on the work site at Dental Associates my job duties were to watch how the dentist and hygienists work and clean inside a patient's mouth and their full routine of what they do before a patient comes in and after a patient comes in. While I was working up front my job duties were to watch and see how they interact with customers and how they go about signing in patients checking them out and also scheduling them for their next appointment if necessary.

My first dental hygienist was a bundle of sunshine with a great big smile, radiating welcomes. That first visit called for an extraction of my baby teeth which I learned at that moment that I was growing my own teeth for the rest of my life. Now that’s a big commitment at a young age, to have teeth for the rest of my life that I had to take care off. I was never to get new one unless they were artificial, so it was that gave me an incentive to constantly have the best hygiene possible of my teeth.

Before taking this course I was really excited about what I am going to learn. And I was right! This course is not only interesting but it is also helpful. I have learned that the grade I am having right now is the reflection of my try throughout the entire semester.

The stigmatism attached to going to the dentist goes out the door when meeting the dental staff and their ability to get patient’s minds off of the procedure they are about to perform.

The experience gave me a deeper insight into the field of dentistry as well as the bonds that can develop between a dentist and a patient. I enjoyed the art of dentistry and it's significance on a patient's total confidence and health. During my time in the office, I was introduced to a truly remarkable patient. This patient was deaf, blind, and paralyzed. Although he was significantly impaired, he was a very consistent patient and cared very much about his smile. I would see other patients, who did not suffer such handicaps, be very negligent when it came to their dental care. However, this man was determined in learning about keeping his teeth healthy. Although, he was not able to see or hear, he would trust the dentist in performing all the necessary procedures. This man knew people were often scared to approach him because of his handicaps. Yet, he believed that if he were able to smile, these people would lose the unnecessary fear they had of him. This patient was significant to my experience because he offered a humanistic appeal to

I came from my workplace to the door that said “Break Room”. I went in and saw many different foods in the tables and the TV was on and all the

The Office always smelled stale, like mothballs and dust. The Thick curtains did not allow much natural light into the cramped waiting area. My mother and I sat and waited until I got called. I'd promptly walk into the little room and sit in the large yet uncomfortable chairs across from the therapist. Her deceivingly sharp eyes peered at me over her grimy glasses. Then I was

Dentistry has a long and complex history, with the earliest evidence of it being performed being dated back to 7000 B.C. from the Indus River Valley Civilization. Later, an ancient Sumerian text mentioned “tooth worms” around 5000 B.C., and from 2900 - 2700 B.C,Egyptians began drilling teeth to drain abscesses. Etruscan and Greek physicians further progressed dentistry by pioneering dental prosthetics and writing texts that contained information about dentistry. The Roman Empire later conquered the Etruscans and absorbed some of their culture, including dentistry. In fact, the Roman medical writer Celsus wrote on many topics pertaining to dentistry. In Asia, although the Chinese did use silver amalgam fillings as early as 200 B.C., a proclamation from the Qu’ran that prohibited body mutilation prevented the advancement of dental surgery for many years. The first book to focus solely on dentistry, Little Medicinal Book for All Kinds of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth by Artzney Buchlein was published in Germany in 1530. Known European dental achievements were mostly French and English in the 16th and 17th century, with James Hunter, an English surgeon, pioneering the idea of teeth transplant. When the English began settling the United States, many of them brought along their dental practices. Notable American dentists during the colonial period include Isaac and John Greenwood and Paul Revere. In the 19th century, America was a hotbed for dentistry related

This reflection acts as my fourth reflection since I have started my internship at Comfort Dental under the Guidance of Dr. Trino Nuno. The semester is coming to an end, and I have enjoyed my time at Comfort Dental., I previously had a clinical and administrative internship at Smile Works Dentistry in Rockwall, Texas and I can now tell you that my experience at these two dental practices was incredibly different. At Smile Works, I quickly got used to the way the practice was run because it was not that complicated and I only had one doctor’s schedule to manage. However, at Comfort Dental I still struggle with managing day-to-day functions. The reason I struggle is that Comfort Dental has three doctors and a lot more staff. Also, the computer system that I mastered at Smile Works is not the same computer system that they use at Comfort Dental. I got the chance to use all to same skills in this internship. I answered phones, checked that patient’s insurance plans are eligible to be billed and scanned paper documents into a hard drive.

Reflecting on the past few days of clinical have been a huge eye opener for myself. Not only was I able to practice and refresh old skills but I was also able to introduce new skills and enhance those. Although only two shifts in, I felt I was able to further develop my experience with Ostomy care. To illustrate, I was able to care for a 60-year-old man who had a newly formed ileostomy on his middle lower quadrant. Throughout the day, we would spend time emptying it, cleaning it and talking about it. Multiple times, D.Z would complain how difficult it was to maneuver, clean and just simply live with. After witnessing his frustrations more then once, it eventually made me realize just how difficult this new adjustment would be for D.Z.