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Dental Personal Statement

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A career in Dental Health Care will allow me to use my hands for service and literally bring smiles to people’s faces. My initial exposure to the dental profession as a potential career path was during my work experience at Wimborne Dental Practice. Here I learnt the real degree to which dentistry is a vocation, improving the quality of people's lives as well as being a 'hands-on ' profession, making it the career for me. I have always enjoyed helping and caring for others; for the last six months I have been volunteering at a care home where I help to plan and organise activities for the residents. This opportunity has helped me to recognise the great gratification that comes from working in a caring profession. Furthermore, because of my very keen interest in Dental profession I specifically chose to study Biology at A-Level alongside Health and Social Care and …show more content…

I have also obtained First Aid qualification and helped raise funds for an HIV support centre and completed thirty hours of volunteering. As an employee for Anglian (a home improvements company) I have learned how to adapt to new situations and work with a variety of people. During my summer job at Sports Direct, I learnt how to keep a professional attitude and show patience in difficult situations. My love for the NHS and desire to give back to my community drew me to attending an NHS information careers day and I decided to join the Foundation Trust. I have I also volunteered as a waitress at the Volunteer Reception of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS foundation trust and taken part in the stakeholder event. I currently conduct patient surveys, which involves conversing with patients to better understanding their thoughts and feelings to empathise with them. I am also currently doing further training to be part of Patient

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