My Experience in Studying Dentistry
My Experience in Studying Dentistry
Before
getting started, let me remind you of a few important things about my blog.
This Blog
is talks about the specializations, fields, magazines, books, articles,
research that you may have encounter in dentistry program. This will help you
to understand dental care procedures and be knowledgeable about the importance
of our dental health. It also
talks about the current dental topics, the importance of hygiene and oral
care for us and our families, including information about cosmetics.
In this
blog, we care to spread health and cultural awareness of dentistry and to give
everything related to dental medicine to to our viewers.
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start ...
Overview
The study
of dentistry includes related to this specialization and many fields and thus
you will learn to treat different cases and prevent dental problems after
specialization, you will work in the field of a dentist and may specialize in
maxillofacial surgery and other specialties.
Contents of the Study
You will
initially study the organs of the body, its tasks is to know more about our
teeth, the place of pain, dealing with patients and the various processes
related to this specialization.
You will
be trained in a simulation of the human head, teeth made of plastic, as well as
sculpting of teeth using soap or wax.
After
dealing deeper into the study, you will arrive at the actual work stage by
treating some real medical conditions under the supervision of the course
physician.
The university application
stage
The stage
of applying to the university is one of the most difficult priorities that the
student must take after his graduation, and your choice of the university is
due to specialization, cost, and the number of years that you consider suitable
for you and your family.
The College
The
faculties of dentistry are among the colleges that are most committed to the
laws and regulations and their application. The dental curriculum differs from
the curricula of other medical specialties, and it has its own method of
education, which is simple and easy, success in it is what the colleges aim to
know every person who has its right. You can also communicate between the faculty members of students
and doctors with ease and you can learn from their previous experiences and
their experiences in life.
Official Wear (Uniform)
What is
called a uniform. Boys'
clothing: white scrap, scrap lab + lab coat. The college provides lab coats for boys and girls and they take
measurements and stitching.
Girls'
wear: white scrap + lab coat to knee + white boots. In the lab: wearing a mask,
white boots, gloves and glasses
Study Dates
The years
of studying dentistry depends on the country that you are going to study in,
and the year usually consists of two semesters, and the semester contains 4
months. In my school consist of 6 years of study. And opening times, with the beginning of official working hours,
will be at 7 o'clock and a maximum of 7 or 8 o'clock.
Subjects
Per
semester it usually consist of 28 units with major and minor
subjects. Some of the major subjects are:
Human
anatomy, Biochemistry, Dental morphology, General histology, General
physiology, General microbiology & immunology, Oral biology, General
pathology, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Pediatric dentistry,
Periodontology, Prosthodontics, Pharmacology, Dental Radiology, Oral Pathology,
Dental material, Oral anatomy, Restorative Dentistry. Subjects or subject’s
titles may differ from one college to another.
The First Days in the
Classroom
You will
meet many students who really convince you that a high degree does not matter
whether or not you are an excellent doctor. Some even asserted that it is not possible to obtain a high degree
because you are in the "College of Medicine", justifying this by its
difficulty and its need for big minds, forgetting that success is 99%
diligence. You will
meet different students and you will notice the student’s different minds.
Through
my experience and experience with these types of students, most of those who is
around you, whether or not they belong to the medical field, see success as
important, excellence is tertiary, because obtaining a high degree is a "miracle"! Rather, it was the case for
some to believe that the high grade is nothing more than a "book
bunch". You
should never waste your time with that type of lecturer. Bring your laptop or
book and listen or study even if for another subject during his speech. To
benefit from the time, always learn to manage stress and develop yourself.
The Exams
Considering there is a
monthly tests, and each month examination of consist of: prelim, midterm, semifinal
and final. At the end of the last test from the fourth month, the teacher
collects the total grade from the beginning of the study to the end of the
final test added by the grades which divided into short and monthly tests,
homework, projects and research required by the teacher. The test date is determined
after the agreement between students and doctors to reach the appropriate date.
It is
very normal for some students to have a test and submit duties, research or
presentation on the same day so my advice to you is: do everything first-hand
and do not postpone something, the closer you approach to the end of the term,
the more costs and pressure increase.
The duration of the tests is two weeks, and it
is possible that the number of days increases if the number of
materials is large, and the final 3 weeks. Likewise, the number of days may
increase if the materials are many.
Studying
The
dental specialization contains a lot of basic subjects and the materials vary
from year to year and you will need to study first or at least read so that the
information is present in your mind because you will need it in the coming
years from your studies or in clinics, any question that is difficult for you
to understand try to ask your professor with specific subjects. Your goal is to excel and
graduate at a high knowledge, not just success.
Clinics
It is the
beautiful part of your dental study, which is clinics, and your work is usually
weekly. The
feeling of being in the clinic, using the clinic's equipment, bringing the
patients and treating them is an indescribable feeling, and it gives you
confidence in yourself and a great motivation to continue your education and
achieve a lot of efforts to reach the your goals in life. However, to reach this
stage, you will face many difficulties, more learning, training and success.
Stress and Difficulties
Be
certain that it is not easy to be a doctor and the path to reach is lethal,
especially with the long-term and system of tests. Patience must be in the
cause. It will
be in many sacrifices, such as playing games, visits and sorties, sitting with
family and friends, or even lack of sleep due to studying.
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Also, you
will encounter difficulties in clinics, for example, it is hard to find special
cases or patients easily. Any major
that requires great effort and determination to reach graduation and the
happiness of your family, a dentist serving the community.
[[Important Advices]]
1.
Time management is very, very necessary and your success lies in
it.
2.
Accumulating lectures does not work and drags you into failure, as
reaching the end of term with accumulation will prevent you from passing the
course.
3.
Take care of the most materials in the number of hours and never
waste them, no matter how much it costs you. And do not forget about the other
subjects, as it could be the reason for raising your rate when any other
materials fail.
4.
Language is not a hindrance in the medical school, I believe it is
a lie and a lie, its sincerity is represented in the first days only by virtue
of the lecturers' dealing with students plus the difficulty progresses, with
the days you will reveal their lies.
5.
Remember that you need to understand both medicals (Latin) and
English terms, so "tighten your tricks".
6.
Language is never a hindrance, but you can break its barrier in
the beginning by translating your lectures up to date so that you can get used
to studying them without translating them.
7.
Follow the method that suits you in the study and do not adopt a
method that does not suit you.
8.
Gold years It is said that from 20-30 years of a person’s life
is the ‘ten’ golden years, you will have the capabilities and ability to learn,
so do not put them down.
9.
Take advice from those who underestimate and regret, in which they
come in contact with your heart and mind.
10.
Grades are not all, but they are important it does not necessarily
mean that you do not get the A + that you are a student who is not diligent or
not struggling, but it means that there is a defect in your path (and you are
free to discover it). In the end, if you did what you could and did not get the
excellent degree, the most important thing is that you have knowledge of the
thing and full knowledge of what you study.
11.
Hating or hating a particular substance does not mean that you
“pull on it” because medicine, as a science, is based on each other.
12.
Fill in your spare time with research work I do not mean here
to start research, but to learn how to start and avoid mistakes and obstacles
that others have gone through, 20 minutes of reading per day = 5 days a year of
full and strong knowledge that is added to you without knowledge.
13.
Learn to differentiate between what you choose for yourself and
your judgment on others.
14.
Don't be fooled by the enthusiasm of the first days and make your
vigor high and steady.
15.
Priorities, not urgent / important is the most important
thing.
16.
Table the things that you did not understand and ask your teacher
about it to find the answer.
17.
Do not be the super person, do not do group things on your own, do
not put yourself on the shoulders of no one.
18.
Learn from others and benefit from them and benefit them.
19.
You are not required to succeed 'on your own' in college, you are
a full payment and you are highly valued for this country.
20.
The grades come and go, but the knowledge is the one that
stays in your head. Because the grades in the clinics are not always
everything, sometimes you collect a lot of grades because your cases are all
easy, and you may lose many grades because the situation is more difficult; The
bottom line is the amount of things you have learned, not the degrees you have
collected.
21.
Do not go to the clinic and you are not ready or without complete
tools. You must be prepared and understand your plan before going to the clinic
and starting work.
22.
Tell your patient in about the appointment, tell him that if he
misses the appointment or is late what will happen to him - and these
conditions are present in the file and the patient signs - you must be firm in
arranging your schedule, otherwise you may miss many dates. Also, the patient’s
call to book an appointment is two days before the clinic for two
reasons:
1. Imagine yourself in his
place! Keep in mind that a person has responsibilities and obligations that he
needs to regulate.
2. To be more professional. What kind of doctors calls at night to make an appointment?
23.
Do all of the previous advice well and leave your mind to remember.