I have always wanted to be a dentist when I was young. It all started when I was playing with my friends in the hallway of a primary school in Saudi Arabia. We loved getting physical and pushing each other unexpectedly; at least we found joy out of this game. There was this one time that I was not in luck. My friend pushed me, and I met head-on with the wall. I hit my mouth really badly, and we needed to seek a dentist intervention since two of my teeth were loose following the mishap.
When people used to ask me what I would like to be in the future-the cliché question- I never really had a definite answer. I would juggle being a doctor, an engineer, a pilot and all the professions that kids say for fear of the unknown. Until the day my mother took me to the dentist to have my loose teeth taken off; the dentist was very inspiring. They injected me with anesthesia and told me that was the only hard part and then took off my teeth and advised me to rather keep them. As the child that I was, I quickly took them and gave them to my mom, who placed them in a ziplock.
The experience changed my life, and when I went back home, I told my mother that I would love to be a dentist. Every day I kept on looking at my fallen teeth as I worked towards my dream. When I went on to high school, I gave it my best shot and am glad to have made it to King Khalid University, where I took my diploma as a dentist assistant. I took three and a half years studying the course, and the lecturers were pleased with not only my scholarly execution but also my interest in the subject.
I got placement as a dental assistant at King Abdullah Hospital (in Saudi Arabia) for 4 years from 2012-2016. At this hospital, I worked diligently, and almost every dentist appreciated that I had chemistry with most of the clients. It came to me naturally, considering that I had a nice experience once with a great dentist. However, I felt like I needed to take my skills to the next level – international standards. One way of doing this was by studying the English language. In April 2016, I went to New Zealand to study English as a second language (ESL), and I received my certificate for (ESL) from New Zealand.
Come January 2018, I transferred to the United States of America to get into a dental hygiene program, which was equally a great experience. Here, the professors appreciate the efforts I put into my studies. I take some classes at Midwestern State University in Taxes. My future goals I would like to transfer to the University Of Bridgeport to get in dental hygiene program since they have a great coursework and their dental school is showered with praises. I am doing all this to be proficient in not only what I believe in but also what I love doing.
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