Awesome story. A friend of mine had a friend who’s a dentist so I asked him to ask him if he would talk to me. I spoke with him and I explained that my school recommended getting 150 hours of shadow experience and asked him if I could get some shadow experience with him. He said “I don’t know about 150 hours but I can give you one day if you want to come in.” So I was grateful and said I would love that. I am going to shadow with him next week for a day and I was thinking “if I can win him over maybe that one day will turn into something more.” This story gave me hope that I might just be able to do that. Fingers crossed!
I love your videos, I just started school for dental assistant and I'm very nervous and with 10000 questions in my head. Since i started to watch your videos many of those questions have been answered and i been gaining more confidence at school. You're awesome!!!!!!!!!
Great video Dakota! I'm pre-dental as well, working at a dental office. I'm going into my freshman year of college next year and your videos really motivate me. Keep up the good work! :)
In my state (CT) we have to be certified to become a dental assistant. Which means we have to go through dental assisting school which can take up to 9 months of training. How should I find opportunities like this if I need to do that program? I don't have 9 months to spare!!
Christina Budzinski if you don't want to go through DA training, I would recommend trying to volunteer as a sterilization tech at a dental office. This will give you work experience in the office and if you get lucky, you might even get paid for it! Good luck :)
Thank you for your response! I've shadowed a dentist but I've noticed that the dental assistants to sterilization, and they even have a float assistant who sterilizes the rooms. What should I do? Should I check other offices?
Christina Budzinski you can keep trying to volunteer at that office if they will let you, but it sounds like you might need to look around the area for other opportunities. The real key is to be patient and keep looking for opportunities!
loved your video. i want to go to school for dental assistant. but i hear that doctors treat assistants like trash and they talk down on them. im sure not every doctor but can you please shed some light to me (or anyone in the field) before i choose this as a career
Thats a great question to ask, Samuel. every profession will have a boss that treats his or her staff like the dirt of the earth... but in every profession, there are also plenty of bosses that treat their staff with the utmost respect. you just have to find the right office! I hope that helps. best of luck to you!
I'm also trying to get shadowing hours. I convinced my dentist to let me shadow, but i don't know how i would record those volunteer hours. So, my question to you is how did you record your hours?
to be honest, I had to estimate my numbers, and I definitely was on the low side when I recorded my hours. I started off by recording my hours in an excel document that was dedicated to shadowing, extracurricular and service hours for the application...but my work experience in the dental office got to the point where I had so hours that wasn't concerned with getting an exact number..and based on how my application went, I don't think the schools really cared either. they just wanted to see that I had adequate experience in a dental office.
BTW if I get my certification through one of those 12 week programs to become a DA to work mean while I get my undergrad, do you think those are legit? And I know you mentioned you volunteered for a while would those hours count as shadowing hours?
my volunteer hours definitely counted as shadowing. however, if you were going to get a paid position, you would need to count it as paid work experience on the AADSAS. as far as the DA program goes, its really up to you...i looked into doing a certification course like that after my first year of undergrad, but then I ended up getting a position at the dental office before starting a DA program. I have definitely heard of some students doing that though and it seemed to work out for them.
Hey man, I'm an upcoming high school senior, and believe it or not this fall I was given the opportunity to shadow an award winning dentist thanks to my faculty teacher at my community college. You started internship in college I'm starting internship on my senior year of high school, Do you have any tips for a high school senior shadowing a dentist . Ps: I know you think I'm BSing you but I'm telling the truth. I have this opportunity. I don't want to blow it. If you have any tips, I'm all ears.
Awesome story. A friend of mine had a friend who’s a dentist so I asked him to ask him if he would talk to me. I spoke with him and I explained that my school recommended getting 150 hours of shadow experience and asked him if I could get some shadow experience with him. He said “I don’t know about 150 hours but I can give you one day if you want to come in.” So I was grateful and said I would love that. I am going to shadow with him next week for a day and I was thinking “if I can win him over maybe that one day will turn into something more.” This story gave me hope that I might just be able to do that. Fingers crossed!
Thanks for all the information. You've encouraged to follow my dream to become a dentist, and I'm glad my wife is supportive as well
Thats awesome man! It's nice to see that we share the same passion for dentistry!
I am only in Middle School, and I would love to become a dentist or an orthodontist when I grow up. You have definitely encouraged me:)
I love your videos, I just started school for dental assistant and I'm very nervous and with 10000 questions in my head. Since i started to watch your videos many of those questions have been answered and i been gaining more confidence at school. You're awesome!!!!!!!!!
Great video Dakota! I'm pre-dental as well, working at a dental office. I'm going into my freshman year of college next year and your videos really motivate me. Keep up the good work! :)
Thank you Shannon! good luck!
Thanks for sharing!!
You're so fun at telling stories! 😭 you should do more story times
you are so nice!! thank you!
How do you balance that AND Dental school? Do you have good critical thinking skills?
In my state (CT) we have to be certified to become a dental assistant. Which means we have to go through dental assisting school which can take up to 9 months of training. How should I find opportunities like this if I need to do that program? I don't have 9 months to spare!!
Christina Budzinski if you don't want to go through DA training, I would recommend trying to volunteer as a sterilization tech at a dental office. This will give you work experience in the office and if you get lucky, you might even get paid for it! Good luck :)
Thank you for your response! I've shadowed a dentist but I've noticed that the dental assistants to sterilization, and they even have a float assistant who sterilizes the rooms. What should I do? Should I check other offices?
Christina Budzinski you can keep trying to volunteer at that office if they will let you, but it sounds like you might need to look around the area for other opportunities. The real key is to be patient and keep looking for opportunities!
loved your video. i want to go to school for dental assistant. but i hear that doctors treat assistants like trash and they talk down on them. im sure not every doctor but can you please shed some light to me (or anyone in the field) before i choose this as a career
Thats a great question to ask, Samuel. every profession will have a boss that treats his or her staff like the dirt of the earth... but in every profession, there are also plenty of bosses that treat their staff with the utmost respect. you just have to find the right office! I hope that helps. best of luck to you!
You got any certificates for all the volunteer work you did? To add to your dental school application ???
I'm also trying to get shadowing hours. I convinced my dentist to let me shadow, but i don't know how i would record those volunteer hours. So, my question to you is how did you record your hours?
to be honest, I had to estimate my numbers, and I definitely was on the low side when I recorded my hours. I started off by recording my hours in an excel document that was dedicated to shadowing, extracurricular and service hours for the application...but my work experience in the dental office got to the point where I had so hours that wasn't concerned with getting an exact number..and based on how my application went, I don't think the schools really cared either. they just wanted to see that I had adequate experience in a dental office.
ok, thank you so much! and when i record my hours do i have to get a signature from the dentists? or just keep track of the hours?
@@AbidurUllah it’s been 5 years. What you been up to and how did u do volunteering and extracurricular?😭
BTW if I get my certification through one of those 12 week programs to become a DA to work mean while I get my undergrad, do you think those are legit? And I know you mentioned you volunteered for a while would those hours count as shadowing hours?
my volunteer hours definitely counted as shadowing. however, if you were going to get a paid position, you would need to count it as paid work experience on the AADSAS. as far as the DA program goes, its really up to you...i looked into doing a certification course like that after my first year of undergrad, but then I ended up getting a position at the dental office before starting a DA program. I have definitely heard of some students doing that though and it seemed to work out for them.
Hey man, I'm an upcoming high school senior, and believe it or not this fall I was given the opportunity to shadow an award winning dentist thanks to my faculty teacher at my community college. You started internship in college I'm starting internship on my senior year of high school, Do you have any tips for a high school senior shadowing a dentist
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Ps: I know you think I'm BSing you but I'm telling the truth. I have this opportunity. I don't want to blow it. If you have any tips, I'm all ears.
it sounds like you're off to a good start Nahom! I wish you the best of luck with your internship :)
Yes. I to wish myself good luck:), but do you have any tips for a high school senior with a dental internship this fall. if you dont, I understand.
Just work hard and try learning something new everyday! Also, it's very important to remember that the patient ALWAYS comes first. :)
Why did you start college so late?