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I chose the University of Birmingham because I knew I wanted to do dentistry
and the dental school had a very strong reputation. My school actually had an
open day so they organised a trip for us to come down to Birmingham and I
was sold really because the campus, it’s a very attractive campus and it’s got
great facilities. I like the fact that the course is very well structured, very well
organised and that from the second year, so very early on in the course, we
got lots of hands on experience with patients. For me it was that hands on
experience of treating patients and seeing the effects that orthodontic
appliances have that really made me want to pursue a career in it.
I think first and foremost my practical skills are probably the thing that
developed the most. Obviously to do dentistry you have to be practical and
you get a lot of help with developing your practical abilities. But also my
interpersonal skills. You have to learn how to talk to patients and how to
empathise with people and those sorts of skills, they set you up for life really.
I intend in the next couple of years to sit my specialist exams and to become a
specialist. I really enjoyed the lecturing aspect of it, so I hope to continue to
be a lecturer and I’d like to go on to become a consultant orthodontist.