A dentist from India who is making a new home for herself and her family in the USA, I hope very much to be accepted to your distinguished DDS Program for International Dentists so that I can resume my career in dentistry here in America, giving my all to what is closest to my heart, the practice of dentistry - especially dental care for the underserved. In 2017, I finished my MHA Degree, which is central to my focus on helping the underserved.
Over the years, I have gained extensive dental experience in the private and public sectors. I am convinced my contribution to dentistry here in America will be furthered by earning the MHA Degree and learning about creative ways to help the underserved. I have valuable administrative knowledge and skills that I look forward to putting to a lifetime of effective use after earning a doctoral degree in Dentistry.
Values play an essential role in my life, and they primarily shaped me as an individual, especially the moral imperatives I learned from my grandmother. Thus, working with refugees, asylees, and marginalized populations with little-to-no dental care will always be central to my professional focus. I have worked with underprivileged people both in India and in the USA. My intense devotion to the underserved and my efforts to attend to their needs have made me a more compassionate human being, which I believe is especially critical for the dentistry professional. I am a holistic thinker and seek to make sustainable contributions that are a sound investment of our time and energy as a society, especially in the care of those members of our community with the greatest need. Therefore, I do not want to focus my time exclusively on treatments. But I seek lifetime engagement with working to enhance patient outcomes and devoting myself to contributing to preventive services and educational awareness of the importance of oral health, smoking cessation in particular.
It was challenging to convince my family in India that it was best for me to move far away and build my profession on the other side. This was especially true because I was a girl. The pull of tradition is robust, with many families, even well-educated, middle-class families like mine, still observing a double standard with different priorities for girls. Nevertheless, I put my career first, and making a permanent move to America was in the best interests of my career in dentistry, the level of education that I might achieve, and the contribution that I might be able to make throughout my professional life. If selected to participate in your competitive program, my family will be proud in India and the USA. I would be happier than I can imagine, the dream of being able to give my all to dentistry 24/7, setting the stage for ongoing lifelong learning alongside practice and service to the underserved. My plate will be complete, and my heart will also be full.
My respect and yearning for advanced education and my passion for teaching as well as learning to leave me hoping that, at some point in my career, I will have the profound privilege of teaching dentistry in some capacity, perhaps orienting and helping to train new international dentists and in this way give something back to the dental community. My devotion to education is demonstrated by my earning a scholarship based on academic excellence for the first year of my MHA program and winning a literary award at a state-level competition as a graduate student.
Currently, I have two professional positions, one as an office assistant at a dental clinic and another as an assistant to an Orthodontist. I am learning a lot in both places to help me hit the ground running in your program and Excel. Previously, I also had the invaluable experience of coordinating medical services for newly arrived refugees in America. In this position, I learned a lot that I hope will be useful in my quest to do all I can to help the underserved, including refugees. Volunteering is incredibly close to my heart. I volunteered for various school health programs in India, educating school children on oral hygiene; I also worked as a volunteer with refugee and immigrant communities in India, providing dental care.
Regarding research, I have a particular interest and read widely about Orofacial Oncology and its treatment. I am most concerned about the devastating levels of oral cancer covering most of the planet, especially India. It would be a special honor to participate in research in this area.
My hobbies include throwball, ping pong, Zumba, and painting, which refreshes me for another day, giving my all to dentistry.
Thank you for considering my application.
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