Post-Doctoral Externship Perio Personal Statement

A dedicated post-doctoral student engages in hands-on periodontal practice during an externship, illustrating his commitment to advancing dental expertise.

I have a senior classmate, Dr. ____, who is currently participating in the Post-Doctor Program in Periodontology at ____ University. Both of us are Taiwanese dentists. She has shared her great zeal and joy at receiving the most advanced learning experience available in Periodontology, the Post-Doctoral Program at U__. I, too, have the keenest of all desires for such an experience, and the sheer excellence of your program draws me like a moth to the flame. U__ is my first choice for advancing my education in Periodontology.

I am most attracted to the close collaborative relationship between Prosthodontics and Orthodontics at U__ since I thrive on studying interdisciplinary cases thoroughly. I feel strongly that the more thoroughly interdisciplinary a dentist’s education, the better they will become. I am mesmerized by the quantity and especially the quality of the speakers at numerous lectures offered in our field at U__, presented by some of the planet’s most renowned innovators in dentistry. Soon, I look forward to personally visiting UX to familiarize myself with the program and the school.

A post-doctoral externship candidate engages in a periodontal examination, demonstrating precision and focus on a clinical setting.

My central professional goal is to become a very international Professor of Periodontology, back home in Taiwan – but contributing to dental missionary initiatives that strengthen the field of Periodontology Education worldwide, with particular concern for the Developing World. I could not be more enthusiastic about clinical teaching when I stayed active as an oral surgeon, practicing innovative Implantology, GBR, etc. Since I have acquired some clinical observation experience in Periodontology in both the United States and Taiwan, I have become increasingly sure that is where I hope to cultivate my main specialization.

I have also been drawn to and engaged with research efforts in Periodontology. I helped with a study conducted on animals at National Taiwan University (NTU), for example, exploring the relationship between inflammation on the one hand and periodontal regeneration on the other. The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) accepted my investigation of periodontitis biomarkers; I will present my poster in Vancouver, Canada, this June.

Post-doctoral externship in periodontics: A dental professional enhances skills and gains practical experience in patient care under expert supervision.

I learned how to use periodontal surgery instruments as an extern at ____ University and became a practiced surgical assistant in the clinic. After returning to Taiwan from Ohio, I rotated through each discipline as a dental intern for an entire year at Chi-Mei Medical Center. Under the supervision of experienced instructors, I performed various dental procedures, including natural teeth restorations, crown fabrications, denture manufacturing, root canal treatment, extraction, scaling, and root planning. I also spent much of my free time observing and discussing surgical procedures in the periodontal clinic. I earned the Best Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Award. I have invested countless hours in literature reviews on periodontitis biomarkers resulting in publication. I have also taken several advanced courses in periodontal surgical hands-on over the weekends to improve my skills.

I have devoted myself to medical volunteerism since I was a freshman in college and was selected by my university as a director of an international medical volunteer group, cooperating with an NGO working in the area of oral health care and education in Nepal, redoubling our efforts in the wake of the horrible earthquake that struck in 2015. It was a great honor to be invited to participate in the international medical volunteer recording competition, sponsored by the National Dentist Association in Taiwan, winning second place.

Thank you for considering my application to your distinguished Externship in Periodontology at the University of ____.

Post-Doctoral Externship Perio Personal Statement