3 Things They Do NOT Teach in Dental School - But They Should

Dental school taught me lot, but there was so much that I had to learn the hard way.

The first big thing I needed to learn was how to give painless injections. Dental school taught me to be able to deliver safe and effective anesthesia, but there was never much emphasis on making the shot painless. I'm always still learning and refining my technique.

Being able to talk to patients and make them feel comfortable is incredibly important, and I ma learning that more and more each day. In dental school, the emphasis on the fillings/crowns/root canals - the technical aspect of dentistry - but we spent very little time discussing how important it is to really relate to each patient and understand them as a person.

Another issue that I did not hear much about in dental school was how stressful this career can actually be. There are no easy answers to stress in dentistry, but know that if you are stress out, you are not alone. It did not take long in the "real world" of dentistry to understand how stressful this job can be.

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