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FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

If I could go back in time I’d train to become a dentist (or a doctor). Teeth are really interesting and it seems like a chill work environment - and teeth are also a bigger deal than most people realise.

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Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Bad breath though 😬

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- happy_wheels@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I doubt the bad breath will be enough of a deterrent, not to mention dentists wear masks ^_^ and are paid fairly well. Besides, you’re actually able to tell the patient “hey your breath STINKS! floss and brush more plz” (and get paid for that too!)
  
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- FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Lol, i think i can deal with it i guess? I’m used to the smell of stables and sewage and rotting food
  
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Bubs@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Honestly, it ain’t too late to start! Unless your just incapable of doing the work anymore, (like age or health conditions), then why not go for it?

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- FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Well i’m currently in uni for engineering, and it takes a LOOOoong time to train in dental or medicine. I could maybe do it via army scholarship but that takes the same amount of time + a commitment to serving on the field. I unfortunately won’t be able to get another student loan unless from a private bank (who i doubt would be convinced to sponsor me) because of how it works in the UK
  
  I was hoping they’d open up apprenticeships for medicine but i think people with more relevant experience (bio-chem a levels) will get all the places. I was considering nursjng apprenticeships too but they seem a bit mystifying to get into - you have to get employment at a hospital beforehand to begin
  
  I’m not really miffed about where i am right now. I want to learn first aid and hopefully a bit about nursing in the army reserves, but in civvie life I’ll probably just stick to engineering roles since the pay-work balance is better.
  
  I only feel like i’d be a doctor if i went back in time because i didn’t interact with medical places at all as a kid or teenager and i find them and all medical processes so fascinating now that I’m an adult. I’m also good with gore and i feel like i understand a decent amount of medical stuff easily.
  
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