Incorporación a prácticas clínicas

“Cuando acabé 2º de Bachiller escogí Odontología porque desde siempre me había atraído el mundo de la medicina. Por casualidades de la vida, cuando vine al CEU, hice la entrevista para acceder a Medicina y, finalmente, hice también la de Odontología. Cuando hice la entrevista y me enseñaron las instalaciones me gustó tanto que rechacé el acceso a Medicina. Una vez en el CEU me encantó conocer gente nueva y lo mejor ha sido poder conocer gente extranjera. Este año ha sido el “año prueba” pues hemos podido tener un trato directo con el paciente y ver si realmente esta profesión es la que queremos para el día de mañana.”

“Study Dentistry in Valencia for me is a special opportunity. Flying about 24 hours here with my Taiwanese classmates. We learn Spanish & dentistry, having Spanish food, traveling through the other cities in Spain, facing difficulties together. Everything here for us is new, but having such good friends and meeting new people helps me good experience”

“Para mí la Odontología era el área perfecta para estudiar, no sólo por el estudio que es inmensamente interesante y divertido, sino también la parte práctica que conlleva. Este curso (3º) hemos empezado con prácticas clínicas y al fin empiezo a ver y hacer lo que hace un dentista. Cuanto más avanzo en el curso, más cosas quiero aprender. Además del buen compañerismo que hay en mi clase, me encanta que nos mezclen con la clase bilingüe en prácticas. Hace mis prácticas más divertidas y constructivas. Aunque he de decir que existe mucho contraste entre las prácticas, algunas son intensas; otras llevan un ritmo lento que no me agrada mucho».

«Good opportunity to learn Spanish. Good resources and facilities as it is a private university. Early interaction with patients. Small sized classes, so better learning. Good weather! Different sports, music, etc. options available. Friendly atmosphere and professors«.

I wanted to study Dentistry because I wanted to make a difference in the community. I have always had a passion for providing care for others and Dentistry does exactly this. A lot of people would probably ask “Why not do Medicine instead?” Quite simple, my response is that I love the intricate detail and fine skill in a focussed area that is required in this field. Now that I am here and studying and practicing dentistry in my University, I have been able to understand the many aspects relates to personal and general health of the patients that are affected by oral health. The clinical experience gained in practicals really helps to reinforce the theoretical aspects learned in class. It also helps to improve my skills of communication and enables me to interact with patients on a daily basis.

Treating a patient who is in pain and needs help and creating a rapport with them over the course of their treatments and seeing them leave with a smile is the greatest gift I could ever provide someone; so to be able to do this on a daily basis gives me so much satisfaction. I feel very fortunate to be given the opportunity to study dentistry is such a beautiful city and country. It has enabled me to get to meet some amazing people and allowed me to immerse myself in a wonderful culture. Dentistry is constantly evolving with new technologies and increasing depths of understanding. This makes it a degree that forces you to be adaptive and challenges you, making the experience very enjoyable.