Post 8: A Subject you've enjoyed studying this semester

 One subject in this second semester that I enjoyed is ¨Destrezas II¨, in the first semester we also had this subject but I liked it much more now, because we had more practical work, where we developed our skills, learning how to use the instruments, how to prepare and mix some of the materials.

The classes were mostly asynchronous but every week on Thursdays we had to connect to the practical activity. The teacher and an assistant were always there guiding us on how to prepare the materials and teaching us how to use them. 

Last week we finally had the experience of attending this subject in person at the university, it was even more entertaining than online, the time I spent there went by very quickly. 

I think it is the subject that brings us closer to the world of dentistry and it is very important that we are taught everything we learn in class from the first year, so that we are better prepared to treat real patients, and also better prepared for the subjects we will have next year. 

Post 7: Career-Related Website

Although it is not a website as such, it is an application that can be downloaded on android and apple and its name is "Human Anatomy Atlas 2021", it is an atlas of general human anatomy in 3D, it has the option to see the bones, muscles, organs and systems of the human body, it is very complete and helps to have a more realistic view of our anatomy. 

I think that for the first year of the career it is very useful to see general anatomy and head and neck anatomy. I used this application in the first semester for the anatomy course and now in the second semester it is a help for the biological and anatomical bases course. 

Sometimes it is difficult to think of body structures in 3D but the atlas helps to make that not so difficult.

In addition, the application includes tests on the subject you want to study and it is a great help.

I like the application because the animations are very nice and of good quality and it allows to have a very complete study of the human body. 

https://apps.apple.com/cl/app/human-anatomy-atlas-2021/id1117998129?l=en 

Post 6: How Can Your Major Make the World a Better Place

I believe that dentistry can make a positive contribution to people´s health. I chose this career because I think it is beautiful to give smiles to people. The fact we can help them to have a better self-esteem and to feel more confident and beautiful by smiling seems to me to be very important and great contribution on a social and personal level. 

In the future I see myself working with adult patients, educating them about oral disease prevention, treating various problems and performing surgery. I would also like to help and work with low-income people who cannot afford the high cost of treatment. as I have seen people who avoid smiling because they are embarrassed about their teeth and I feel very sorry for them. 

I hope to do my best in this learning process so that I can make a positive contribution to people and society through my work.