CHANGES THAT COULD BE MADE TO MY STUDY PROGRAMME

Hi everyone.

It is the last post in this course of English.

Until now, in these two years studying dentistry, I have theoretical and practical courses. In this semester "diagnosis" and "simulation" were hard courses (almost all days I slept three or four hours). These courses require a lot of time to study and I think that other courses as for example "Promotion of health" and "Dentistry based on evidence", they used time that could be used to study simulation or diagnosis. I would take a course, as promotion (I don´t like and bored).

Dentistry is an extensive career, lasts six years, the duration of the career for me is fine, because we will work with different people and we must have all the knowledge and skills to serve patients well. The workload is very hard, we are always under stress, my point of view is that they should reduce a little the academic load. What bothers me is that the teachers are aware of this, but they do nothing. 

The use of technology depends of situation, in first year I practiced with "Simodont", is a 3D simulator, for example simulates the different hardness of tissues of teeth (enamel, dentine and pulp). The university could incorporate the virtual reality, it would be very useful.

The teaching methods for me it is very good. I like the class, group seminars. I would like to incorporate more frequently "Kahoot", it is great app, makes learning friendlier, funny, dinamic, with gives and you can share with other classmates.

Regards!!!.

PERSONAL OPINIONS

Hi everyone

Today I will give my opinion about different topics (any controversials, others no). Let's go!

"MECHONEO"

This is a traditional activity when you enter at university for first time at a career. Is characterized for ask for money on the street while you are dirty with flour, paint, fish and other smelly products. Over the years, this activity was more violent. For example, in the university of conception, a young man was humiliated, they threw water and other things, being that he did not want to be mechoneado. In my opinion it is good to take this activity, but to be replaced by another that really give a good welcome the strands and does not affect their self-esteem

"RECYCLING"

This topic for me is very important because the planet is being damaged for the human, because we contaminate the ocean, lakes, beach with trash. The industries, cars and smokers pollute daily with CO2 emissions, accumulating and damage the atmosphere and ozone layer. For this, the mall not give plastic bags. Environmental organizations invite environmental activities such as beach cleaning.

"TATOOS"

Tattoos are one of the different artistic expressions. Being this permanently plastered on the skin. I  would like a tattoo, but I don't like a big tattoos or tattoos in uncommonly places such as neck, face or eyes. Currently I still do not decide what and where to tattoo. I would like to have my forearm tattooed, but in the clinic it does not like tattoos very much.

"MARIJUANA"

It is a very controversial topic since there are two point of view: the therapeutic marijuana as for example to treat cancer and other diseases. And there is the recreational marijuana. I believe that they should legalize marijuana but that is's regulated by the state and that people can limit the amount of grams per month as the do in Amsterdam, to avoid trafficking and illegal sale of marijuana.

Regards!

PETS

Hi everyone

Today, I will talk about of the special family members and currently a lot of people have any pet.

First, I don't have a pet because currently I rent a department and they do not accept pets (yes, I disagree), in La Serena neither having a dog, because I live with my grandmother, she don´t like dogs (she have cats a long time ago). However in a near future I would like two dogs: an Chilean Fox Terrier and English Bulldog.

In this occasion I talk about Simón, the dog of my aunt.

Simón is a Chilean Fox Terrier of two years ago. This breed dating from the late XIX, and it is a mixture of English Fox Terrier with dogs that existed at the arrival of the Spanish.

Simon is a rescued puppy of Los Morros (San Bernardo), a lady through social networks, informed that had him in a temporary home and my aunt adopted to Simón 19 of October of 2016. 

Simon apparently was abandoned from childhood and was abused, because when I just arrived at my aunt's house, I was very afraid of humans and the broom. What my aunt and the woman who took care of Simon did not know, is that he had epilepsy attack and was not in treatment. Now he takes his remedies and does not have attacks so often.

Simón only eat and sleep, he is very fat.

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Graduate School of the faculty of dentistry of the university of Chile

Hi everyone.

Do not ask yourself, what will I do after studying my university career? I'm going to work? I'm going to investigate at the university? Will I study another career? Ok, after meditating with yourself this. I'll tell you, there are post-graduate and post-tittle studies. In this ocassion I will talk only post-graduate studies. In the world of postgraduates, in our university there is the magister and the doctorate. For example magister in dentistry sciences, medics sciences, chemistry sciences, sciences of education and MBA. In the doctorate (PhD) is same, except the MBA. In the post-tittles are the diplomats and specializations.

I would like to do a PhD because I can apply for research projects, to create a line of research, I can have a work team or create a laboratory. If I study a magister, I have little scientific independence and I postulate a few projects. If I would like postulate to a PhD, I will like PhD of dentistry sciences or medical sciences.

I would like study in Chile, however I would like in USA. (nothing is impossible). 

The form or system of study I would like is presencial. In the Phd is of complete dedication , for example 11, 22 or 33 hours (depends of how fast you would like finish thesis).

For more information you can visit the follow web page:

http://www.odontologia.uchile.cl/postgrado