Manual Dexterity Ideas??

[NYgatorDDS]

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I'm wondering what sort of things people explain or write with manual dexterity..or things dental schools thought were great ideas

i know saying video games is something but sort of strange to say to a committee...also I worked as a medical assistant setting IVs and setting up EKGs which i'm sure would look good for that

I also did some construction work over a summer building furniture and patching walls and all sorts of things..would that be considered manual dexterity..or are they looking more for pottery and knitting like i've read other places lol

 

[RSimon]

I recommend doing a search this has been brought numerous times.

 

[NYgatorDDS]

i'll be looking at other threads as well...the last thread was from almost a year ago so wanted to get some new insight from the people on now...and also to get feedback on what i've done already

 

[MatthewLeeDDS]

Model airplanes. I think it actually did help, not just for my application.

 

[RSimon]

Model airplanes. I think it actually did help, not just for my application.

Were you into R/C or just modeling? I have been involved in R/C helicopters and airplanes for about 13 years and agree it did contribute a lot to improving my skills.

 

[TechnoViking01]

Take a course in a jewelry fabrication. A jewelers bench top has many of the same tools a dentist uses, such as the burs and abrasives on a high-speed, and it will definitely improve your manual dexterity. Take a course that will teach you how to work and handle precious metals to make rings, bracelets and other metal sculptures using the basic techniques as well as more advanced techniques like the lost-wax method. I took a few courses in that and it was really fun, but the only problem is that it may be expensive.

 

[Karelia]

Have you ever played an instrument? I played the piano for two years and the saxophone for 8 years, so I put that down.

 

[Spit]

Practice taking off bras with one hand

But really... Crocheting (sp*), or knitting, or doing maintenance on something intricate like bikes or small engines, or restore a car, or wood-working (especially using a lathe or dremel), or just sitting there and threading a string through the eye of a needle for hours on end, or practice stitching on a banana, or string lacrosse sticks, or knot tieing in boy scouts...

The biggest one I had was from my extensive research experience. With all of the pipetting, and all of the organ embalming, and microtoming of wax cassettes for slides, there was a lot of intricate hands on work that I did. And I think I did put video games. Whether it helped or hurt, I dont know, but I'm going to dental school so meh.