I have been struggling to decide between the fields of Dentistry and Medicine. I was wondering if people could give me their honest opinions regarding the positives and negatives of each profession. I do not intend for this to be a bashing session of one profession or another, but instead a respectable debate regarding two great career options. I would appreciate all constructive feedback. Thank you very much.
Unfortunately, I don't think these questions ever become a "respectable debate", even though you really tried and asked it in a pretty benign way.
If you are inbetween both careers you really have to shadow both and see which one "feels" best to you. We could go back and forth FOREVER over pros and cons but the fact is that if you feel strongly enough about one side -- because of a gut feeling -- you're going to emphasize the pros and play down the cons of either choice.
In the broadest way possible, I'll put it like this:
I'm choosing medicine because I like the atmosphere and the focus. I'm excited about it, even now after three years of pursuing it. I know the pros and the cons and I still want to do it. It's just a part of who I am now.
I totally respect my pre-dental friends. But at the same time, I personally don't feel comfortable in dentist offices, I am not interested in any of the procedures, I don't have a fascination with teeth or oral medicine, and I would never be happy going to that office in the morning.
It just doesn't feel right to me... the same way that being in international business doesn't feel right to me.
I guess there should be a more lucid answer but I want this to be as neutral of a statement -- well at the same time still being helpful -- as possible.
