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hey...so it has been quite disappointing for me till now ( and I am getting frustrated ) in terms of securing a shadowing experience at a dental clinic. What I have done as of yet is calling various local dentists and even asking family friends who know or are dentists themselves. However the most frequent response I get from those tht are themselves dentists is that the clinic's owner in which they work does not allow them to take in shadowing students.
So I have now decided to go directly to clinics and first ask for the possibility of shadowing and if refused ask about volunteering around the clinic. However I need advice as to how to approach the receptionist when I enter the clinic (I am sorry for asking what maybe very trivial but I only ask because of so many refusals):
Should I simply ask the receptionist to talk to the dentist regarding shadowing? or should I first tell the receptionist who I am and leave my message for the dentist with her?
Also, if the needs becomes that I need to book a cleaning appointment with a dentist so that I can talk to the dentist then, I will do so but I was wondering if it would look bad that on the very first appointment, I go to the dentist and say i am interested in shadowing him/her? If so, when would be appropriate to ask?
Thanks
So I have now decided to go directly to clinics and first ask for the possibility of shadowing and if refused ask about volunteering around the clinic. However I need advice as to how to approach the receptionist when I enter the clinic (I am sorry for asking what maybe very trivial but I only ask because of so many refusals):
Should I simply ask the receptionist to talk to the dentist regarding shadowing? or should I first tell the receptionist who I am and leave my message for the dentist with her?
Also, if the needs becomes that I need to book a cleaning appointment with a dentist so that I can talk to the dentist then, I will do so but I was wondering if it would look bad that on the very first appointment, I go to the dentist and say i am interested in shadowing him/her? If so, when would be appropriate to ask?
Thanks
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