Format
Introduction: Dr. Audrey Greaves will introduce herself, give a general biography and explain her educational background.
Body of the program:
• Education needed to be a dentist (classes you can take in high school and suggested undergraduate majors)
• Use models to explain the hand skills required, and how dental students practice and learn to drill and place fillings in dental school along with all other dental procedures
• Continuing education about the wide variety of things a dentist can learn about after completing dental school
• The different job opportunities of dentists, such as specialties, in the operating room, teaching, public health, private practice, ownership or associate-ship, head and neck cancer etc
• The pros and cons of being a dentist
• How/why to select that field
Conclusion:
Wrap up with what her day looks like and why she does what she does.
Objectives
Participants will:
1. learn the educational requirements to become a dentist
2. gain an understanding of qualities that make someone a good dentist
3. learn what they can be doing now to learn more about the field of dentistry
Standards Alignment
National Standards
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
Featured National Standards:
1. Common Core College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
State Standards
Please reference the National Standards provided above.