The choice of a dream

Rafael Pinto de Mendonça

Life is a balance between choices and opportunities. All the time we are put in situations where we need to choose one way or another, not always certain that we are getting to a place we really belong. It was with that uncertainty about the future that I, by my own choice, became a specialist and then got a Master’s Degree on Operative Dentistry. But after all, what does it mean to be a “Master of Science” nowadays? What is interesting about pursuing an academic career on a country so full of dentists and yet so bad at investing resources on teaching and researching such as Brazil? The pressure to dedicate myself to and stand out on my dentistry career is not really something new. Since my graduation, I’d always hear from some professors about how hard our market was and how important it was to practice an evidence-based dentistry in order to do it in a dignified and ethical manner, especially because we’re always dealing with other people’s health. Somehow, that certainly sparked my desire to always be in search of knowledge in the field, whether about dental materials, all the techniques, or why things function the way they do.

How to cite: Mendonça RP. The choice of a dream. J Clin Dent Res. 2020 Sept-Dec;17(3):186-9.

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