I was really set on medicine, but i’ve now been struggling since summer whether dentistry could be a better option and i’m still so stuck 😵*💫 I know it’s my choice to make but wondering if anyone has any opinions?? I enjoyed my dentistry work experience more, but this was in a private practice & the dentist was really nice - I wasn’t really super interested in the procedures tbh, although it was mostly cleanings & fillings. My medicine work experience was mostly awful because of the doctors I met, a lot of them were stressed and barely even spoke to me. One straight up told me he didn’t have time for students🥲 Although the surgeon was very nice and I really enjoyed being in the surgery room (orthopaedics), which made me consider dentistry as it’s almost a surgical path. Also half the doctors also told me to consider dentistry which threw me off a bit.
Dentistry:
PROS
- can have my own business
- hands on, mini surgeries
- could always move into maxfax
- less / more social able hours
- less responsibility and stress
CONS
- physically quite demanding
- not as interesting to spend 5 years learning about
Medicine
PROS
- much more varied- bound to find a speciality i enjoy
- more interesting
- more invasive and interesting surgeries
CONS
- lots of responsibility - stressful
- more / less sociable hours