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do i need to partake in real volunteering or is this enough for dentistry?

by 'real volunteering' i mean at like a care home or a charity shop, i really don't want to do it becuase i need to be focusing on my a levels but will i be better off if i do it?
these are my current main/relevant things:
given a talk at a primary school about dental hygeine
- founded my schools first dental discovery newsletter
- multiple charity events eg managing stalls at morocco earthquake fundraiser
- private tutoring
- springpod online dental work experience
- self taught henna artist - manual dexterity, communication with customers to get the design they want
- (i have a day workshadowing a dentist booked soon )
I would recommend regularly volunteering at a carehome/ hospital as it gives you insight into a clinial setting - you can see how to behave professionally and how to interact with patients

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