ME, MY EDUCATION AND CAREER PLANNING.

Born and named as Fatin Syahindah binti Daud, I am the third cute child of Daud bin Jakin and Salbiah binti Hashim. I was born on February 14th, 1994 in Melaka. I stayed with my family in Alor Gajah, a small town in Melaka. I am the eldest sister among seven siblings. My father works as a policeman and my mother is a primary school teacher. I started my primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato' Naning until Standard 6. During the year 2006, I took the UPSR examination and I passed with flying colours to score 5As. I furthered my lower secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato' Dol Said and in the year 2009, Ive been listed as one of the best student after I got 8As in PMR examination. After obtaining a good result in PMR, I was offered to pursue my upper secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Syah or well-known as MOZAC. I took my SPM in the year 2011 and as a result, I got straight 9As. Proven, I am a very consistent and determined student in achieving my entire target in every examination that Ive taken. Stepping into SM Sains Muzaffar Syah, it truly gave me a possibility to polish my talent, my abilities and my potential to become a versatile student. Being one of the Missionary Body And Soul of Islam (BADAR), has exposed me to become a strong leader that full of professional leadership qualities and readily to face any challenges. Besides, I also involved in the National Robotics Competition every year since Form 1 until Form 4, and also the Robotics Competition First LEGO League which was hold at Pusat Sains Negara at 2010. By joining the team, I could gain and build up my self-confidence in giving speeches and share my ideas with others. As the secretary of Robotics Club in my school, I was very proud as my club was announced as the best club of the year for our excellent inventions and achievements. At the same time, I was one of the active members in Persatuan Puteri Islam as I joinned the marching competition every year. This shows that I am a student that is compatible with many kind of activities either curricular or co-curricular activities. Although I was busy and getting active in those activities, yet I was still able to divide and manage my time efficiently. In addition of my examination result that is always consistent; I was a recipient of the Principals List of Merit for Melaka's SPM Trial Examination and got the Gold Certificate of Meritorious Conduct Award from my school. Why I really insist to pursue my study in dentistry? Since I was small, I

always aspired to become a dentist when I grow up. I got many compelling reasons why I choose dentist as my future career. Dentist belongs to one of the best profession, mainly responsible for people life. I love to help needy people. So, by being a dentist, I can serve to the people and help those people in improving their oral health, as well as quality of life and their appearance. It is really a great satisfaction for me if I can lend a hand to help people especially the poor, the disabled people and the elderly. Furthermore, dentistry is a dynamic health profession that provides a great job prospect in the future since currently there are insufficient dentist available in Malaysia to provide adequate oral care to its population. The demand for dental care is projected to grow as baby boomers age, they will continue to need preventive services and require maintenance on existing dental work. As in Malaysia, the current ratio is 1: 10 000 which means one dentist to 10,000 people. The country hopes to achieve a ratio of 1: 4,000 in 2020. Undoubtedly, there is a high demand for dentist. In addition, a dentist is usually not required to be on call at night or to make house calls. Thus, it is easier for dentist to attain a perfect balance between their personal and professional lives. As for medicines that have so many areas of specialization, so do dentistry. The areas of specialization in dentistry including oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, forensic dentistry and community dentistry. Ive decided to continue my study regarding dentistry in University of Jordan. The University of Jordan is both a modern as well as old institution of Higher Education in Jordan. Established in 1962, the University has, since then, applied itself to the advancement of knowledge no less than to its dissemination. In addition, the University offers one program in Higher Specialization in Dentistry for graduate education. Theoretical instruction is further assisted with interactive multimedia teaching techniques and computer-based instructional materials to support, and eventually discard, traditional teaching methodologies. Field work, practical training, and applied research are essential components of most of the programs offered by the University. For sometime, University of Jordan has been introducing and implementing the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM). With respect to Information Technologies, University of Jordan is very wellpositioned. Thus, in my opinion, University of Jordan is a great choice for me to continue my study in dentistry. Just like a typical dental student, each student must have a very good

and strong basic regarding pure science subject respectively, especially Biology. Science subjects especially Biology is the most subject Ive interested with. Since the intake to fill this course is quite competitive, I must achieve good result in all my examinations. Basically, it will take at about 5-6 years to finish up my study in the dental course before I can become a doctor and got the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). All fresh dental graduates are compulsory required to work for the Ministry of Health for three to five years. On completion, I can either choose to continue my career in the public health services, work in the Ministry of Defence or Institute of Medical Research. Not only that, I also can set up my own dental practice, work in the private sector or become academician. I can even become a dental officer by continuing my studies in master for about three to five years and be one of the specialists in oral surgery. Hence, dentist in Malaysia will have many career pathways undertaken with this degree. This is all about me, my education and career planning if I took dentistry as my primary choice to pursue my study. Despite of deep interest in this field, dentistry also serve a lot of golden opportunity in Malaysia, especially in the future. This job is not only about making money, but also mainly about how to improve my race level in this modernity lives. As this field is less monopolized by the Malay bumiputras, I think Ive had the responsibility to help my own people. I will surely do anything to achieve my goals. Moreover, dentistry will be one of rewarding career and surely people will start to look for a chance to get to know more about it.