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Std. Dr. Long was able to serve the community of Treasure Beach Jamaica 🇯🇲 along with a large group of students from Howard University. In a record breaking effort the school was able to service 702 people in less than one week! 😷💉 #Impact #Dentistry #Jamaica #TreasureBeach #Dental #ColdSteelandSunshine #ChangingLives #OralHealth #TruthInService (at Hopewell, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica)

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Why dentistry over medicine?

I’ve noticed a lot of people are struggling to decide, so here is my very rough explanation of why I prefer the former :) 

- I love the artistic aspect of dentistry: sculpting, 3D skills, utilising different materials to create and perfect the mouth, application of fine motor skills, individually crafting what will eventually be a literal part of the patient - I want to be in surgery and work with my hands, but not 15 years down the track. We began working with our hands in the first few weeks of dental school. We will have our first patient at the start of 2nd year.  - I want to be able to see an immediate impact for my patients with, for example, restorative or cosmetic work. I think that’s incredibly satisfying.  - I want a career that allows for a specific lifestyle where I am well compensated for my years of education and training, without restricting my free time. I want this lifestyle and career to allow for travelling often, potentially moving cities and countries, and providing enough money and time for a family. - I want a career that involves using novel technology often. In the first couple of weeks of dental school we had experiences with haptic simulators, 3D printing, and sophisticated preclinical work on our faux-patients.  - I don’t want to spend the majority of my late teens and 20′s in education and for my career. I can leave dental school and be a Doctor of Dental Surgery, instead of an intern.  Overlapping advantages with medicine: - I want to have my own patients whose quality of life I am able to impact positively - I want autonomy over my career with the option of opening up my own clinic  - I want the option of specialising in incredible fields that will further perfect and expand my skillset - I want to have the option of positively impacting my community, through volunteering or involvement in public health campaigns 

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Yep, we can now regenerate teeth (x) | follow @the-future-now

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We know…

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If you say so.

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Memory Tips

Study repeatedly - Overlearn. Take advantage of life’s little intervals (i.e.- riding the bus, walking, waiting in the grocery checkout line)

Spend time actively thinking about material - Exercise weak memories with rehersal and critical reflection. No skimming!

Make material personally meaningful - Write notes in your own words. Form as many cue associations (i.e.- images, experiences) as possible! 

Use mnemonic devices for lists - Associate items with peg words, create a vivid story involving the items, or chunk items into acronyms 

Refresh your memory by activating cues - Mentally re-create situations/moods where you orginally learned the material or physically return to the location 

Minimize interferences - Study about an hour before sleep. Don’t study similar subjects back-to-back (i.e.- Studying Spanish then French right after) 

Test your knowledge - Don’t be overconfident about recalling the material. Test yourself with the learning objectives. You can outline sections, define terms/concepts, create practice tests, or explain the topic to a friend without using your notes

Psychology: 8th Edition by David G. Myers, Chapter 9 - Memory 

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Dr. Long and a team of other student docs took time out of there day to give back to the kids! Using team work the docs were able to successfully have fun prepping teeth, while the Jr. Docs beautifully restored the teeth with resin composite. Teaching them the importance of oral health early on is essential to their health and future generations as well! 🙌🏽 #JrDocs #BabyDoctor #LittleDoctor #Dentistry #Pedo #Peds #Kids #Dental #OralHealth #Molars #Restoration #Preps #Underserved #GivingBackToTheCommunity #GivingBack #Volunteer #Howard #HUCD #WongandLong #BoomingDental #Booming (at Washington, District of Columbia)

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Cold Steel and Sunshine 🔩🛠💪🏽☀️ #BoomingDental #WongLong #Booming #ColdSteelAndSunshine #ColdSteel #Extractions #Teeth #Tooth #EXT #Molars #Premolar #Dental #Dentistry #OS #StudentDoctors

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Dr. Wong recently decided to take his talents to Matagalpa, Nicaragua 🇳🇮 to provide dental care and affect change in oral health for those in need! #Dentistry #Dentalelevator #Dentist #StudentDoctor #DrWong #BoomingDental #Booming #IG #Nicaragua #HealthCare #WongandLong #Teeth #Tooth #Extraction #Restoration (at Matagalpa)

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Getting my teeth cleaned by Std. Dr. Madany and apparently being sabotaged on the photo op (at Howard University College of Dentistry)

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This summer Dr. Long was able to service a teenage patient in Treasure Beach Jamaica 🇯🇲 who had severe anterior carious lesions. We're happy to know that she can come back to school with a brand new smile 😁 #Dentistry #Anterior #Restoration #Fillings #DrillandFill #WongandLong #Dental #DentalStudents #Teeth #BacktoSchool #Smiles (at Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth)

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Dr. Long anesthetizing the patient. #DrSaltergiveusanA #BoomingDental

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Dr Wong providing education to a patient #Booming #Dprc #DrSalterGiveusAnA

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Oral Cancer Screenings by Std. Dr Wong.

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You're probably wondering how we got here...well let's just say it wasn't on purpose. One of our professors, Dr. Salter decided to give us a project where we had to create a private practice with a given scenario. We wanted an A so we made an Instagram page....and I guess we got carried away 😅...