Dentistry is a career that might be hard to be confident about until you have actually had practice. It is also a career that is often very limited, if at all existent, in smaller towns.
But in Maine, high school students are getting the chance to have a hands-on experience. The purpose is to hopefully encourage teens from rural areas to pursue careers in dentistry, then return to their small towns and provide services that are typically limited to the bigger cities.
And, don’t worry, their hands-on experience involves practicing on mannequins.
For the full story from the Portland Press Herald, click here.
