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These days, I feel especially proud to be a Saudi Arabian woman since we are earning freedoms that we never had before, driving cars currently being the most prominent achievement. But I am also part of a more general wave of freedom and opportunity that Saudi women have now been gaining for the past several decades. In my case, I look forward to taking full advantage of the new opportunities opening up for the advancement of Saudi women by becoming a leader in my field: Orthodontics. I look forward to becoming one of only a handful of women with advanced training abroad in this area in my country, and going on to distinguish myself as a teacher, researcher and leader, as well as a practitioner in Orthodontics. Thus, I hope to be accepted to your Residency Program leading to the Master’s Degree in Orthodontics.

I also do not see my professional interests as limited to Saudi Arabia, since I hope to learn a great deal in the United States and acquire invaluable training and experience that will help me to excel both at home and abroad, and to make contributions to the advancement of Orthodontics throughout the Middle East and the Arab World. Plagued by endless political violence, our part of the world depends on international solidarity, in dentistry as in other areas, perhaps especially medicine and dentistry, given the desperate needs of large sectors of the population living in poverty and ill health, many as refugees.

My great passion for orthodontics is also grounded in my own successful orthodontic treatment during my formative years. I know first-hand what a profound difference orthodontic treatment can make. I find nothing more engaging, for example, than studying ways that facial proportions are related to the beautiful smile, balance and proportion. Primarily for this personal reason, by the time I started dental school, I already had a keen desire to specialize someday in Orthodontics. I performed exceptionally well as a dental student, consistently at the top of my class, receiving recognition for excellence and graduating from King Saud University ranked first in my class. Following my graduation, I earned the highest score on record at that time for a first-time taker of the Saudi Dental Licensing Exam.

Reviewing and discussing articles with my professors and colleagues in Orthodontics, case scenarios and treatment options, were some of the greatest highlights of my years in dental school. I have always had an inquisitive nature and I pride myself for being an analytical thinker. The orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning process felt a lot like putting the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle together. Figuring out the mechanics of teeth movements and space calculations and management, I found all of it extremely engaging. During my internship year, in addition to working as a general practitioner, I took clinical attachment with some of the faculty in the Orthodontics Department, where I gained extensive exposure to a broad variety of orthodontic cases and learned a great deal about several orthodontic treatment options and techniques. I also got to preform minor orthodontic procedures such as record taking, brackets bonding, arch wire placement and tie in, and elastic modulus and power chain placement. Additionally, I took four months oral surgery rotation in KSU’s Oral and Maxillofacial Department where I participated in major and minor surgical procedures under both general and local anesthesia. I attended many seminars, meetings and case discussions especially concerning orthognathic and cleft lip and palate case management.

My internship research focused on the antibacterial activity of calcium silicate and epoxy, resin-based, endodontic sealers and their relationship to Enterococcus Faecalis biofilms, using a confocal laser microscope analysis, seeking to test the antimicrobial activity of different sealers; this article is currently in the process of publication. I previously co-authored an article published by the Australian Medical Journal, entitled: “Assessing the knowledge and attitude of a group of mothers living in Saudi Arabia with regards to their children’s oral health: A cross sectional study”, and was fortunate enough to get to present the poster at one of the most important national conferences in Saudi Arabia. Currently, my primary research interests lie in dentofacial orthopedics and growth modification.

After completing a residency program in Orthodontics, I ultimately see my highest calling in the classroom, teaching Orthodontics in Saudi Arabia. Of course, however, seeking to always lead by example, I intend to always practice as well, thriving on the conquest of one challenge after another in the advancement of Orthodontics Education in the KSA. I hope to move into a leadership role in one of Riyadh’s many dental colleges so as to serve on the cutting edge and inspire constant progress in Orthodontics across new generations of Saudi Arabian Orthodontics professionals.

I thank you for consideration of my application.   

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I salute the Developing-world corrective surgery charities that send volunteer surgeons overseas and/or fund local surgeons to correct conditions such as Cleft lip/palate and other correctable conditions that can cause speech problems, eating problems, and social ostracization. I ask visitors to this page of my web site to consider serving as part of dental missions in the future to the Developing World where this type of surgery is generally not available.

Never for a moment have I regretted my career choice, Dentistry, despite the rigorous challenges involved. Throughout my internship, in particular, each day it was a great joy to arrive at the clinic. Alleviating pain and helping patients improve their appearance and dietary choices has provided me with an enormous sense of fulfilment. All of this is particularly true with respect to Orthodontics. I hope to be accepted to your competitive program in Orthodontics in the UK on the basis of my academic work and experience so far as well as my great passion for Orthodontics. I look forward to contributing to the diversity of your program as a Saudi Arabia woman who is well read and engaged with the events of my time, especially everything having to do with dentistry in the KSA, most of all orthodontics.

Now working alongside orthodontists in a busy practice in my country, Saudi Arabia, I relish every day the treasured opportunity to work alongside extremely dedicated orthodontists and I seek to emulate them at every turn. I feel called to Orthodontics because I feel strongly that I am that type of special person, cut out for Orthodontics, with enormous empathy, a capacity for meticulous planning, originality and creativity, and a highly developed aesthetic sense. I receive frequent compliments on my communication skills, art of persuasion, and especially my ability to put people at ease, most particularly children. I have long studied children closely and read widely all the time on themes having to do with young people and Orthodontics.  

I am convinced that I possess the necessary characteristics and potential to become an excellent practitioner. Research is central to my long-term aspirations and I hope to publish at some point myself in the area of Orthodontics practice in the KSA.

Earning my MSc in the UK will enable me to make my maximum contribution to my profession, Orthodontics is the field in which I plan to excel for the balance of my professional life. As a resident in your program, I will receive the optimal advanced education and be exposed to a broad variety of diverse clinical cases and the cutting-edge of Orthodontic techniques.  I look forward to making important contributions to Orthodontics in Saudi Arabia, networking and collaborating for the advancement of our profession, at once making Orthodontic care more accessible and affordable. I seek a permanent engagement with research and education in this area.

I want to provide my patients with the very highest standard of Orthodontic care. My experience so far with everything from routine checkups, root canals, extractions, and restorations, provides me with a solid experiential footing to hit the ground running in your program. I am accustomed to working with very diverse patient populations, languages, and cultures and have become a skilled communicator in my field.

Perhaps what I love most about Orthodontics are the visual aspects, the intense pleasure of the aesthetic transformation before one’s eyes, the process, and the achievement of the end result, the smile.

I thank you for considering my application to your distinguished MSc Program in Orthodontics.