Orthotown October 2020 - 6
embrace progress
Rethinking Education
by Dan Grob, DDS, MS, editorial director, Orthotown magazine
It's been many years since I applied to
dental school. I'll admit that orthodontics
wasn't my career choice from youth onward!
These days, we seem to groom our kids to
decide on their career, athletic and social
paths early on; I consider myself fortunate
that I grew up in an era when we just tried
a lot of things, failed at many, succeeded at
a few, maybe managed to find something
that we were relatively good at and then
pressed on. But times are different now, and
whether it be family, our profession or our
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practice, life seems a bit more programmed
these days. Or at least we think it should be.
For instance, many people delay starting
a family for fear of becoming too burdened,
overwhelmed or fi nancially stressed. We
hear about people who "don't want to
bring a young'un into this world" because
of one thing or another. Many adhere
to a strict formula to make sure that the
work-life-family balance stays in place.
Waiting until their 30s or 40s to start a
family is becoming more common for people
who work outside of the home. I tried to
strike a balance between the two, and will
admit it has helped/forced me to stay and
think young.
Career choices aren't much different. I
have parents of 8-year-olds asking me what
they should do with their child who appears
interested in becoming an orthodontist.
When I tell them how I ended up in the
profession, they decide that I may not be
the person to guide their children on their
path. (I may have told this story before, but
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