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Shadowing Experience with a Dental Surgeon Background Shadowing is an essential and useful skill for developing professional competence. Shadowing experience is an essential prerequisite for following the practical experiences of a professional. I had been interested in the “Shadowing” session as I thought it would help me as a future professional. The concerned dentist had been practicing dentistry for quite some time. The present article portrayed my shadowing experience with a dentist. I was interested in learning the professional steps for managing clinical exigencies. Scenario The dental surgeon cordially greeted me as I entered his chamber. He inquired me regarding my academics and interest in dentistry. He too shared that he was extremely satisfied with the practice of dentistry and dental surgery. I expressed my desire and passion for learning dentistry. I shared my intentions with the dentist and asked him how does he perform complex extractions in individuals suffering from pain and infection? He proactively briefed me regarding his next surgical intervention and asked me to join him. The surgeon planned to extract an impacted third molar in the right mandible of a patient. The extraction was planned as because the patient was suffering from recurrent infections. He shared that surgical extraction of a deeply impacted 3rd molar is quite challenging. This is because such surgical extractions are often associated different complications. The different complications include alveolar osteitis, secondary infection, neuropathy, and hemorrhage. Hence, he advised me to weigh the risk-benefit ratio before undertaking such decisions. The surgical
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