The other is a model of a more complete skull, and these represent my work in forensic dentistry. One is a plastic model of a lower human jaw that simulates the appearance of one found in the ground after many years. This may seem morbid, but two of them are parts of a skull. Tell me about an object in your office and what it represents to you. Doing this will make your education experience much more enjoyable. Get involved with the school and get involved with the community. What's your best tip or advice for somebody new to UNLV? Now, I try to reveal that “why” during my instruction so the students have that a-ha moment a little earlier than I did.
I knew the “how,” but teaching students helped me remember the “why.” The students brought this knowledge out, which enhanced my skills. When I started teaching, I had to explain the reasons why. There are things that I did in dentistry because that's what I was taught. Oh, there have been a few. One of them was that I learned more from teaching students than the students probably learned from me. Tell me about an ‘a-ha’ moment you've had during your career. That and my wife told me I was done changing majors. Finally, I recognized that dentistry would give me what I wanted: A regular day schedule, working with people, and using my hands. So, I started switching my majors around. I went to psychology, then back to nursing, then to medicine. But after a while, I realized I didn’t like working nights. So, I learned how to work as a certified nurse assistant within an acute care hospital and continued throughout my undergraduate years. That was part of my way of working through college and through dental school when I got to that point.įrom there, I pursued nursing thinking I would transition to medical school.
I then met a physician and rode back with him from a conference. We started talking about medicine, and I became really interested. I was looking more at the physical sciences. Tall would visit, he would often say, “You know, you should get into dentistry.” And I told him, “I will never be a dentist – absolutely never be a dentist.” I was in high school and at that point, I wasn't even really interested in the medical field. John Tall, who was an oral surgeon, nudged me toward the profession. Today, he has more than 30 years of experience as a private practitioner, dental educator, forensic dentist, and a key member of the team that helped make UNLV School of Dental Medicine a reality. David Ord adamantly opposed dentistry as a career path.
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