This is an excerpt from a YouTube interview with Dr. Victoria Rose Veytsman where she describes her path into cosmetic dentistry, emphasizing the blend of art and science in her work, the personal rewards of patient transformations, and the importance of remaining open to possibilities and uncertainty in career journeys.
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Cosmetic dentistry was just the perfect blend of those two disciplines, the art and the science. That is a great question. I think that I've always wanted to be in the healthcare field. I always wanted to be part of people's health journeys. And that naturally led me to, obviously, dental school. But I think a big part of it was I went to art school growing up. I'm an artist at heart. I think I have a very creative side. And cosmetic dentistry was just the perfect blend of those two disciplines, the art and the science. And then seeing people through these transformations and seeing how their lives change has been super fascinating and super rewarding. And starting out, I don't know that cosmetic dentistry was my primary goal or choice, but it's just a testament to show you that every step you take, the next few steps just become clearer. It's often difficult, if not impossible, to know what your journey will look like. So I think it's really important to be open to possibilities. And I really believe that all the possibilities exist in the unknown and the uncertainty. So it's okay to get started and not really know fully exactly where you'll land, but really just make the next a step.