Essay Writing For MARA Sponsorship

     Born and named as Mohamad Anas Safwan bin Ahmad Nasaruddin, I am the first   child of Ahmad Nasaruddin bin Mohd Noor and Rosjaya binti Ghazali. I was born on February 21st, 1992 in Ipoh General Hospital. Right now, I am already 19 years old and going to be 20 years old next year. I stayed with my family in Sungai Siput (U), a small town in Kuala Kangsar district in Perak. I am the eldest brother among three siblings. I had a younger brother and two younger sisters. My father works as a teacher in SMK Muhibbah, Sungai Siput (U) and my mother is also a teacher in SK Temin, Sungai Siput (u). I started my primary education at SK Sungai Siput (U), Perak from Year One to Year Six. In the year 2004, I took the UPSR examination and I passed with flying colours to score 5A’s. Then I was offered to further my secondary education at SM Sains Hulu Selangor (Semashur) Hulu Yam, Selangor In the year 2007, I sat for PMR and obtained 8A’s in PMR examination. After that I took my SPM in the year 2009 and as a result, I got 6A’s and 3 B plus. Proven, I am a very consistent and determined student in achieving my entire target in every examination that I’ve taken.

     During my school life either in primary or secondary school, it truly gave me a possibility to polish my talent, my abilities and my potential to become a versatile student. Being appointed as a Head School Prefect in SK Sungai Siput and a school prefect in SM Sains, it has exposed me to become a strong leader that full of professional leadership qualities and readily to face any challenges. Besides that , I also took parts in the Cadets Marching Competiton and the State Fire and Rescue Cadets Camp in Hulu Selangor . By joining this, I could gain and build up my self-confidence and could be able to share ideas with others in every activities held. At the same time, I also hold the position of a Secretary of History Club and participated in the Inter SBP schools in rugby and football. This shows that I am a student that is compatible with many kinds of activities either curricular or co-curricular activities. Although I was busy and getting active in those activities, yet I was still able to divide and manage my time efficiently. In addition of my examination result that is always consistent and be able to achieve good results especially in PMR and SPM examinations.

     Why I really insist to pursue my study in dentistry? Since I was small, I always aspired to become a dentist when I grow up. I got many compelling reasons why I choose dentist as my future career. Dentist belongs to one of the best profession, mainly responsible for people life. I love to help needy people. So, by being a dentist, I can serve to the people and help those people in improving their oral health, as well as quality of life and their appearance. It is really a great satisfaction for me if I can lend a hand to help people especially the poor, the disabled people and the elderly. Furthermore, dentistry is a dynamic health profession that provides a great job prospect in the future since currently there are insufficient dentist available in Malaysia to provide adequate oral care to its population. The demand for dental care is projected to grow as baby boomers age, they will continue to need preventive services and require maintenance on existing dental work. As in Malaysia, the current ratio is 1: 10 000 which means one dentist to 10,000 people. The country hopes to achieve a ratio of 1: 4,000 in 2020. Undoubtedly, there is a high demand for dentist. In addition, a dentist is usually not required to be on call at night or to make house calls. Thus, it is easier for dentist to attain a perfect balance between their personal and professional lives.

     As for medicines that have so many areas of specialization, so do dentistry. The areas of specialization in dentistry including oral surgery, orthodontics, endodontics, forensic dentistry and community dentistry. I’ve decided to continue my study regarding dentistry in Al-azhar University, Egypt. For the dental students, this established university has provided their own college known as Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University (known as Tib Asnan for boys). This Faculty of Dental Medicine for Boys Undergraduate Program aims at enabling students to:

1.  develop effective clinical, communications and management skills, as well as responsible, ethical, professional and medico legal conduct.

2.    provide dental service and infection controlled environment

3.  develop self-directed dentists who are critical thinkers, life long learners and problem solvers.

4.   acquire skills in collection, evaluation and presentation of evidence, as well as response to  ongoing dental technology

5.   intergrate Islamic teaching with dental profession, insyaAllah.

     It has also been accredited by NAAC and recognized by Malaysian Dental Council. Besides that, the college has excellent infra structure facilities with adequate dental chairs and latest state of the art of dental equipments. All the latest dental materials for various clinical procedures are available for student use. Regarding the teaching faculty, they are full time staff with excellent teaching and clinical experience. There is a centrally air conditioned library, Lecture Halls, audio-visual aids like LCD. etc. are used for teaching purposes. The college also undertakes dental camps in rural areas for teaching purposes. Public transport is provided from the hostel to the teaching places. So, it would be easier for me whenever I attend the class everyday. There is also an excellent ambience for studies and recreation. Thus, in my opinion, this university (Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University) is a great choice for me to continue my study in dentistry.

     Just like a typical dental student, each student must have a very good and strong basic regarding pure science subject respectively, especially Biology. Science subjects especially Biology is the most subject I’ve interested with. Since the intake to fill this course is quite competitive, I must achieve good result in all my examinations. Basically, it will take at about 5-6 years to finish up my study in the dental course before I can become a doctor and got the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS). All fresh dental graduates are compulsory required to work for the Ministry of Health for three to five years. On completion, I can either choose to continue my career in the public health services, work in the Ministry of Defence or Institute of Medical Research. Not only that, I also can set up my own dental practice, work in the private sector or become academician. I can even become a dental officer by continuing my studies in master for about three to five years and be one of the specialists in oral surgery. Hence, dentist in Malaysia will have many career pathways undertaken with this degree.

     This is all about me, my education and career planning if I took dentistry as my primary choice to further my study. Despite of deep interest in this field, dentistry also serve a lot of golden opportunity in Malaysia, especially in the future. This job is not only about making money, but also mainly about how to improve my race level in this modernity lives. As this field is less monopolized by the Malay bumiputras, I think I’ve had the responsibility to help my own people. I will surely do anything to achieve my goals. Moreover, dentistry will be one of rewarding career and surely people will start to look for a chance to get to know more about it.