Dr Sager Bio V1

00:00:04.320 --> 00:00:10.400 I decided to become a dentist when I was a freshman in college. 00:00:10.625 --> 00:00:14.997 I went into college thinking I was going to be a Business major. 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:21.378 Had an appointment with my dentist just a few months prior to college, 00:00:21.708 --> 00:00:25.157 and he asked me what I was going to do. 00:00:25.240 --> 00:00:28.520 I said, "I'm just going to be a Business major." 00:00:28.603 --> 00:00:32.640 He said, "Oh, that's interesting. I went in as a Business major." 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:36.822 I never really thought about the potential of being a dentist 00:00:36.917 --> 00:00:39.333 or becoming a health professional. 00:00:39.542 --> 00:00:44.500 That really planted the seed on, that might really interest me. 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:47.107 That next week I talked to my counselor 00:00:47.208 --> 00:00:49.960 and I was signed up for the science classes. 00:00:50.125 --> 00:00:54.500 Even growing up, I liked jigsaw puzzles. 00:00:54.583 --> 00:00:56.200 I liked putting things together. 00:00:56.283 --> 00:01:00.500 I liked working on small engines and just small projects. 00:01:01.042 --> 00:01:02.333 The more I learned about dentistry, 00:01:02.417 --> 00:01:06.000 the more it seemed that that was more for me. 00:01:06.125 --> 00:01:09.750 One treatment's not necessarily the right treatment for another patient 00:01:09.917 --> 00:01:13.125 and you have to understand what's going to work for that patient 00:01:13.208 --> 00:01:15.542 and what are their best options. 00:01:16.708 --> 00:01:19.042 You talk to the patient, you have to get to know them, 00:01:19.125 --> 00:01:22.250 and you come up with a treatment plan together 00:01:22.500 --> 00:01:24.125 on the best way to proceed.