Upholding ourselves as Professionals
Posted by Armi Cabero on Thursday, March 6, 2014
We should never forget what we are and what we uphold as professionals. Our degree and title is our highest honor that we should take pride in. Nobody can defy nor deduce our professional degree because that is borne out of blood sweat and tears. The moment you belittle yourself, people around you will follow.
I observe among our colleagues that they develop a form of insecurity when they are questioned about their profession. Maybe its because other dentists size up their contemporaries based on their acquisitions and the type of practice they hold. But contrary to what some believe, I think that we should not be judgmental over that theory. Some dentists concur to a simple practice out of personal choice and not out of financial inadequacy. When we took our oaths as dentists, we are all stamped with approval by the PRC Board of Dentistry as competent professionals. What we pursue after that is of our own prerogatives. But still, this mentality of judging a person's worth has become rampant to the point where it smears the reputation of our fellow doctors. This deeply saddens me because when it is ingrained in your minds that you are not worthy of your degree then the people around you will have the same opinion that you have developed. May I remind you, my dear colleagues that you make your own choices and those who do not own up to it should not pull down others just to be above them. You have a "crab mentality" that degrades our dentists to the core.
I believe that we are all winners as professionals. We should fend off these allegations and be proud of what we have become. Our destiny lies on our decisions and what we perceive ourselves to be.
Enjoy the fruits of your labors, my fellow dentists!
I observe among our colleagues that they develop a form of insecurity when they are questioned about their profession. Maybe its because other dentists size up their contemporaries based on their acquisitions and the type of practice they hold. But contrary to what some believe, I think that we should not be judgmental over that theory. Some dentists concur to a simple practice out of personal choice and not out of financial inadequacy. When we took our oaths as dentists, we are all stamped with approval by the PRC Board of Dentistry as competent professionals. What we pursue after that is of our own prerogatives. But still, this mentality of judging a person's worth has become rampant to the point where it smears the reputation of our fellow doctors. This deeply saddens me because when it is ingrained in your minds that you are not worthy of your degree then the people around you will have the same opinion that you have developed. May I remind you, my dear colleagues that you make your own choices and those who do not own up to it should not pull down others just to be above them. You have a "crab mentality" that degrades our dentists to the core.
I believe that we are all winners as professionals. We should fend off these allegations and be proud of what we have become. Our destiny lies on our decisions and what we perceive ourselves to be.
Enjoy the fruits of your labors, my fellow dentists!
Dr Armi is past editor of Dental Asia magazine. After her numerous feats, she returns and handles a private practice in the country and is considered as one of the most respected dental professionals in the dental association.
Now she continues her editorial crusade as Editor in Chief of Dental News Philippines to help empower every Filipino dentist with updated knowledge and skills straight from the "libraries" of renowned authors in the world.
