Dr Bongiwe ‘Bee’ Nhlangulela wants to feel like a winner every day. It was this mentality which took her from government practice – where she started by doing 35-50 extractions everyday in a monotonous routine with little opportunity to expand her skills – to starting Dr Bee Inc Family Dentists with practices in Sandton and Constantia Kloof, Johannesburg. In the latest episode of Why Did I Become A Doctor, in partnership with MedicalBrief, Nhlangulela talks about her need to feel stimulated and rewarded, which pushed her forward. She shares how her own dental struggles, and the jaw surgery that followed, changed the way she saw herself, and how shadowing her childhood dentist showed her the impact a smile can have on a person's confidence. It was enough to make her turn down a full scholarship to study medicine and choose dentistry instead. MedicalBrief subscribers can get early access to the interview with Nhlangulela by clicking on this link.
Childhood jaw surgery lights spark for career in dentistry
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