Well as I wrote on my previous post, I was finally volunteering at the Dental Clinic. Let me say something about San Jose Dental Clinic. As I mentioned before, the clinic has 3 floors. The first floor deals with signing in and out, scheduling appointments, becoming a member, and mostly about organizing papers! The second floor locates the Pharmacy, medical, optometric, and pediatric aisles. The third floor is where the dental clinic is located and some human resources offices. Yesterday I was thinking of this structure as the inverse of what you see in Dante's Inferno. As you know, Dante lowered through all the circles of Hell, each worse than the previous one, so he could go to through Purgatory and finally get to the Paradiso to see his beloved Beatrice. Well, I see each level of the clinic as a circle of Paradiso where the Dental Clinic is the final step. Very funny, I know... My experience in the Dental facilities really helped me to understand what it is that you need to become a dentist. So much needs to happen to get that flow going around the Clinic. I feel grateful that I had the chance to experience what happens at San Jose Clinic. The staff is very appreciative of your volunteer work and they let you know every time you go there. Although I was not so sure about volunteering at the beggining mostly because I had to work and deal with family and other affairs, I would treasure this experience forever.
This is the entrance to the dental clinic located at the third floor in the San Jose Clinic
One of the stations were I was stationed during my volunteer time.
One of the doctors at the dental clinic!
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