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Romeoville Dentist's Career Helped by 'Great Education'
Paul Singh was the first in a series of Romeoville Chamber of Commerce members who will come to RHS to talk to students about their careers.
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Photo: Romeoville dentist Dr. Paul Singh speaks to Romeoville High School sophomores about careers in dentistry.
“You can be whatever you want to be. Just find something you have a passion for.”
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That’s what Romeoville dentist Dr. Paul Singh told Romeoville High School students during a visit arranged through the Romeoville Chamber of Commerce Education Committee.
“I received a great education here,” the Romeoville High Class of 1987 graduate told students. “My teachers here inspired me. I hope you have teachers that inspire you.”
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The fact is, the Independence Elementary School and Jane Addams Middle School graduate loved Valley View so much that he named his dental practice after the school district. (Valley View dental has offices at 441 N. Weber in Romeoville and in Naperville.)
Dr. Singh helped students understand what it takes to carve a career in the dentistry field, pointing out the importance of good customer service and the ability to interact with other people.
“Talk with people. Learn from people, not the internet,” he said. With cell phones, it’s so easy to be distracted. And if you spend a lot of time on the internet, you’re not going to develop the soft skills you need.”
Becoming a dentist, Dr. Singh said, takes a lot of work and up to 10 years of schooling after high school.
“But it’s worth it. Your income will be higher,” he added. “The more degrees you have, the more income you have. In this day and age, a high school education is not enough.”
The best high school courses for any career in the medical field are chemistry, a lot of math, a lot of science, and physics, the dentist pointed out. Plus these days some art, speech and computer programming classes would help as well.
And never stop learning, he added.
“Pay attention. Education is a lifelong process. Even now, 15 years later, I still go to classes.”
Dr. Singh was the first in a series of Romeoville Chamber of Commerce members who will come to RHS to talk to students about their careers.
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