Mungunchimeg Togtnol

Five years ago I needed emergency dental care. I am very small, but my weight had gotten down to 84 pounds and I had what I thought was just a tooth ache. A friend took me to a client of his who was a dentist and may have saved my life. An abscess had developed in my lower jaw, and another was forming under a previous root canal I’d received while working as an Au Pair for a family of six in Germany. I was told I would have eventually developed sepsis and may have gone into septic shock. After that experience, considering my options, and talking to the dental professionals and friends that had helped me, I decided to pursue a new career as a Dental Hygienist.

There are several schools I have discovered that no longer offer Dental Hygiene. I wanted to attend the University of Maryland but their classes are all in Baltimore. I live in Germantown, so attempting to travel to classes in Baltimore without a car is not practical. Howard University can be accessed by metro from Shady Grove and I can ride into Washington, D.C. with my friend. So I contacted Assistant Professor J. B. Owens, Director of Dental Hygiene Admissions at Howard University and discussed my plans. He suggested I start at Montgomery College since there are more convenient campuses in Germantown and Rockville where I now attend classes. At the successful completion of my course requirements at Montgomery College, I plan to transfer to the Howard University School of Dentistry to complete my education in Dental Hygiene.

I like listening music, motivational and religious speakers presentation, reading Joel Osteen's books, and traveling. In 2000, I was in Germany working as aupair. in 2004, I had an opportunity to study in Bloomington, Indiana. Fortunately, I had an chance to travel to Hawaii and Florida.