Walk in a dental student's shoes with these photos of Pima Medical Institute

Dental student Anissa Molina gets her teeth X-rayed by dental student Sheila Marjerison during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Mai Nguyen, lead dental hygiene instructor, left, instructs dental student Sheila Marjerison, right, on how to conduct X-rays of the teeth and bone on fellow classmate Anissa Molina, center, during a Pima Medical Institute radiology lab class in January.

Dental student Darlene Martinez listens to her instructor during a review of dental hygiene class at the Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Mai Nguyen, lead dental hygiene instructor, talks with dental students during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

A typodont is a model of a human mouth which is used by dental students to practice dental procedures at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Dr. William Burnett goes over X-rays with dental students Dania Trejo, left, and Kimberly Palma, right, during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., in January.

Mai Nguyen, lead dental hygiene instructor, left, goes over X-rays conducted by dental student Sheila Marjerison, right, during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque in January.

Dental assistant Lucia Thomas stands in the sterilization lab at the Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., in January.

Dental students lab coats at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Dental student Sheila Marjerison practices conducting X-rays on fellow classmate Anissa Molina during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., in January.

Dental hygiene tools used for cleanings and procedures at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Mai Nguyen, lead dental hygiene instructor, talks with dental students during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

A typodont is a model of a human mouth which is used by dental students to practice dental procedures at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Dental student Anissa Molina gets X-rays of her teeth by dental student Sheila Marjerison during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Dental students listen to Mai Nguyen, lead dental hygiene instructor, during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Dental students attend class at the Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

Dental student Anissa Molina gets her teeth X-rayed by dental student Sheila Marjerison during the radiology lab class inside the patient clinic at Pima Medical Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.

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Published January 26, 2025 - 5:00 a.m. Modified February 11, 2025 - 5:25 p.m.

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