Fourth year Queen's University Belfast dental student Magdalena Wojcik has created a piece of artwork (pictured here) inspired by her career of choice.

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Magdalena said: 'The inspiration initially came from the structure of crystal rocks and nature. However, during the process of creating it, I noticed the similarity of the different layers of rocks to the different layers in tooth structure. This was quite a funny discovery as I ended up creating a piece of art which looks exactly like what I look at every day: teeth.

'I love to experiment with a variety of media during my creative process. I started off by using solely acrylic paint, however now my paintings consist of broken glass, quartz crystals, acrylic paint and resin (art resin not composite). I love the 3D effect that this gives, and the shiny glass-like appearance.'

Magdalena regularly creates art and says that this contributed to her decision to choose dentistry as a career. 'I believe that dentistry is a form of art, in that we have to create a smile for the patient. It really takes an artist's eye to choose the correct shape, tooth length and colour to provide the best aesthetic outcome for the patient. On top of that for me, art is a form of release. It allows me to clear my head which I know a lot of people struggle with. That is why a hobby is really helpful in such an intense career.'

Magdalena, who is also the BDA student representative for her university, is currently leasing her artwork with some local business owners in Northern Ireland for display in their spaces.