If you have ever met second year RWC student Tierra Jones, you’ve been overwhelmed by a sense of kindness that is hard to find these days. Tierra is very outgoing and generous, an overall good person to be around. With her strong goal-oriented mentality, she is a great influence on others.Tierra Jones was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. A 2003 graduate of Dayton Dunbar High School, Tierra is attending her third college in RWC. She started out at the University of Toledo, majoring in Arts and Sciences, and then she moved on to Sinclair College in Dayton, where she changed her major to Dental Hygiene.
Here at RWC, Tierra has just begun her Dental Hygiene program, after finally being accepted over the summer, following a year’s wait.
Tierra’s career goal is to become a hygienist. A hygienist is an oral health educator who provides preventative therapeutic services. Hygienists also control oral diseases while promoting oral health at the same time. Upon completing the Dental Hygiene program here at RWC, Tierra plans to attend grad school to study to become an orthodontist as well as a hygienist.
Tierra’s ultimate goal is to open an overnight dental office open from the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., because, as she says, “You never know when a toothache will hit.”
As you can tell, Tierra has a fascination with teeth. She first realized her desire to enter the world of dentistry when she was in the 7th Grade and wore braces. Every time she would visit her orthodontist for work on her braces, she would become fascinated with the tools in his office, and the work he did. Her fascination led to determination, and the rest is history from there.
Tierra, like most other young women, enjoys spending her free time shopping. She also enjoys going to the movies, eating out at restaurants, and putt-putting while spending time with her family and friends.
One of Tierra’s biggest hobbies is scrap-booking. She loves taking photos and compiling memories. Tierra has been working on her biggest scrap-book project for about three years now. Upon completion, it will be a scrapbook of her close friends and college experiences.
Tierra is very approachable and is always willing to make new friends. So if you see Tierra walking down the hallway, introduce yourself and say hey! She’ll most definitely say hey back!