Party time!!

Today we had our Halloween party, and it was a blast! We were so worried that there would not be enough food, but it turned out perfect. We had an over-abundance of yummy desserts! The costumes were so fun! I loved the instruments and the clue game group.  The rap by Dr Hanson and her "pimps" was awesome! I need a copy of it to study for LA. Luckily, I got it on video!! Everyone was so helpful, we got it set and and cleaned up in record time! I love everyone in this program, they are so awesome! I can't believe that it is almost over! It's kind of bitter sweet.

Bring on the kids!

Today I saw my nephew, who is 4 and my niece, who is 1 1/2. I don't know if it is just me, but kids WEAR ME OUT!! Even though they have no deposit in their mouths, they are so exhausting!! I am glad to have the experience though, and I am lucky that I got to see family. I just love those darling kids! I also had the opportunity to treat a patient that has Lupus. It is so sad how much this disease affects the body. It was the longest health history that I have ever taken. She is on so many medications, but she was right on top of all of them! She was so so fun to work with. I had a first year student shadowing me and she was so helpful! I love all the first year students, they are so much fun! They are doing so well too! I love them, but I do not want to be them again! I love being a second year! I feel all grown up, awwwwe...

6 months to go!

Only six more months of school to go! I can't believe how fast the year is going by. I am so excited that it is almost over, but at the same time I am freaking out a little bit! I hope that I can get all of my requirements met. I haven't done hardly any PE's this semester! I need to get my butt into gear and do some. I have my mid-semester meeting tomorrow with Professor Alexander, she will probably tell me the same thing. Hopefully it goes well.

Children's Health Connection

Over Friday and Saturday, Weber State hosted the Children's health connection clinic. A bunch of dentists volunteered their time and supplies to help underprivileged children get their teeth fixed. The hygiene students were there cleaning kids teeth and teaching them about oral health. This was a really cool experience. So many children were helped at this clinic. There were so many wonderful volunteers there to help out. I got to meet a lot of really nice people and a lot or great dentists. I look forward to helping with this clinic in the future!

Keep on keepin' on

We are done with our midterm test! Hooray! I am glad that is over with. I thought it was pretty tough.  The test was really wordy and long. It had a lot of questions on it that are similar to the types of questions that are on the boards to help prepare us. This is probably a really good thing, but it kind of freaks me out! I hope that I can do well on the boards when it comes time to take them. this test gave me a little jolt of reality when I got my score. All I can do is keep studying and try my best though. I guess it just makes me realize that I have a whole lot of studying to do!!

First day off..

Today is my first day off in three weeks!! (besides labor day) I think I am starting to get back into the groove of things. My next patients that I treated at the VA were really nice, hooray!! I was so relieved that they were nice, it made me feel a lot better about my skills. I got to place arestin in some deep pockets on a patient at the VA, although, it doesn't count towards my requirements I guess since we have not had our lab on it yet.  We give four more injections to each other on Friday, I am pretty excited!! I don't really want to get the shots, even though I know that Michelle will do fabulous, they are still shots!! So far school is going pretty well, I hope it keeps going this well!

3 shots down!!

Today we gave each other 3 shots! Michelle did so well!! She was the first one to give the injections and she was a champ! Dr. Hanson was instructing us, and she said we were definitely not "ninnies"! I hope that I feel comfortable when it comes to giving my patients injections. Michelle has really prominent landmarks in her mouth, which made it really easy to give the injections. If only everyone has mouths like Michelle. Next week we will do 4 shots, wish me luck!!