The spring semester has been pretty busy, as I expected- just as stressful too- we finished up a really rough couple weeks of tests. We're in more classes, the main ones being Anatomy II (head and neck), physiology, operative lecture and lab, occlusion lecture and lab, histopathology, patient care, and a couple of professional development type stuff (think it comes to be around 25 credit hours, but we had an intersession class in January so really probably just around 23). I finished up my assisting clinical rotations in oral surgery and pedo, and have done my 2 first real diagnoses on patients which is neat- it makes the studying and agony all worth it to be in the clinic interacting with patients. The lab work is definitely more intensive this semester- I spend most of my weekends either studying or working in the pre-clinical lab practicing drilling cavity preps or cast for occlusion. We have our first operative practical this week, so hoping that will go well!
I have also been fortunate to be able to help out with a free dental/medical clinic that is run by KU medical center called JayDoc- I've really been enjoying giving time to those who need help and couldn't otherwise afford it, and it's great to learn new things outside of school.
A couple of weeks ago, my school had a talent show over the lunch hour- it was a great way just to chill and relieve stress. I just got a guitar for Christmas from my parents, so I thought it would be fun to learn guitar well enough and write a song to play for everyone. Needless to say, it was terrifying to get up in front of everyone (who actually likes getting up in front of people?!) but I think it was a hit and it was great to hear people laugh.
To end my post...A professor of ours tells us that dental school is like eating hot dogs...you have all these 'hot dogs' thrown at you, and you don't exactly have time to digest it :) It inspired me to write my chart topping hit, #Probz of a D1..Have a great weekend everyone!
*To the tune of Whatever she's got by David Nail*
Verse 1: It's a little complicated
You should you make your mind up just to change it
The kind of school that keeps you waiting
waiting around (4 years worth!)
You don't know what you're getting into
But you want to be a dentist don't you
But first you gotta power the way through
The dreaded D1
It's got something I can't figure out
The first day of operative, drillin' about
I dropped my bur block
All over the floor
Smashed my alginate impression
Into the door
I'm still recovering
From histology
Dr. Morrow's outfits are too crazy for me
But yet I do whatever I can
To make it through according to plan
but I love of that where I am
oh oh, probz of a D1...
Verse 2:
Leaving hard anatomy tests
feeling like a stressed out hot mess
What! what the heck did I even study that?
Moving right on
Sweat rolls down the side of my face
Oh crap why did I drill there in the first place
don't worry teocali's down the street in the
back alley
There's just something I can't figure out
To drill and not autofail all about
Dr. Purk says dental school's like eating hot
dogs (..and he said..)
that Dr. Kiesendahl's as well preserved as petrified logs
While I sometimes feel so full of strife
Better than flippin burgers for the rest of my life
and yet I do whatever I can
To make it through according to plan
but I love of that where I am
oh oh...probz of a D1
