WSU, April 18th

I can't believe we only have one time left in clinic. That just boggles my mind! I remember last year I had to do an extra clinic day to finish up my dreaded class III pt. I had to go into the 2nd years' clinic day to do it. I remember how jealous i was that day...they were all laughing and stress free for the most part. They were taking pictures with their pod pals and hardly any of them had patients show up....and then there was ME, stuffed in a corner op, trying to talk to my pt that didn't speak a lick of english, i was sweatin bullets and suppposed to clean this class III and i still had no idea how my Gracey's worked!

My my, how things have changed!!

Now....I realize Gracey's are God's gift to dental hygienists! I am the one laughing and taking pictures with my clinic friends, i at least attempt to speak some broken spanish to my pts and then we laugh together about how awful it probably sounded, and i won't be trying to find extra clinic days to finish more requirements. I was sitting at the Welcome Celebration for the new class of 2008 on Monday just wondering where this last year went! Everyone said it would go by fast, but i didn't realize it would go THIS fast!!

This morning i saw a kid....finally, done with the 1A requirement and the sealant PE that has been haunting me for the past 8 months. LIKE WE HAVEN'T DONE ENOUGH SEALANT CLINICS TO JUST CALL THAT P.E. COMPLETE!! I even busted out the air powder polisher. What a pain in my A**! That poor kid really got worked over today....as Mair would say, "bless his little heart!" In the afternoon I cleaned my dad for the first time since i've been in school. It was a good experience. That's all i have to say! And, thank goodness for that time when we are "nearing 11:00" as Professor Gall would say! I was able to do my N2O PE today on a classmate instead of dragging Brett in to pay $9 for a not-cheap thrill!!