Saturday, December 12, 2009
Well, I took my last final for my fourth semester of Hygiene school on Thursday. This was a tough semester, but we finally made it through. I can't believe how fast it went. Sometimes I still feel like I'm at the beginning of our summer semester getting ready to see my first real patient. When I think of all I've learned these last four semesters, I am amazed that my brain can hold it all. But hold it, it shall, because next semester is boards! There are still days that I feel like I can't do it. Days that May of 2010 feels like a lifetime away. But there are now some days that I feel like I might just be a little closer to fullfilling my dream.
Today was one of those days. Our Christmas party is next week and I was preparing the gift for my little sister (a 1st year hygiene student I've been assigned to mentor). I decided that I would make her some cheat sheets for clinic. As I was copying information from my own cheat sheets, I realized how much information I had memorized from those sheets. I don't even use half of them anymore! It was a good feeling to be able to pass information on to someone else. I hope it will make her feel a little bit less scared about starting her clinicals.
As I said earlier, this semester was pretty tough. We had several really big projects and papers to do. The main ones were table clinic and case presentations. Table clinic is kind of like a science fair project for the dental profession. The only difference is, you're not really doing an experiment. For table clinics, you pick a partner and a topic. You then research that topic and write a 10 page paper over it. You also make a presentation board. This board is the part that resembles a science fair project. It has to be a representation of your paper. After putting all of this together you have to present it to judges with a 5-7 minute speech. The judges then decide who's project was the best. The winners are sent to Las Vegas to present at the National Conference. I chose Alicia as my partner. We did our project over Homeopathic Remedies for Smoking Cessation. It was a tough topic, but we got third place!
Our case presentations were due the day after our tablic clinics were due. For our case presentations we had to find a patient that had an interesting disease, condition or medical history and give a presentation on how we treated the patient. This was really fun for me. I made a great powerpoint complete with intraoral pictures of my patient. It went really well, and my teachers were really happy with it.
We had some good times in there though, too. Our class has really gotten to know each other a lot better, and I've made some really great friends. We all took a trip up to Tan-tar-a for the Missouri Dental Hygiene Association annual cesstion. We had a good time and I'm glad we took the time to go. It seems strange to think that in a few short months we won't be seeing each other on a daily basis anymore.
Now that I'm through with this semester I've got about a month of. I, of course, will be studying for boards a lot, but I'm also planning to make some trips to visit some people I haven't seen for awhile. I'm hoping to spend a couple of days with my brother in Kansas City and my grandma in Lockwood. My best friend is also gonna have her baby....someday....and hopefully I'll be able to make it up to Columbia to see them. I'm really excited to be able to spend some time with my family and friends, especially since I've had to give up so much time for school lately.
Today was one of those days. Our Christmas party is next week and I was preparing the gift for my little sister (a 1st year hygiene student I've been assigned to mentor). I decided that I would make her some cheat sheets for clinic. As I was copying information from my own cheat sheets, I realized how much information I had memorized from those sheets. I don't even use half of them anymore! It was a good feeling to be able to pass information on to someone else. I hope it will make her feel a little bit less scared about starting her clinicals.
As I said earlier, this semester was pretty tough. We had several really big projects and papers to do. The main ones were table clinic and case presentations. Table clinic is kind of like a science fair project for the dental profession. The only difference is, you're not really doing an experiment. For table clinics, you pick a partner and a topic. You then research that topic and write a 10 page paper over it. You also make a presentation board. This board is the part that resembles a science fair project. It has to be a representation of your paper. After putting all of this together you have to present it to judges with a 5-7 minute speech. The judges then decide who's project was the best. The winners are sent to Las Vegas to present at the National Conference. I chose Alicia as my partner. We did our project over Homeopathic Remedies for Smoking Cessation. It was a tough topic, but we got third place!
Our case presentations were due the day after our tablic clinics were due. For our case presentations we had to find a patient that had an interesting disease, condition or medical history and give a presentation on how we treated the patient. This was really fun for me. I made a great powerpoint complete with intraoral pictures of my patient. It went really well, and my teachers were really happy with it.
We had some good times in there though, too. Our class has really gotten to know each other a lot better, and I've made some really great friends. We all took a trip up to Tan-tar-a for the Missouri Dental Hygiene Association annual cesstion. We had a good time and I'm glad we took the time to go. It seems strange to think that in a few short months we won't be seeing each other on a daily basis anymore.
Now that I'm through with this semester I've got about a month of. I, of course, will be studying for boards a lot, but I'm also planning to make some trips to visit some people I haven't seen for awhile. I'm hoping to spend a couple of days with my brother in Kansas City and my grandma in Lockwood. My best friend is also gonna have her baby....someday....and hopefully I'll be able to make it up to Columbia to see them. I'm really excited to be able to spend some time with my family and friends, especially since I've had to give up so much time for school lately.
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