Summer 2013 - BOARDS OVER!

This is a joyous day indeed. Leaving Prometric I definitely did not feel as confident and relieved as I wanted to. I assumed the worst and tried to accept that, so that in this miracle of God that I passed, I would be beyond relieved. And here I am, ever grateful and thankful for this. That being said, I can now be at complete peace for a few days before heading back to school.

This summer has been fantastic. After boards decided to head home for a few weeks, relax and rejuvenate before tackling D3. Currently reading Man: Medium Rare by Ian Brown - a book I found at the Allentown Art Fair. Somehow I always find myself reading sociology books when I have leisure reading time. Also been flipping through Everything Is Marketing  by Fred Joyal, a dental practice growth book. I brought home our Fast Foward MBA in Project Management book as well that we recieved as part of the 1500 Broadway project and thumbed through that as well.

More on the dental side, I've been shadowing a general dentist who I've shadowed since before being admitted to dental school and its incredible how much of a difference two years makes in understanding the ins and outs of dentistry. This summer more than ever, I've learned to appreciate the high skill level of an experienced dentist, the importance of compassion in the clinic and that dentistry really is a team sport. Also, there's so many materials out there and I really want to make a chart or something organizing what's available.

Earlier in July Dr. Rice from IgniteDDS gave a webinar on "Getting to Yes" which was really informative and interesting. The presentation made me think differently about how we treat people, basically disproving the golden rule. The concept is so simple I was surprised I never thought of it. Don't treat people how you would like to be treated, rather, treat others the way they would like to be treated. Makes perfect sense. He reviewed the DISC behavior analysis with the group and encouraged us to try this out for ourselves. I'd like to. It's really great that we have someone to teach us these things that aren't covered in school.  I know patients will surely appreciate the efforts we take to make them more comfortable.

And a preview of things to come:

Looks intense, should be a good time though. Got some great cases to work on so far and hopefully more to come. Pharmacology will be a challenge for sure.  Definitely excited for that Public Health course, and cariology.

Cheers.