Yankin' Teeth

A tooth I removed for a precious man yesterday. Great reminder of why I am in this profession. 

I have been a part of a team of students, faculty, and social workers that have been working on opening a dental clinic that provides free care to those with disabilities and children under the age of 5. Yesterday was a monumental day. That clinic seen its first patents and it was a huge success. My college does a wonderful job at putting emphasis on the importance of giving back to your community, they don't just preach it… they lead by example. Proud Day. 


Happy Sunday! 

2012?! Holla!

Busting out NBDE II review materials. 

Hi Everyone! 


I know I have been M.I.A. for quite awhile now… but why dwell on the past, I am here right now :) 
Yesterday I was a part of a panel of 3rd years that spoke to the 2nd years about the NBDE I. It was interesting to hear how other people in my class studied and to see the looks of terror on the 2nd years faces as we explained the test. Jk. I think we (the 3rd years) tried to simplify things for them and maybe even down played the effort that goes into preparing for that test. 
When I got home from school yesterday it kind of hit me that I have to start prepping for boards again this year… NBDE II to be exact. This test is a bit of a concern to me as I hate standardized tests and the fail rate is significantly higher than part I. After giving plenty of advice to the 2nd years yesterday, I decided that I was going to revamp my study style a bit for part II. 
When asked what I would have done differently about prepping for part I, I said I wished I would have taken it earlier. So, I decided to take my own advice and I am going to take Part II as early as possible (with in reason of course.) We are allowed to take it from July-Dec I think and I would like to take it mid-end of July… Just get it done with right away. That does mean that my summer is going to be filled with studying, but thats alright… gotta put in the time at some point, right? 
Hopefully everyone had a productive and happy 2011! Here's to an even better year in 2012! Happy Wednesday. 


P.S. For the 2nd years that couldn't make out the non-sense I was rambling on about… here is a link to a post I had written about how I studied for part I. Click here.