Ben & I have yet to blog about what it is we have actually been up to, other than the occasional weekend outing. We would rather not talk about work in our spare time, but this week has been a pretty good work-week!
Ben found a job about 3 wks ago and he's really enjoying it. It is a start-up power company where EVERYONE is working their tail off. He works through lunch, but to compensate for his loss of 'down time' during lunch the company provides him lunch everyday. It's a pretty fair trade, I suppose. It is also nice to see what all sweat and energy goes into starting a company. Needless to say, this experience has made the idea of purchasing an existing practice or just buying into one with other dentists seem like a LOT better deal. Ben has been learning a lot and he's definitely been so busy so the week flies by and before he knows it, it's Friday!
As for me, today was a good day! All my patients showed up to their scheduled appointments and some were even early (if you can believe that). 1 particular thing about today was I did my first full mouth extraction all by my 5'3'' self (well, I had an assistant of course). I can't believe how hard (physically) you have to work sometimes to extract teeth. My patient (although severely medically compromised) was very laid back and really great...or that could have been the nitrous talking. Either way, he thanked me after I extracted all of his badly broken down teeth and I thanked him (mainly for not having a medical emergency in the mist of the appt). The patient, assistant and I were joking around the pt told me I don't have to work out all week now, b/c I already had done enough for the week. And believe me, I don't think I have to lift weights for the rest of the month! My favorite part today was suturing. I can't sew - or at least I don't know how to sew - but I know how to suture mucosa (aka stitch up your gums)! I love getting the chance to do oral surgery, and I even did a continuous interlocking suture today - which is something new as well! I was taught this in dental school and did about a year ago by practicing sewing towels together around a glove box (which sounds like a hay day) but it was fun to do it on a REAL live patient! Days like today make me happy I didn't specialize, b/c if I had I wouldn't have the variety in my day that I do now.
Something my co-residents and I are looking forward to: on Tues we are going to New Jersey to check out Nobel biocare implants production and training center. On Friday we are going to Lake Compunce (an amusement park) to learn about 3i implants. We have a day of continuing education and finish the day by riding the rides. The whole park if for us residents and the 3i staff. Sounds pretty fun! There is another implant company that is in Boston (Strauman, I think??), that we'll visit in Sept or Oct. It's exciting to see all these places and have a year to test them all out. Thus far, I couldn't be happier that I made the decision to do a residency.
Anyway, it's work... an occupation... a profession... whatever... and it was a good day, today. We don't have great days everyday, but we might as well share the ones that qualify.
Cheers to almost Friday!!
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