Of course life can never go as we expect it to, perhaps that would be less than desirable. It is those unexpected events that keep us on our toes and on top of our game.
Quick flashback/update... Peru was awesome, definitely a challenge but for sure one of the best things I have ever done. The people there are so humble and grateful for what they have. The dental hygiene experience for me wasn't shocking, yet at the same time it sort of was. I have been to Mexico doing humanitarian dentistry and so I knew that I would see things that I never had before. I expected it, but I think I underestimated the degree of dental problems the people live with everyday. It's hard to go home feeling like you made a difference when the children are living with the serious dental issues they do. I would venture to say that by 8 or 9 years of age most of the kids in the village qualify for extraction of all molar teeth. It's interesting to learn what the culture teaches the people to believe about homecare.
I have a new addition to my life, namely my sweet husband. We met shortly before I went to Peru, got engaged a week after I got home and were married two and a half months later. Talk about unexpected events! It's been four and a half months now, time surely does fly and I am loving it!
I have been working in several dental offices over the last 10 months as I search for permanent employment. I love what I do! I love the patient interaction and the respect I now get as a licensed professional in the dental world. Being able to work in the various offices I have has taught me a lot about the kind of hygienist I want to be and the kind of practice and dentist I want to work for. The marvelous thing about sub work is that I get to see a variety of offices and how they are run. Not only that but I know that at the end of a rough day with a tough staff, I can go home and I don't have to go back. The hard thing is leaving that perfect office, wishing they were hiring.
In my search for employment, I have come across an interesting opportunity with a dentist who couldn't be better to work for. Now, if you have been following my blog or know anything about me you will know that I have been wanting to move out of state for work for a few years now, pending my graduation and licensure. What I had in mind and what came to pass are so very opposite. I always pictured myself as a successful dental hygienist in an nice office in Portland, Oregon and upon passing the restorative dental hygiene board and obtaining licensure in Washington State, I would be working in a successful practice in Seattle. One can dream right? I suppose a small town of about 10,ooo people in the middle of Wyoming is good too, at least I'm hoping. Sometimes it's interesting the turns our lives seem to make.
My husband and I found a place to live in Riverton, Wyoming today and now that it is getting closer, it is feeling like more of a reality to me and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it anymore. I think nervous, anxious, and excited are probably appropriate. I never thought it would come to this but the job opportunities out there are so good for us that it's hard to sit around Utah hoping that some awesome job will open up, for both of us. I suppose things happen for the best and it will all make sense in due time but for right now, I can't help but wonder why in the world, of all places, Riverton, Wyoming is the place we will call home.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wow, it's all over. Graduation has come and gone, boards are over. Now all I do is wait, and wait, and pray, and pray some more that I passed the last and final board exam.
In the mean time, I've been getting ready to go to Peru. I got the Typhoid vaccine today and will be going in for Yellow Fever in a few weeks. I sat in the office at the health department wondering why they can't administer vaccines via intraoral injections. They are so much more tolerable than those awful intramuscular ones. The things we do so we can go play in the jungle with monkeys and mosquitoes.
My dry spell in dating is starting to perk up. I have a date Saturday and I have had two dear friends in the last week tell me they have found my husband. Such a nice gesture but they don't know who they are messing with. The one doesn't speak Spanish so he is automatically disqualified but I may go out with him anyway just to humor him. The other speaks Spanish but I am an old lady to him. I'm not holding my breath for that one. My date on Saturday speaks Spanish and is a year or so older than me... I'm running away to Peru though, and leaving all the boyz behind. I don't know if I will survive the 2 month and 4 day stretch without some testosterone action. It's already been two months. I'm dying over here. I am relying on the pickins being better in Portland than they have been here as of late.
In the mean time, I've been getting ready to go to Peru. I got the Typhoid vaccine today and will be going in for Yellow Fever in a few weeks. I sat in the office at the health department wondering why they can't administer vaccines via intraoral injections. They are so much more tolerable than those awful intramuscular ones. The things we do so we can go play in the jungle with monkeys and mosquitoes.
My dry spell in dating is starting to perk up. I have a date Saturday and I have had two dear friends in the last week tell me they have found my husband. Such a nice gesture but they don't know who they are messing with. The one doesn't speak Spanish so he is automatically disqualified but I may go out with him anyway just to humor him. The other speaks Spanish but I am an old lady to him. I'm not holding my breath for that one. My date on Saturday speaks Spanish and is a year or so older than me... I'm running away to Peru though, and leaving all the boyz behind. I don't know if I will survive the 2 month and 4 day stretch without some testosterone action. It's already been two months. I'm dying over here. I am relying on the pickins being better in Portland than they have been here as of late.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
What a beautiful day!
I really quite like the nice warm sunshine. This false sense of spring makes me excited to spend my time outside only to be disappointed with a snow storm days later. After an hour of running and another hour of speed walking around my neighborhood last night I decided I could give it a rest until after clinic today. I love being outside and I look forward to spring and summer to go camping, hiking, running, biking, skiing, swimming, and to watch the stars on warm summer nights.
I am eagerly awaiting my departure to Peru for the summer but I can't help but feel a little bummed out. I feel like I'm free now that I will be graduated and not dating some retard who doesn't want to go boating every weekend with my family and I. I won't be going this year either though because I'll be in Peru. Part of me wants to stay here, not work, and just play while I have the time to do so. Peru will be a good experience though and I am excited to speak only Spanish. Truth be told, Spanish is the love of my life.
The other love of my life is still yet to be found although I have had many offers in the last week to fill that position. An interesting thing I have learned about the dating game is that more often than not we are all on different pages. I don't find much interest in the guys that find interest in me and the select few, and by few I mean one, that catches my attention lives in Logan. Thus, I am still on the look-out for someone worth my time. Perhaps Portland holds great possibilities for me.
This morning I saw a class V patient with heavy bleeding, slight plaque and minimal calculus. I am getting better at arestin placement though I think the ease of applying it lies in the depth of the pocket rather than on my abilities. I am hoping for a perio patient this afternoon. I'm getting hungry for my regular grilled cheese sandwich. Last time I was here I made the mistake of ordering something else. The baked potato was a disappointment.
I am eagerly awaiting my departure to Peru for the summer but I can't help but feel a little bummed out. I feel like I'm free now that I will be graduated and not dating some retard who doesn't want to go boating every weekend with my family and I. I won't be going this year either though because I'll be in Peru. Part of me wants to stay here, not work, and just play while I have the time to do so. Peru will be a good experience though and I am excited to speak only Spanish. Truth be told, Spanish is the love of my life.
The other love of my life is still yet to be found although I have had many offers in the last week to fill that position. An interesting thing I have learned about the dating game is that more often than not we are all on different pages. I don't find much interest in the guys that find interest in me and the select few, and by few I mean one, that catches my attention lives in Logan. Thus, I am still on the look-out for someone worth my time. Perhaps Portland holds great possibilities for me.
This morning I saw a class V patient with heavy bleeding, slight plaque and minimal calculus. I am getting better at arestin placement though I think the ease of applying it lies in the depth of the pocket rather than on my abilities. I am hoping for a perio patient this afternoon. I'm getting hungry for my regular grilled cheese sandwich. Last time I was here I made the mistake of ordering something else. The baked potato was a disappointment.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
IDIOTS
Let me just take a few moments to vent. I called my AM patient on Tuesday to confim Thursday's appointment, at 8:00. My patient said she would be here. A few hours later she called but I missed it so I called her yesterday to see why she called. She denied calling me but I again confirmed this appointment at 8:00 AM. She said she'd be here. So... 8:00 AM rolled in this morning and no patient, 8:05-no patient, 8:10- no patient, 8:15-no patient. So I decided to call her. She's at home. Yeah. Just chillin at home. I told her she has an appointment RIGHT NOW and she seemed unconcerned that she is late but said that she would leave in 5 minutes. GRRR!!! This is my class IV. I have to have this patient come. I have 3 quads to complete and with her lateness I hope I will still get it finished. Scratch that, I don't care if I go into my lunch, I am going to finish her and she can just lie in my chair with her mouth open for 3 hours because chances of getting her back in are slim to none. Not to mention I just want to be done with her. I am so frustrated!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Production Day
AM class III 2 quads. I love it when my patients don't speak English!!!
PM: class 1B, class II OD
I was not as productive as I had hoped to be. After doing the job shadow I am really ready to be out in the real world doing my own thing. (Especially after getting a job offer.) I have a hunch that I can do in 45 minutes to an hour what I accomplish in clinic in 2. It amazes me how it takes 2 hours to do an OD sometimes at WSU but at the VA it gets done in 5-10 minutes. It'll be nice to just be left alone. I do appreciate Professor Perry's instruction though. I like how thorough he is and how he sits down with me and really makes sure I understand what the heck is going on. I don't like the radiology situation though. Its a pain in the butt to wait and wait and have it down the hall and around the corner.
Still lookin for a man I can commit to.
PM: class 1B, class II OD
I was not as productive as I had hoped to be. After doing the job shadow I am really ready to be out in the real world doing my own thing. (Especially after getting a job offer.) I have a hunch that I can do in 45 minutes to an hour what I accomplish in clinic in 2. It amazes me how it takes 2 hours to do an OD sometimes at WSU but at the VA it gets done in 5-10 minutes. It'll be nice to just be left alone. I do appreciate Professor Perry's instruction though. I like how thorough he is and how he sits down with me and really makes sure I understand what the heck is going on. I don't like the radiology situation though. Its a pain in the butt to wait and wait and have it down the hall and around the corner.
Still lookin for a man I can commit to.
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