WHO SAYS THE VA LAB COATS CAN'T BE SEXY?

So I got to the VA this morning and Kami went the rounds with the usual "what do you need today?" I quickly exclaimed that I need a husband and after a suggestion was made that I go over to the U campus and scout out the meat there and call with progress notes every hour, I was dubbed monitor of the halls here. I may have to do as suggested and tarry through the streets of Salt Lake. "I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my sould loveth: I sought him, but I found him not." (See Solomon's Song 3:2 )

Kami and my fellow VA buddies were not hesitant to boldly state that wearing these oversized lab coats is not exactly the most stunning attire with which to entice the young available men. Kami did however, mention that there is a certain fella that shows himself around these parts who is polygamist yet loaded. I think I will let him keep the chase after her although I don't think Kami is the type who wants to be 'caught.'

(SIDE NOTE: In my opinion, Kami is fine and dandy doing her own thing and sees no need for some dude to come along and mess it up. I could be wrong.

With the help of our very own Michelle, who really ought to do a double major in fashion and design, I was able to transform my oh so sexy worn out stained lab coat that is 4 sizes to grande for me into the most astonishing, form-fitting, and head turning enticement that the VA has seen in all 9 years Kami Hanson has been here. Pictures will be posted for admiration at a later time.

Eternal Companion Interviews

So the semester is winding down and soon enough I will find myself enjoying the holidays and stuffing my face with delicious food while I try to convince myself that studying for boards is something I want to spend my break doing. (Perhaps I should take this blogging opportunity to see how long I can make my sentences.)

I have been accused by my pod partners of "flirting" with the young attractive men who come in for a thorough examination and cleaning. Really, I have to admit that it is somewhat true, as it should be. A young single woman such as myself should be on the lookout for a young man worthy to date. What better way to work my magical powers than to personally choose someone to lie upside down, in my lap with their mouth open? I have all control over the situation and if he says the wrong thing, I am the one with sharp instruments in my hands. Of course I would never do anything to purposefully injure one of my patients, sometimes I am all talk and no action. However, this situation presents a great opportunity for me to 'flirt' and thus fill my weekend with interviews over dinner or some other activity. Its a win-win situation really. It is also beneficial for me because I get to do a pre-interview during the appointment which gives me the opportunity to see if I would like to give him an evening out of my weekend. I don't have to be the forward one to ask him out and while he lays there in my chair he has no idea what it is I am up to. I use my charms on him and he asks me out. Clearly clinic serves more than one purpose.

Today is not going to hold such potential eternal possibilities as I do not have a patient that fits the above criteria. I will survive though. I have a feeling next week is my lucky week. As for today, I believe I have a 1B due in about 5 minutes and this afternoon, a previous class II. I am hoping for a class V though because my patient is not showing until 2pm and judging the difficulty of a class II versus a class V, I will be more likely to finish on time with a perio maintenance patient than one with active periodontal disease. This brings up another good point: by first examining and cleaning my potential husband's teeth I have the opportunity to know before hand if he is someone with dentition I approve of. I am still looking. With any luck my plan to win the heart of my true love (as seen above) will work!

Great Day in Clinic

What a surperb day in clinic! In the AM I saw a patient who is way too young to be smoking but seems uninterested in quitting as does the guardian. Lovely. In the PM I saw someone I saw last semester who was a class III but is not a V. Its really cool to see that the work we do actually makes a difference!

Fun clinic day. We did a lab this morning and worked with wheelchairs. That was funny. In the PM my class III patient cancelled an hour before the appointment due to the weather... it's hardly raining. I was planning on doing 5 pe's and 8 injections. Oh well. I was able to get someone else in. Just a 1B but it was fun.