Water and Air

 So let's just say that water and front teeth don't mix at times. Spatter all over your lab coat and the typodont seem to be in these days. As you can probably guess, I made a bit of a mess practicing with the water/air syringe, High Volume Evacuator, and Saliva Ejector. You never really think about how you do things until you're in a room full of people that are doing the same thing. I never would've guessed rinsing teeth and evacuating water from the oral cavity would be so stressful. You're always wondering if you are as good as your fellow students next to you or not. I know they say not to compare, but let's be honest with ourselves, we do all the time whether we like it or not.
 The exciting part is that we get to do practical exercises clinic, so it keeps me excited about learning every time I have clinic. I can't wait to have a real patient! Crappy part is that it's still a few months away, and tons of PE's (Practical Examination). It will be worth the wait.
 Right after my class mates and I finished observing our PE of Personal Protection, we returned to our units (operatives) to practice. Well I didn't even get passed the first step without messing up. First, you're suppose to put eye wear, mask then wash your hands and glove up. Well, I decided to wash my hands first. That was an unthoughtful mistake on my part, but that is why we do these things and then get tested on them later.
 To finish off the class we had to watch this video of Personal Protection and let's just say, they need to update the video. It was VHS quality, and the actress was dressed like the 80's. The sad part about watching this, is that 80% of the class didn't even live in the era that it was made, I was one of the few that were. Anyway, the safety video did cover what we needed to learn, so it fulfilled its purpose and finished out a great day at lab.

Mark out.