I had a very busy and exciting day today. In the morning, I had the amazing opportunity to tour the UNC Dental School with Dr. Mac and four other students doing dentistry related work experiences. My favorite part was doing the SIM lab with orthodontist, Dr. Frazier, where we got to put the rubber bands on fake sets of teeth! It was so cool to be doing hands-on activities. We got to ask lots of questions to an admissions worker and got to eat lunch and go on a tour with current dental students. It was so amazing getting to see what their lives are like and the amazing facilities they get to learn in.
The second half of my day I was back in Dr. Siegel’s office. Once again, it was very busy. The most interesting part was seeing not one, but two patients get numbing shots in their gums with pretty big needles. They both were getting cavities filled so they needed numbed gums to not feeling the drilling. It was pretty scary looking but Dr. Siegel was very reassuring to the patients the whole time which made me feel better. We ended the day with some charting which is very important to see because patients’ charts need to be correctly updated for the next time they come in.