Vampires vs Lycans

I would like to warn you that I am a novice on this subject. I have not researched all the info pertaining to these great mystical figures but I have learned a few things. So what type of person are you? Do you love Vampires? Or do you love Lycans? I love vampires but werewolves are not too bad-I mean who did not love Teen Wolf...go Micheal J Fox! I am a huge 'Underworld' fan. I love that movie so much! I was not too big on Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I could really enjoy watching the hottie Spike.

I have recently finished reading 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' by Stephanie Meyer. I just want to tell you that if you have not read it you really should put it on your list of must read books. I do not want to brag it up too much but....I LOVED IT! I also do not want to spoil it for you so all I will say is that Vampires are so dang sexy!! Stephanie promises that the third installment of the series will be released sometime in Sept/Aug. I honestly cannot wait! Also she is going to write 'Twilight' again from Edward's perspective....the first chapter is online!! Check it out right here if you want...The book is titled 'Midnight Sun'. It is wonderful! I cannot wait to read it.

On Jan 26 the movie 'Blood & Chocolate' is going to be hitting the big screen. I am all sorts of excited. I think the title is a bit lame but what can you do....I am currently reading that book as well. I am not sure about it yet but I want to give it a chance.

It snowed again this weekend. It is amazing how much snow Cedar has! It is great! I heard a new song by Incubus called 'Dig'. It cracked me up because all I have done lately is dig dig dig the snow from my walk and driveway. I know the song does not mean to dig out of the snow but it released at a perfect time for Cedar!

This is after the second storm a week ago. Amazing isn't it?

Time flies

I has happened! I have worked for Cedar Dental Center for months! I did not realize it until a patient I had seen on my very first day as a real life dental hygienist came in for a 6 month recall visit. She was so nice. She reminded me that she had been my first patient and asked how I was liking my job. I was touched by her concern. I was also touched by the fact I had been working for half a year already! Time has just zoomed by me. I still feel like I have so much to learn. I keep making mistakes. I want to be perfect. I hate that I did not recommend Peridex to a teen in full ortho with some serious gingivitis and that I missed the occlusal calc on #23-I thought it was an old white filling stained from her 1-2 packs of cigarette smoking she did daily. I hope my next 6 months will be better!

So how about all this snow huh? It has been crazy. I love that there is actual snow on the ground! It has been so wintry this winter! I hope everyone is enjoying the new year so far!

New Year--New Office!

This is my nephew and niece, Ty and Shay. Shay konked out watching my mothers-aka Grandma's favorite Christmas movie....Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Man these two are the best! I love them to pieces!
I am now in my new dental office. Today was the third day. It is still crazy. There are two computer monitors in each op. It is nice because we have digital xrays so I can bring up the images on the assistant side monitor and move the whole window over to the dr side monitor which frees up the assistant side monitor so I can chart any active decay, crowns, etc for treatment planning. It is nice. Only bad thing is the mouse in my room is still not working!!!! The TV in my room still does not receive all the channels. We do not have blinds yet and the sun reflecting on the snow is just amazing! We have had to crank the air conditioning-which is amazing because our highs have been about 32 degrees! Overall it is a really nice office and I am excited to be able to work a little more! I love being a hygienist. It is so rewarding to treat patients and build a bond with them.

Today I cleaned my dr's teeth. I was so freaked out. I kept thinking about Heidi Wilson who cleaned Kami's teeth and Dougherty's brother's teeth. I thought if she can do it, I can too. So I did it. He said I did a good job, but I wonder if he just said that. I wish I could read his mind just for this one moment.

Well that has been my new year so far! I am pretty excited to rock 2007!

Goodbye 2006

Another year has slipped by me. While the time has been swiftly spent I have taken the time to learn a few lessons. I guess you could say that I am older, heavier and wiser. Well I am not sure about that last one but I had to include it in my list, ha ha ha! Anyway I have thought long and hard about my top ten list. I hope you enjoy it!

10. The Titan scaler is appropriately named
9. Giardellis in Ogden is the best place to get a greasy burger with your friends
8. Soy milk is pretty good, plus the plant manager is HOT
7. Italian Canolies are pretty tasty on a winter day
6. Captain Jack Sparrow still thrills the big screen
5. After 16 years Homer Simpson is finally getting his big break
4. Divorce sucks!
3. Dental hygiene boards truly are the most stressful event EVER!
2. Waiting for the results of the dental hygiene boards is the most stressful event EVER!
1. Being a real life RDH is a dream come true!

It has been a great year. I would like to thank my family, friends and all my fans for making it such a great one! Not to mention all the great tunes this year-Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, 30 seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, Digital Black, Breaking Benjamin, Blue October and so so much more (these have been my favs this year). I also want to say; Way to get a record deal Hemlock!

Best Buy=Worst Buy

I have been wanting a digital camera FOREVER! I have owed myself for getting a 4.o gpa 3 years ago. Since then I have graduated and still no camera.....well I finally did it. I ordered one! It has been such a process. I have been so poor and indecisive that this purchase has been just ridiculous.

I decided to get a camera like my mothers. My father has done hours of research online--with SLOW dial-up; and decided that the HP R627 was the one for my mom. I tested it out over Thanksgiving and liked it. I decided to purchase one of those. So a few weeks later I was ready to make the purchase. My father called and told me not to get the R627 but to get the R967. It was a wonderful 10.0 megapixel camera with all sorts of features and Best Buy had them on sale online! I was excited. I went to the city library because I did not have internet service at my home. It took forever to order the camera and memory card and download appropriate mail-in rebates. Finally I was done and ready to leave the library.

I get home and look up the phone number to my credit card company to call them and let them know I made a purchase and since I have a PO Box and Best Buy only accepted physical addresses I had to call and tell them I did make the purchase and to let the charge go through. They did. Then 2 days later I get an email saying my personal info could not be verified and my order was canceled. I was so upset. I called Best Buy and talked to a lady who I could barely understand because her accent was so thick. She told me that my credit card co. had declined the purchase. So I called the credit card co. again. They told me they did let it go through. So I call back to Best Buy and sit on hold for 35 min. This time I can understand the person so much better--he still had an accent. He told me that they had canceled the order before the credit card co had approved it. I asked why and he did not know. Now it had been 43 minutes. I am irritated and frustrated that I cannot get the camera. I was told the only way I could order it again was to go online. I could not order it over the phone like the little messages told me to while I was on hold. ARRGGGHH!

So I decide to order my camera again. I go online and the camera is now $50 more. I am even more ticked off and decide to email Best Buy. I was denied the opportunity to match the sale price and told I was out of luck! The bubble that held my digital camera burst, spilling the camera onto the floor where it broke in 1,000 pieces. I was so sad.

I decided to go to the website my father had purchased his camera from. Beachcamera.com. It is a wonderful place. I ended up ordering another camera that I am going to like better that the one at Worst Buy! I should have the camera on Dec 20th. My bubble has fixed itself and it is even more wonderful than the original! So I guess I should thank Worst Buy for denying my money and forcing me to spend it elsewhere!

Drink Silk

Ok so yesterday I had a patient. He was all gangsta and cute. I learned that he was the plant manager at the soy processing plant in Cedar. I did not know Cedar had a soy processing plant. Home boy was from Kansas City Missouri -largest US producer of soybeans-and was here to work in the plant. One a side note he had some really hard and heavy calc and was seen 6 months and 1 week ago-so naturally I told him to NEVER miss a recall! He said he had been told that before. Oh yeah he was single....but I am a little shy with all the drama my friends are having lately with men...So I cleaned his teeth and picked his brain about soy. I have recently converted to soy milk and love the soy fields I have seen in Indiana (they are a great shade of green-just beautiful!). The soy comes to Utah hulled and ready to process. Cedar then does some form of pasteurization-high temps followed by cooling to make a protein slurry. Then the slurry goes to another plant for the flavorings, vitamin fortifications etc. I learned so much!

Then today my last patient was a young man who was single and attractive as well. I learned that he was the quality control supervisor at the soy processing plant. I just looked at him and laughed. My patient told me that home boy1 and recommended that he come in ASAP to get his teeth cleaned from me and I had an opening the next day. I was so flattered! That was so nice! So me and home boy2 had a great cleaning experience as well. I learned that not only does Cedar process US soy but some from China and Germany and they are mixed in; and that the soy eventually becomes Silk brand milk. So keep the single men employed in Cedar and drink Silk ha ha ha! I truly do love treating male patients! They all are so fun to flirt with and have a great time with!

Jess has brought to my attention that I am still in WSU journal entry mode. I guess I am but I do not have any RDH friends in Cedar and need to tell someone about the great and crazy patients I see. I need to have some nerd talk as Breanna so approptiately stated; so bloggers...it is up to you to fill that void for me!

What will I see next?

Well it is Tuesday and already I have had a very eventful week at the dental office. First off I saw a 19 year old female of the polygamist religion. She pops into my chair like a typical teenager. I start to take xrays and as I ask her to open up to place the first film I am hit with a stench of Yak. Dang! I really think a yak climbed into her mouth and died 2 weeks ago. I hurry and take the xrays. I then lay the chair back and get started---after putting on a very thick mask! I had already noticed that she had some plaque accumulation but I was not prepared for what I saw. I just looked her in the eye and asked if she had ever brushed her teeth. I was dead serious! She looked at me and said she used to but had not for a long time because she is allergic to a lot of stuff and brushing her teeth makes little sores breakout around the outside of her mouth. I told her she could brush with water and that she did not need to use toothpaste. She just shrugged her shoulders and said whatever. I was pissed. You know, I do not care if you do not brush your teeth, but DO NOT come to me and have ME clean your teeth! It was one of the grossest mouths I have ever cleaned and I have cleaned some nasty decomposing stuff out of peoples mouths before. I think what bothered me the most was her I don't care attitude! I just cannot imagine having 3 fur coats on my teeth! It was so gross!

Later that day I saw a patient who had chewed tobacco for a while and had a nice pre-cancerous lesion on his cheek. It was just like the textbooks. What makes this unusual was that the patient said he was not a tobacco user on his health history form. So I asked him if he was. He said No. I told him what was in his mouth. He looked at me and said that he did chew but not to tell anyone. Lesson learned....do not lie to your hygienist...ha ha ha!

My next patient was a cute little Mormon lady who was sweet and funny. She had crowns on every single tooth except for 23-27 (lower front ones). Her probe depths were great, her home care was amazing! I could not find any plaque around her crowns. It was amazing. What was gross was the 12 mm leukoplakic patch on her cheek. I asked her how long it had been there and she said for 4 months. She was a little concerned and admitted that was the reason for her visit to our office. My dr gave her an antifungal medication and said if it did not go away then she would need to go get it biopsied. It was really neat to see that lesion.

Well the week is still young who knows what I will see next! I hope y'all are getting your shopping done....I should start one day...soon.....