Nicholas and Wendy: School, school, school, schoo-oo-ool

Bonus points to anyone who can hear the Warner brothers and their Warner sister, Dot, when reading the title of this exciting new blog entry.

(Just in case we lost you on the reference)

Today was Nicholas' first day of dental school--and just in case you're anything like his loving domestic partner, we should clarify that he is not in fact a dentist already. It's more like one day down and 4 more years to go. What did Nicholas learn today, you ask? He learned how to wax teeth. For those of you not in the know, waxing teeth is the elective procedure during which hot wax is applied to the tooth followed by cotton strips. The dentist then pulls off the cotton strip thereby removing all unwanted hair.

(Editor's Note: Waxing teeth is not the removal of unwanted hair from teeth. It's actually the painstaking process of creating a hot wax cast of a tooth.)

All in all the process is quite taxing on the fledgling dental student.

After

Before

Don't fret. He had a wonderful first day of classes!

I had my interview today at The Hanna Perkins Center for a potential field placement. I met with my future supervisor and he explained to me about the work that's done at the center and the responsibilities of and learning opportunities for interns at Hanna Perkins. Interns take on their own clinical case load right away. My interviewer told me that he feels like I would be a good fit and would bring a lot to the center if (when) I accept a field placement there. It promises to be a very rewarding and challenging experience, since if my interviewer's anecdotes are any indication, I will be helping some very troubled children.