My Last Post.

Well tonight I am finishing up all my last minute details for dental hygiene school. I sit here and ponder all the things I have learned, experienced and the friends I have made. This really has been two of the best years of my life. It has also been two of the hardest years of my life. But what I have learned and gained in these past two years, will be with me always. I am leaving dental hygiene school confident. I know I have been taught well. I have had the privilege of working with the best instructors and professors. They have prepared me and my friends to go out in the world and be amazing hygienists. I am so grateful for this opportunity. I have changed so much over these two years. I am a better friend, person, and mom because of the struggles and challenges I have been faced with. I know I will be a great hygienist. I am excited to go out in the field and use my skills and knowledge as a registered dental hygienist! Wahoo! Class of 2012... You rock! I am so go glad I was accepted into this year. I will cherish our memories and friendships forever. Remember.... LIFE IS GOOD! :)

Results

Well today in the mail came my results for the written national exam. I was so freaking scared to open this letter. But I did. And wouldn't you know it... I PASSED! Wow. I was really surprised. But so very happy to know that I do NOT ever have to take another 7 hour exam again!!! Now I have one more result to get, and then I am golden. The semester is pretty much over. I am getting really sad. I love these girls. This has been my life for 2 years, what am I going to do without all the laughs everyday! Thank you friends for making me smile and laugh every single day! I love all of you! Life is good!

I PASSED!!!!

Today I found out that I passed my clinical exam! And not only did I pass... I got 100%! I am completely stunned! Especially since I failed two of the mockboards, and passed one by the skin of my teeth! I am so freaking happy today! A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders! I now know I can and will be a dental hygienist! LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!

Written National Board

So last week was when I took the written National Board! Boy that was sure fun! I really had not study much, because I was planning on studying a lot over spring break, but due to stress that did not happen! So I studied mainly for two days, crammed would be a better term. I took the test, It took me 7 hours! It was Hell. I never want to have to take a test that long again. It just feels so good to have all the boards done and out of the way! Now I just wait for the results on three of them! Life is good!

Spring Break???? Yeah Right!

So last week was our Spring Break! Isn't that supposed to be a break? Be relaxing or something? Well it was PURE HELL!!! I don't think I have ever felt so much stress in one week! I was a nervous wreck Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday all worried about LA board. Thursday was the day, I was seriously freaked out! But I got in there, I did it, and I passed first time! I was a little shocked, but it was a great confidence booster! Once Thursday was over, I immediately started freaking out for Sunday morning! I knew this exam was by far the biggest and would be the hardest to retake if I failed. That is a lot of pressure going in. But Sunday morning came, and by far the worst part of the whole day was waiting to see if your patient qualified! Me and Kayla were both having anxiety attacks while waiting. But I have to say, I am truly grateful for our incredible instructors at WSU! They made sure each of us had a patient that would definitely qualify! Every single one of us had our first submission accepted! That is pretty incredible! Now that the day is over, we wait... nervously and second guessing every single thing we did, until we get our results. But life is still good and only one board left to go!

Board Patients

Well today I saw my board patient. Took his xrays and cleaned a quad. I was very grateful to be able to do this going into boards knowing what I am up against. I missed two areas cleaning him today, so hopefully I will do better during the real deal! I also got to clean Heather's patient for boards too. He is such a nice guy. I am hoping he will be a good quality patient for Heather. I enjoyed this day, knowing that I have a dependable board patient is a really good feeling! Life is good! :)

Mom

My mom was my patient today. That was fun for her and I to see my improvement from the last time she came in. She was my first official patient. And I was slow and not very confident. Well today she came in and I was able to do her whole OD and cleaning in around 30 minutes, which was a vast improvement from two full days of the first time. So that was fun. I was also able to pass off a few needed PE's on my mom, so I am glad she was willing to do that for me. It was a good day. And life is good!