First Wax-Up Today . . .

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

We had our first quiz this morning. The subject was dental anatomy, and it covered general tooth anatomy, terminology, and the three numbering systems. Nothing tricky. Most people were a little paranoid. The buzz was that the quiz was going to be very, very hard. My opinion was that it wasn't too bad. A decent review of the notes was enough to do well on the quiz.

After the quiz, we moved over to the simlab and began our first wax-up exercise. For those who haven't had the opportunity to do this, all it involves is taking a plastic tooth that has been cut down to look like a crown prep and adding hot wax to it in a series of steps until you have recreated the crown portion of the tooth. There is a short learning curve, but after about 30 minutes, most students were humming along just fine.

The afternoon was filled with a histology lecture. Nothing to report here. Trying to ascimilate all the material during the two hours is like getting a drink from a firehose--you miss 99% of the material.