Well, most of you probably wouldn't know,
but I'm currently a final year dental student.
Being more and more like a dental nerd each day,
all I ever talk about recently revolves around dentistry
(and I'm getting freaked out about this).

Anyways, dental student life is starting to get a little too dull for my liking.
It seems like a neverending list of history taking, extractions, drilling, fillings,
scaling, non-stop nagging of toothbrushing techniques, crowns and root canals....
when FINALLY, I'm having something a little different today.

I am administering 'happy gas' to patients for the first time in my life!!
I can assure you, it's not as straightforward as putting an alien-looking nosepiece onto patients,
 the key is to talk nonsense without pausing, in a hypnotic tone.

Whilst shadowing my clinician today, I was dumbstruck
when she extracted a baby tooth in less than a minute.
Ermmm.......
when will I be as good as that?
Wish that time comes soon.....

The week has just started and I can see myself enjoying this a lot already.


From a very awed and excited dentist in the making