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Yesterday I had the extreme pleasure of going to Dr. Okon's office and, get ready for it, HE WAS THERE! I met his dental assistant, Kathy, and watched as they worked cosmetic magic on a man's mouth. The patient had a bit of an overbite, a cavity, and overlapping front teeth, but by the time Okon was done they looked perfectly fine. I was there for about an hour, because I had play rehearsal, but I found myself wanting to stay much longer and, to my relief and pleasure, the whole procedure really interested me. I sat in wonder and amazement while he crafted this man's horrible mouth into a work of art, well not maybe work of art but it was a great improvement. Hopefully I can try to go again this week, possibly on Wednesday, another busy day for the office.

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Today I had the extreme pleasure of finally going to Dr. Okon's office to observe. Okon wasn't there, but one of his assistants, whose name I unfortunately forgot, was nice enough to show me around the office and who also let me observe her fixing a woman's, whose name was Sarah, dentures. She used a paste to see where the dentures were rubbing against Sarah's gums. After seeing where the denture's were irritating her, she filed off some parts and polished it when she was done. All-in-all, it was pretty fun and very interesting. I actually can't wait to go on Monday.

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"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species"

                                                       

                                                       - W. Somerset Maugham, A Writer's Notebook, 1949

I, being the partially cynical person that I am, found this quote to be both hilarious and somewhat true. I'm not saying that love is a wasted emotion for the masses, although in my darker time I might have said that. This quote does two things for me: portrays love as a menial faction, which could help to get overe an ex or explain some male behavior, and it shows that there are people who are too over critical of love and there is a way to prove this quote wrong. I think this is one of those quotes that everyone can relate themselves to.

Technical Difficulties

Yesterday, as is put on the "field day" schedule, I was supposed to meet with Dr. Okon, my sponsor. Unfortunately, I couldn't because of some people's incompetence. Nonetheless, I called his office with my sincerest apology and was told to reschedule for, possibly, Monday. I learned that, on Fridays, the office closes at 2:00 pm, so I would've eventually had to change the schedule, seeing as how I couldn't possibly go for half an hour. From now on, I'll probably go every Monday, which might be difficult because his schedule is never the same, but I have talked to his secretaries and maybe we can try to come to some sort of agreement.

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One article that I found, relating to my wonderful project of course, was about a woman who needed braces after her pregnancy, with twins, sapped the calcium from her teeth, causing them to separate. The first word that came to mind was: strange. I know a bit about the whole pregnancy process, like how the baby is basically a little leech, feeding off of the mother's nutrients, which is the reason all mommies-to-be need pre-natal vitamins and such. It's very odd that her preganacy sapped her calcium thought. Perhaps she didn't take her vitamins as directed or maybe, because she was carrying twins she should have taken twice as many vitamins? This article did two things to me: make me feel excited to join the dentistry field and find out more about cases like this and scared to have children.

Sponsor say what? Sponsor say who?

As you all may know, and if you don't you're a loser, I plan to become a dentist. When thinking about possible career ventures, I decided to choose a profession that can keep me finacially stable and one that peaks my interest. Seeing as how I'm in Senior Project, it's only natural that I choose my towns' local dentist Dr. Joel Okon. The problem I seem to be facing with Okon is: I haven't talked to him yet. We've actually established that I will visit him once a week for the next couple of months, but so far I've mostly talked to his secretaries. I completely understand that he is a busy man, but come on! The only words exchanged between us have been "hello". It seems I need to have cavaties just to have a conversation with him. However, I will be meeting him on Fridays. Maybe we can chat then.