Weekly Journey

Yesterday I took yet another wonderful journey to my sponsor, Dr. Okon, but, unlike every other Monday that I go there, he was not there! He didn't show up until about 2:00, so I watched as Dr. Zucker, another dentist in the office, perform a filling on a boy of about 11 or 12. This was much different from the many, many fillings I've witnessed in the office because it was performed on a child. Normally, I am watching Dr. Okon, who usually performs strictly on adults, so to watch a child get a procedure done, even if it's the same thing, is a bit different because, unlike Dr. Okon, Dr. Zucker needs to put a little effort into not being too forceful in childrens' mouths. One thing I found particularly disgusting was the fact that this boy had so much saliva; every time Dr. Zucker would put an instrument in his mouth, he would pull out pints of saliva which I think is gross. One thing that I found really interesting was the drama of the office. It reminded me of ER or Grey's Anatomy, some type of medical drama. I didn't get a chance to see anything other than the filling, unfortunately, but did get to see something else that is quite valuable; the problems behind becoming a dentist. Sure, it's nice to see the jobs I would have to perform, but it's even better seeing what problems and types of people I would have to deal with.