Since preclinic has to be cancelled during isolation, we have a workbook and sessions discussing the workbook together for supplementary. I find this case studying methos really helpful. During these sessions, students would be put in a 5-6 people groups with one or two demos. So, everyone has time for demos to answers their individual Read More…
Covid
There are so many challenges a student would face in a normal college life. “Thanks to covid” , I have a very different year of study as I expected. There are more online class. More faces behind the black squares in zoom than actual face I could see with my own eyes. I wish everything Read More…
The role of assisting
One thing I have noticed about our time in the clinical sessions is how much I have been learning whilst assisting for the day. I know many people may tend to feel like assisting is a waste of time or they’re not learning as much as they would if they were operating, but I completely Read More…
BOH3
We haven’t really been able to spend a lot of time developing our skills working with patients this year which makes me a little nervous for next year. However, at the same time, I feel excited about placement and being able to focus more on working on real life patients. Especially because the majority of Read More…
Anterior restorations
During our preclinical sessions this year, we have been introduced more to direct anterior restorations. Although It can be quiet nerve-racking thinking about working on a real-life patient’s anterior teeth due to aesthetic purposes, on the manikins, I have really enjoyed working through these tasks and developing my skills in this area. I feel like Read More…
2021
This year has flown by so much quicker than I thought it would. I can’t believe we’re only a month away from completing BOH2. Although it has been a crazy year because of COVID and the continuous on and off times we’ve had from uni and clinic, I have still learnt so much when I Read More…
Covid Workbook
Having the Covid workbook and the small group meetings to work on it has been really beneficial. Because having everyone within the group contribute makes it helpful as we get more ideas and a better understanding of the case scenarios and treatment plans recommended. At first, I was really disappointed in not having any more Read More…
Stress
These past couple of months have been very stressful. With the end of the year approaching, the stress has only increased. I feel as though I’m falling behind with the lectures which was what I had been hoping would not be the case. I didn’t realise just how many assignments/deadlines we had before we could Read More…
Clinic Reflection
Looking back at my time in the DTC and the patients that I had seen, I’ve realised just how much I had learnt from the clinical sessions. There was never a time where I had completed a session without learning at least something new which had advanced my knowledge and improved the next patient appointment. Read More…
Padlets
I still remember the first time we were introduced to padlets and thinking it wouldn’t be as significant in my learning experience as I thought it would be. I was wrong!!! Padlet has allowed me to document my learning experiences and look back and see the improvements I have made throughout my learning journey, which Read More…