Written : 12,13, 2012
Fourth of Six Blogs on God's Faithfulness concerning my AR RDH Boards
I can't believe I am writing so late. The Board was Saturday, Apr. 28, 28th, 2012. Well, here is the rest of the AR DH saga!
The Board was given within a 3 day period. Each day there were two different sessions that you could have been assigned to. I was assigned the last day, & the last session to take the Board. Nothing like giving your nerves the opportunity to have their full benifit to perform!
The day of the Board finally came. Yes, I was nervous. I showed up for orientation at 6:30 am. Then I had to wait until 12:45 pm to take the exam. Since I really could not go home between orientation and my Board, I walked, & walked to help pass the time. I even walked to the zoo & bought our zoo passes for the year, & walked some more. I then sat down & ended up talking with a Mom who was waiting on her daughter who was taking the exam. My stomach was still churning.
Well, it was finally time. My patient showed up. Praise the Lord! I had even bought him a Nook for him to play with during the 3 hr exam. You do what you have to do to get your patient there. I also had to pay him at least $100 for me to clean 1/2 of his mouth. He was a good sport I have to say.
By the time I walked into the clinic I saw my dear instructor, Ms. Pace. I couldn't believe it but, she had my entire opertory prepared, which saved a lot of time. I took my time doing my perio probing & calculus detection. I knew I would take a hit with not meeting the Board's criteria & also calculus detection portion. Now, this was my fourth state exam that I had taken. It never gets any easier, but I couldn't believe what was happening within myself during this exam. I was actually enjoying working on my patient's mouth. I couldn't believe it. I enjoyed it & had PEACE & JOY :) just like I prayed for.
The Board was given within a 3 day period. Each day there were two different sessions that you could have been assigned to. I was assigned the last day, & the last session to take the Board. Nothing like giving your nerves the opportunity to have their full benifit to perform!
The day of the Board finally came. Yes, I was nervous. I showed up for orientation at 6:30 am. Then I had to wait until 12:45 pm to take the exam. Since I really could not go home between orientation and my Board, I walked, & walked to help pass the time. I even walked to the zoo & bought our zoo passes for the year, & walked some more. I then sat down & ended up talking with a Mom who was waiting on her daughter who was taking the exam. My stomach was still churning.
Well, it was finally time. My patient showed up. Praise the Lord! I had even bought him a Nook for him to play with during the 3 hr exam. You do what you have to do to get your patient there. I also had to pay him at least $100 for me to clean 1/2 of his mouth. He was a good sport I have to say.
By the time I walked into the clinic I saw my dear instructor, Ms. Pace. I couldn't believe it but, she had my entire opertory prepared, which saved a lot of time. I took my time doing my perio probing & calculus detection. I knew I would take a hit with not meeting the Board's criteria & also calculus detection portion. Now, this was my fourth state exam that I had taken. It never gets any easier, but I couldn't believe what was happening within myself during this exam. I was actually enjoying working on my patient's mouth. I couldn't believe it. I enjoyed it & had PEACE & JOY :) just like I prayed for.
Again, God was faithful!!!
I did pass the Board with the exact grade I thought I would make! God, You are so good.
Now, I beginning a new journey in finding part-time jobs. I do enjoy the Dental Hygiene work, but going into a new office everytime to sub, is becoming very difficult for me, especially mentally & emotionally. Every office has a different computer system. This always freaks me out to some degree. Why can't I just clean the patient's teeth :-/
AGAIN, as I begin this new job on Monday, 12.17.2012, I'm reminded of God's faithfulness; plus He took me back to the two sisters, Mary & Martha, that I wrote about in my last entry, Where is My Focus? God is good!
Now, I beginning a new journey in finding part-time jobs. I do enjoy the Dental Hygiene work, but going into a new office everytime to sub, is becoming very difficult for me, especially mentally & emotionally. Every office has a different computer system. This always freaks me out to some degree. Why can't I just clean the patient's teeth :-/
AGAIN, as I begin this new job on Monday, 12.17.2012, I'm reminded of God's faithfulness; plus He took me back to the two sisters, Mary & Martha, that I wrote about in my last entry, Where is My Focus? God is good!
ann :)
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