What’s the difference between AEGD and GPR programs?

• AEGD = Advanced Education in General Dentistry
• GPR = General Practice Residency

The key difference between the two is that GPR is a hospital-based whereas AEGD is usually school or clinic-based. I found this from a resourceful website:

A minimum of 60% of the resident’s experience must be in the direct delivery of oral health care to ambulatory patients. The remaining time may be spent in the operating room involved with inpatient services, as well as the emergency room. Time is also devoted to non-dental services, such as lectures, conferences, and seminars.

I leave this question for the readers, which one do you think would be better in long-term AEGD or GPRG and why?

Yes, today we did out first INDIRECT vision #3 MO amalgam cavity preparation. This was INSANE! I get to my station set up my pole and the head along with rubber dam. We got a mini demostration from our professor and then straight to preclinical lab. we started around 1:45 pm. It literally took me 30 minutes to figure out where I should get my finger rest for #3. Next, I place the mirror and the whole world is inverted. Boy, this was rough. I wish I could write more but I’m pretty worned out. Again, histology lecture was 8:30 am in the morning on muscle tissue. It was a fairly simple and quick lecture. Dr. Cameron does a great job in explaining everything. He’s the man. I was planning on waxing up my central incisor but stupid me forgot my morph typodont at D school. Soon enough, I will post something regarding being organized. Be sure to check it out.  My plan is to also put some sample cavity prep and video demostration on some of the things we do as a first year I think people will really appreciate it. Please, if you read this drop some comment so I feel better about myself.

,retaL

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Today was all about being productivity! I woke up at 7 am with 5 hours of sleep, since I decided to leisure myself the previous night by watching a Hindi movie called Wednesday. It has subtitles you can watch it! HIGHLY recommend. Anyways, drove out to school 30 minute drive and keeping my mind focus that today has to be productivity. Reached class 8:30 am, Dr. Cameron about to start his histology lecture on Nervous tissues. 2 hours of histology, NICE! I left class for rest of the day to do other things such as house chores and finish unfinished school assignments. Grab subways and drove to Dental school.

Started to wax around 1:30 pm. When to see Dr. Rice, my morphology professor. She is a sweet heart! She starts off with her laugh and I’m planning on having her laugh posted on this site with her permission. It is so hilarious! Anyways, she told me that I need to add more wax on the incisal edge on the #8. Then, she goes you have no contact on the mesial side. I responded, “Yes I do!” She takes a post-it and slides it through along with her laugh. I couldn’t help but to laugh wit her. Anyways, she asked me to fix those two things and she would sign off my anterior teeth. I finished all my assignments for wax up #6, #7, and #8. Then, attempted to drill 19 MO and it was a total disaster. I’ll try to post some pictures up so you guys can get an idea. Came home around 9:30 pm very sleeply. Read a little histology and pretty much got organized. Calling it a night!

Moral = A little productivity can boost your morale and confidence!!!!!

Today was a pretty productive day with a late start. Woke up around 1:30 pm, yes really late. Drove out to school around 2:30. Leisure time until 5 pm. Then, studied a little for physiology. I started waxing around 7 up on #7 Left Maxillary Lateral Incison and called it a night around 9:30 pm. The best part of today was playing pool and ping pong with my classmate! I think, this month my goal is to keep up to date with my reading for most of my classes and stay on top of my lab assignments as well as my blog post with few pictures. I really want this blog to mean something for the other pre-dents. I need people to write their comments and what they would like to see. Good night amigos, laters.

What’s up? So, even though I said I will be posting up short blogs daily I didn’t live to my word. I have to blame Anatomy, and biochemistry for that. Yes, it had completely taken over my life. I still can’t safely say that I have fully adapted to the environment but I’m getting cozy.

1st semester over check-list–

• Anatomy – checked
• Biochemistry – Checked
• Neuroscience – just finished on 2/4/2009 = CHECCKK!!! thank God

Classes still in session–

• Physiology
• Oral Biology 1
• Dental Material
• Morphology/Occlusion
• Operative

This week update — I got wax up 6,7,8 with regular clear wax. I finished on #8 and almost done with #6 just have some developmental grooves left. I’m gonna try to finish #7 tomorrow so hopefully I can start practicing on #8 by monday, since I have a morph final practical next thursday! I better pass.

Laters,

Tej

Hello readers,

I am sorry for not keeping up to date with my posting and it is something I very much miss. I believe I can blame it on my 7 classes that are practically running my life. Wednesday is our big Biochemistry exam. We had about a week worth of time to read close about 40 lectures and memorize about 90-100 disease with their occurence, symptoms, and treatment. It completely sucks because the dental students have to take the USMLE Board Shelf Exam for biochemistry at stony brook because we take classes with the medical students and the course is designed in this particular manner. This helps out the medical students because they benefit from taking the Shelf exams, a preview to the board step 1. However, lucky or unlucky, we don’t get a preview for our first board because ADA doesn’t allow it. There should be a proposal made out for this one, eh? Anyways, I’ll try my best to keep ya’ll up.

I know stony brook has started interviewing already so if you guys need any help you can always email me at tejv24 (a) gmail dot com or make a post on this blog.

Toodles!

The 3 day labor day weekend was fantasic. I got to relax and catch up on my reading for Gross. I was really struggling with how I should study for Gross. One upper classmate told me what she did. Pretty much we are assigned two reading assignments daily one from Grant’s Dissector and the other Liebgott’s Anatomical Basis of Dentistry. Basically, I read the dissector first followed by filling in the gaps with the other book. Yeah, I type my notes. I find it better this way because it helps me keep my notes organized. Also, I get to go on facebook (just kidding). So yeah, last week was nice only 2 classes gross and health care system I. Turns out, molecules, genes and cell (a.k.a biochemistry, genetic and cell biology in one) started today with a bang! Later on this week, dental anatomy and morphology starts. The motto of this week is literally to get through as quickly as I can.:

Woke up today 8 am, shower and groomed bounced from home at 8:30 AM. Got to school early so I went to the undergraduate side (West side campus) to print some stuff out and mainly to get away from the whole dental school environment. It was nice, lasted only good 22 minutes. MCG starts 9:35 am-11:25am. Today’s gross anatomy’s lecture went completely over my head. I was following the lecturer precisely 25 minutes in and then words started flying over my head and I was lost. I still kept cool and hung in there, because everyone around seemed to be absorbing stuff. The lecture ended with a terror. It was almost like an earthquake hit of scale 10! Let’s just say, it was BAD!!! Only 1 A was given out on that pop quiz. I don’t want to put the numbers out because some of my classmates (including me) wouldn’t like it. whatever! Anyway, I’m tired so I decided to call it a day and wake up early and read the assignment for tomorrow.

Today: not as productive as I wanted to be; just surviving!

So, it’s only been 1 week of classes and I don’t even know when i stopped to take one breathe. Classes started on August 26th. Time is like 2 fast 2 furious. It has been quite an experience! There’s a lot of material thrown at you comes with a fine print saying “handle it with care.” Time management is the key to get through it.

I have a 30 minute commute to school. I wake up at 7:30 am shower, dress, breakfast and on the way by 8. Class starts at 9-12. This week we had Health care system I where we talk about current and past issues in dentistry, and how the health care system is. Very interesting class and it is a freebie (no test if we are nice!) An hour break to unwind, relax and drive to other side of campus for Gross Anatomy and have lunch. Gross starts at 1 pm and goes on forever. It is schedule to end at 4 pm but first day where we visited out cadaver ended at 6 pm. To get through our first day “meeting the cadaver” our big sibs came by and mentored us. Then, an hour or two to unwind, food, and get my ish together. Studying time 7-10 pm then 30 minutes drive back home. Dinner and spend time with family. Study again 1130-1. My favorite part of the whole day sleep 1 am – 730 am. That’s been the story so far.

I apologize for not posting regularly. I was trying to figure my study pattern, getting adjusted to the craziness, and get through the first week.

Plan for the next week: I found this cool website that puts your head in the right direction. Link to time management

my evil schedule

Dear readers,

I apologize for not writing this past week. I was extremely busy with the orientation at stony. I would wake up at 7 AM and drive out to school get there by 9ish. There are number of sessional information on finanical aid, health assessment, student ID and parking and a whole bunch of other stuff. Lunch with faculty and classmates was good, informative and fun. I finally feel that Stony Brook Dental school is one BIG family. As hard it is to believe, it’s true.

Anywho, the orientation week was a ball. I was partying everynight and man I miss it!

Signing off

The following courses I am enrolled in for Year 1 1st semester.

Year 1 fall classes

1. Human Gross Anatomy
2. Dental Head and Neck Anatomy
3. Molecules, Cell, Gene
4. Dental Morphology
5. Health Care System I
6. Embryology