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My First Patient!

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Jolene

I’m not allowed to say who I treated and what I did, but I am happy to say that I had fun!

Prior to this, we would usually practice prophylactic procedures on each other (nothing invasive) and therefore this was all new to us. The pressure was there as your classmates would be able to pinpoint what you’ve done wrong and then you’d feel like a right idiot for not knowing your stuff. (I feel like a right idiot any other day when my lecturer throws questions at me. The look of disapproval and disappointment on his face kills me.)

But strangely, with a normal patient, the self confidence kicks in and conversation flows (part of the whole ‘professional friendliness’ that we have to adopt.) and you’re happy when you see the patient smiling back at you.

After four and a half years in dental school, I’m not the only one who is starting to feel the enthusiasm seeping out of our souls. Most of us, being the pioneer batch, have completed almost all our theory classes and are merely waiting for the clinics to go on at full speed. And here we are! Just when I started to think if dentistry was what I wanted to do in life. As a first year dental student, I used to be so gung-ho about ANYTHING dentistry related. Like a dental fangirl! OMG TEETH.

I’ve never lied about the reason why I took up dentistry. I wanted something science related (as I’m just crap at subjective subjects), I wanted money, I wanted fixed working hours and I’d rather be communicating with people all day long than staring into a microscope. (An alternative job would’ve been somewhere in the advertising/PR line. But like I said, crap at subjective subjects.) It’s good to know that I’m still on the right path four years down the road. Still doing something I like, which can make my parents proud of me, which can make money, which can be scientific and artistic at the same time. Not an easy combo.

With the University Dental Hospital now up and running, my classmates and I have been given the task of contacting our own patients via the phone at the reception. As professional as it sounds and albeit a little inconvenient, we can’t divulge our numbers to the patients as they might call us day and night to bother us with their problems. So we have to take care of ourselves in that way as well.

It certainly was a nice feeling, ‘kiaping’ the phone with your shoulder and making amendments to the patients’ appointments and going all, “Hello Mr. X. I’m calling from AIMST University Dental Hospital regarding your dental appointment…” while sitting at the reception area. I felt REAL.

I don’t know how to explain this ‘real’ feeling, but as beneficial as all the practical classes we had before this were, finally getting our hands on some real cases made us feel like real dentists.

My dad and mum were quite excited for me too, asking me to read up before I went into the clinics today and also to remain calm at all times.

It might not sound like much to anyone else, but today is a milestone for me. He was my first patient ever and he was a really good patient, cooperating with me and smiling all the way!

We had our first crying kids today too! What better way to officiate a dental hospital, right?

13 thoughts on “My First Patient!”

  1. xiebin says:
    November 11, 2008 at 12:52 am

    good to hear that you know what you like and enjoy doing it!!! (: all the best to you!

    jo: thank you Xiebin! 🙂

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  2. Jason says:
    November 11, 2008 at 12:56 am

    Will bloggers get discount when we patronize your clinic? 😀

    jo: hahahah… SURE….*cries*

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  3. lilian says:
    November 11, 2008 at 1:06 am

    I hate dentists making small chats when I can’t talk! Argggh…actually I hate all dentists and only life and death situation can drag me to see them. (death as in deadly embarassing) Hahaha.

    jo: haha yeah! we learned about that… it’s one of the don’ts when it comes to the clinics. you don’t hate me right?:(

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  4. justin_5 says:
    November 11, 2008 at 8:10 am

    grats on ur 1st patient..hope more patient to come..may the teeth be with you..

    jo: lol.. thanks Justin

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  5. Jessie Chia says:
    November 11, 2008 at 8:53 am

    oh wow!!!u make me go all excited about my future 1st patient..but i hav to wait like another 4 and a half yr before dat happens..LOL…all da best to u!!

    jo: haha..still year 1?? 🙂 yeap… the enthusiasm is still there…then it dissipates in year 2..3… and then when you meet your first patient, it all comes back!

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  6. Klux says:
    November 11, 2008 at 10:38 am

    hey, are you fully qualified as a DENTIST? I thought you will only qualify in another 1 -2 yrs!

    jo: at Year3 most dental students start treating patients.:) But I’m in the pioneer batch, so we’re doing it in Year4..and our sessions have been intensified as we started late. All this under the supervision of our clinical lecturers of course!

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  7. sohpoh says:
    November 11, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    awwww, i know how you feel exactly. getting so nervous and all before that very moment, but when it comes, it’s so comfortable it’s kind of scary. it’s all so natural and conversations and knowledge just flow like water (not all la, but most – which is good enough for me). U guys prolly will have more full on sessions!

    jo: hahaha..yeah there have been talks about increasing the number of sessions. 🙂 YALOR. Not nervous one weh… lol

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  8. Kelly says:
    November 11, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Hey Jolene, congrats on your very first patient and here’s to more to come:D So when you’re a full fledged dentist, do we readers get a discount? Hehehe

    jo: hahahaha most definitely.:P i’ll be like 45..and one of you will come in and say, “OH!! I read your blog like..20 years ago..”hahaha

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  9. AmAndAserAph says:
    November 11, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    Hey Jo, congrats!! It is big thing, your first ever patient! =D how exciting and good luck!

    jo: hehee thank you Manddaaa…=) i’ve had three already!

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  10. Jennifer says:
    November 11, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    OMG. So the exciting weh!
    I can’t wait 4 my turn!
    It’s so unfair, u guys get 2 treat patients, and we all have to die with exams now. Hahahaha
    Anw, congrats on ur 1st patient!

    jo: hahaha hey! step by step ma.:) we were there once as well!

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  11. Nicole says:
    November 12, 2008 at 3:31 am

    awaiting u to pluck my wisdom tooth. got four of them. might need surgery for two. T_T

    jo: hahah you sure you want to leave it in there that long!

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  12. FengY says:
    November 15, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    wahh, fun first patient! I can’t wait to get my first but at the same time, I’m scared to meet my first one. 😀 and just like nicole, i have wisdom tooth that needs to come out XD

    jo: that’s why… invite you up to Sungai Petani you don’t want….

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  13. Kristine says:
    November 16, 2008 at 7:57 am

    Congrats! 🙂 Think it’ll be easy going after the initial patient, your confidence will kick in hehe

    When I’m back in Malaysia I go to your dental practice k? 🙂

    jo: hahahah come to Kedah lah! come:)

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