Wax ups

Here are the other photos I promised. Theses are the lab wax ups I have been working on. We practice these in lab and then we get tested on them. We have about 3 hours to wax up a tooth from scratch in lab, then they grade us on how good they look and all that. So far it has been going well for me. I really like how this molar turned out. (Blue wax at the bottom) The first tooth here is multicolored because on the frist project they had us use different colored waxes for different things. So the red area is where it would contact the other tooth next to it in the mouth, then the green on the sides, or margins of the tooth. Then the blue wax on the lingual and facial surfaces.

A Philly Adventure

So here are a few pictures of one of the adventures we have gone on. We went over to Fairmount park here in Philly. It is right off the Schuylkill River. (Pronounced Skoo-kull) There are some great paths along there so we did a little rollerblading. At the south end of the park is the Philadelphia Art Museum and the famous "Rocky Stairs" as well as the Rocky statue they have. Also there is a row of pretty cool houses called Boathouse Row. It is where all the local colleges house thier crew teams (rowing).

Still Here

Well we are in the middle of week four here at Temple Dental and I am still surviving. Actually, I am more than surviving. It has been a pretty easy run so far. Most all of the classes I have have been a review of stuff I learned in undergrad already or in Dr. Mirci's Predental Orientation class. We have just had a few quizzes here and there and I am doing fine on all of those. The Restorative Dentistry lab we have is going along well too and I am churning out little wax teeth like a madman. We have our first lab practical on thursday, but I am not too worked up about it. I will do fine and I will have plenty of time. They give us 3 and 1/2 hours and I should only need about an hour to get it done. It is a wax up of tooth number 6 (upper right canine in case you were wondering) and it is pretty straight forward.

Ashley started work this week at the tennis club nearby. She thinks she will like it and it will be good for her. She has also even been able to line up some private lessons on top of the regular classes she will be teaching. So things are falling into place for her it seems.

Aside from that really not too much going on. We are enjoying where we live and enjoying the nice weather we have been having too. We went out to a park here in the city and did a little rollerblading and that, and of course we found the "Rocky Stairs" and the statue and took pictures. I will try and post those as well as some pictures of my wax ups on here soon so you all can see what it is we have been up to.

Well I am off to bed, it is late and I had a long day so I am tired.

1st week of classes.

Well I survived my first week of classes here at Temple Dental! So far they were all pretty much introductions like normal, but we started in on some of the material. We also have gone down to lab twice and done wax-ups. I will have to take some pictures of the teeth I have done and post them online here. So things are going along smoothly for now and I am not too stressed out. I am sure next week we will get alot busier and have a lot more on our plates.

I wanted to post some pictures on here of our new apartment so you could see what it is like where we live. We really like it here and are excited to be living here. We still would like to see about buying a house in a year if we can, but if not I think we will be totally happy living here in these apartments for the next 4 years. So here are some pics so you can get an idea of what they look like. There is also one of me on the first day of school. Mom used to always take pictures of us, and Ashley wanted to do the same so I threw it on here too.

Summer Vacation Is Almost Over

Well tomorrow is my last official day of summer vacation. I found this Calvin and Hobbes comic and thought it was fitting. Enjoy!

Our Address

Here is our new mailing address here in Philly. I figured I would post it on here so people know what it is.

20-9 Valley Rd.
Drexel Hill, PA 19026

Philadelphia

Well we made it to Philly. It only took 9 states and 41 hours of driving time, but we made it!! Thanks again Dad and Dane for making the drive with us. Sorry we didn't have time to go see some of the town, but I will get some pics up when we get some good one of the cool sights to see here.

Ashley and I have been busy getting boxes unpacked and setting up the house. It is coming along pretty well we just have a few more to go then we will be all settled in here in the new apartment. We did get a chance to drive into the city. It kind of happened by accident. We were out going to the bank and then decided to keep driving for a little bit to see the area around us and get a feel for things. Pretty soon we were close enough to just keep driving right into downtown so we did. We drove around city hall and then up Broad street to the dental school so Ashley could see it. Then we drove back toward home and then past it out to Media on the Baltimore Pike. It was kind of fun to get to see the areas surrounding where we live. I still want to get into the historic part of town, so hopefully we will be able to go do that here in the next few days.

Well that is about all for now. We are here doing well and getting settled. We miss you all.