By Jonathan Gammon ’12<\/p>\n
FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX–I\u00a0am stationed temporairly at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as part of the Army Medical Division (AMEDD). \u00a0While here I am going through a dental assistant school, which is accelerated and will be completed in 8 weeks. \u00a0The class has both hands-on learning and classroom learning which is divided into different days according to the instructors’ discretion.\u00a0 Class begins at 0830 and we retire from class at 1630.\u00a0 At this point we are released for the day upon completion of marching back to the company area.\u00a0 The class is a very interesting class and I am doing very well in it at this time thanks to the preparedness I have recieved at H-SC.\u00a0 I currently am averaging a 98 in the class and am in line to be an Honor Graduate which would be a huge honor for me.\u00a0 Throughout the class we are learning the anatomy of the head, periodontal diseases, oral diseases, and the proper instruction on how to use instruments on patients teeth.\u00a0 The dental assistant is the one who hands the dentist his supplies, makes the fillings and composites, and aids in surgical procedures as a second pair of hands for the dentist.\u00a0 This class is going very fast with much being thrown at you every day, but is a blast.<\/p>\n
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By Jonathan Gammon ’12 FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX–I\u00a0am stationed temporairly at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, as part of the Army Medical Division (AMEDD). \u00a0While here I am going through a dental assistant school, which is accelerated and will be completed … Continue reading