Workin' 9 to 5

Well, after all of the hullabaloo of graduation, it was time to start looking for work.  I knew being obviously pregnant, it would be pretty difficult to find anything, much less something ideal.  I emailed Ms. Bartlett at the school to see if there was any volunteer work I could do in the mean time to keep my skills up, and she told me she knew about a dentist who was swamped and could use some help...I might even get paid!  She called him and presented the idea to him and emailed me back.  Turned out it was Dr. Stuart she was talking about.  Since we had been in the same Great Expectations mentoring group for 2 years and I worked with him during Dentistry with a Heart, it was a no brainer for both of us.  It was an answer to prayer for both of us!  We both knew God had arranged this at just the right time.

He had to spend a lot of time out of town because he was president-elect of the TDA and it turned out that his dad's health was failing and he needed to be with him and his family.  I started filling in for him, seeing mostly filling and emergency patients, but that means root canals and extractions.  It was hard at first to get back in the swing of things and build up confidence, but the staff is great and willing to work with a fresh-from-dental-school dentist.  I also had some down time to prepare for baby, go to doctor appointments and rest before my due date.

After 6 weeks at home with Audrey, I went back to work for a full week and I've been going in a few days here and there as he needs and will do so for the rest of the year.  We ended up working out a plan for me to work on Thursdays and Fridays along with any other days he needs starting in January.  I'm really excited to continue working there and so glad I don't have to find another job to support my dental school loans ; )

So, I'm officially working as a general dentist in Sunnyvale, Texas and looking forward to taking some good continuing education courses.  The Southwest Dental Conference is in January, and I'm all signed up to learn some oral surgery, endo, and treatment for snoring and sleep apnea using an oral appliance.  I'm also super excited to see friends as it will be kind of a little reunion.  I also need to get trained for Invisalign.

So much to learn!