Welcome to my first dental school vlog! I am a first year dental student or DS1 and I am showing you what dental school is like! Today was the last of my crazy midterm week in dental school, I showed myself practicing waxing for my waxing practical, and just generally what I do in a day being a dental student! I try to show what dental school is really like, its crazy but its manageable!
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00:29 - Hey guys, and welcome back to my channel.
00:31 So if you are new here, I am a first year dental student,
00:34 and I just thought I would show you guys a day in my life.
00:36 Also, sorry there's not a lot of great lighting,
00:39 and I don't wear any makeup to class
00:40 because I'm trying to catch the Zs, you know?
00:43 Like, I don't get a lot of sleep.
00:45 Actually, I get like more sleep than like a lot of people,
00:49 but not a full eight hours, so I'm not happy.
00:52 I'm packing my backpack.
00:54 I bring my iPad for notes,
00:56 and then we have to have this lovely Dell laptop
01:00 for our exams and everything.
01:02 So that's all going right in here.
01:05 And then I also pack my breakfast and lunch.
01:08 Like I said, I like to sleep
01:10 because I, you know, need to maximize study time.
01:12 So I pack my breakfast in advance.
01:15 I will show you what it is in a minute.
01:17 And then I also pack my lunch.
01:20 Pro tip, if you like to sleep and you want to stay healthy,
01:24 pack your lunch the night before.
01:25 But honestly, I save so much time
01:27 not packing it the night before.
01:29 And then I don't have the excuse of being like,
01:31 oh, I don't have time to pack my lunch,
01:32 so I'm going to go out to lunch
01:34 and eat something unhealthy.
01:35 So yeah, salad dressing, some Honey Crisp,
01:39 the best type of apple you know, if you know, you know.
01:42 Anyways, we had three exams this week and two quizzes.
01:46 The third exam is today.
01:48 So I stayed up a little too late studying,
01:50 woke up this morning and studied a little bit in bed.
01:52 I just try to review the PowerPoints as much as I can
01:55 because honestly, I only had like two days
01:57 to study for this.
01:58 And that's just how it is sometimes.
02:00 Like I had a lot of time to study for my exam on Monday,
02:02 which was development of oral tissues.
02:04 And then I had diagnosis and treatment planning on Wednesday
02:07 and today I honestly don't even know the name of the class.
02:10 It's called like healthcare delivery, something with HIPAA.
02:13 Basically we had to memorize a bunch of forms and consents.
02:16 Exciting stuff, right?
02:18 Most weeks I have like one or two exams.
02:21 Three is a little much.
02:22 They do allow us to change our exam schedule
02:24 at the beginning of the semester, which is really nice.
02:26 Like basically we all go through and are like,
02:28 there's five exams in this week, this can't happen.
02:30 And then we change the exams.
02:32 So it's really nice.
02:33 Anyways, I am ready to head out the door.
02:36 It's seven o'clock now.
02:38 So yeah, I'm gonna head over
02:40 and I'm gonna cram a little bit.
02:42 But first I've gotten a ton of questions
02:43 about my overnight oats.
02:44 These are my pumpkin pie overnight oats.
02:46 They look really full today,
02:47 but like sometimes I just really eyeball the ingredients.
02:50 But basically these are the best things ever
02:52 and it is so convenient in the mornings
02:54 and it keeps me full all day.
02:56 And I used to hate overnight oats before,
02:58 like sorry, overnight protein oats.
03:00 These are protein oats, they have protein powder in them.
03:02 I used to hate them before
03:03 because like all the other proteins
03:04 like had that like little weird aftertaste
03:06 and you kind of like every bite
03:07 where just like, just got to push through, you know?
03:09 Or it's like really grainy.
03:11 But the first form, level one protein,
03:14 it's really saved my life.
03:14 Like I look forward to this every single day.
03:16 People ask me in class, like, oh, that smells really good.
03:19 What is that?
03:20 I will post the recipe on the screen,
03:22 but the major key to this is the pumpkin spice protein.
03:27 If you aren't trying pumpkin spice
03:28 because you think it's mainstream, I feel sorry for you.
03:30 I just put the thing away,
03:31 but I was gonna show you how much protein
03:33 and everything it has.
03:34 Basically level one is like a meal replacement protein,
03:38 which is why my oats like stay with me
03:40 so long throughout the day.
03:41 I can have these at like seven or 8 a.m.
03:43 and I'm full until 12 o'clock lunch,
03:46 which is like four to five hours.
03:48 So each scoop is 150 calories, 25 grams of protein.
03:51 So I'm just starting off my day with so much protein
03:55 and it just honestly tastes the best.
03:57 Like I love it so much.
03:58 By the way, I did link this protein down below.
04:01 And if you do wanna try it,
04:02 but you're like nervous about trying
04:03 like a whole tub of protein,
04:04 they have a 110% money back guarantee.
04:06 So you can just send that right back.
04:08 Okay, anyway, I'm gonna head out the door
04:10 so that I can cram before class.
04:12 Okay, so I am on my way to class.
04:15 It's now like 7.15, which is a little later
04:17 than I'd want to be leaving right now.
04:19 But I have about like a 15 to 30 minute commute to class.
04:24 So where I go to school,
04:26 like the dental school is not in like the greatest,
04:28 safest area that you'd wanna live in.
04:31 But honestly, like that's kind of what you want to look for
04:34 in a dental school,
04:35 because do you really wanna go to a dental school
04:37 in a really affluent area
04:38 where none of the patients are going to want
04:40 to seek dental treatment at your school?
04:44 If you have a lot of money,
04:44 you'll probably go to a real dental practice
04:46 because dental schools,
04:48 like you do have students working on you, obviously.
04:50 So I have class starting at eight
04:52 and I only have class until 12 today.
04:54 Usually my classes are more like eight to four
04:57 or eight to five with a little lunch break.
04:59 But today we have eight to 12.
05:01 And then after class,
05:03 I am going to work on my number eight wax up,
05:06 which is your central incisor on the right side on the top.
05:11 So your big front teeth, that's what I'm waxing up today.
05:15 Basically waxing is just where you make a tooth out of wax.
05:18 I don't entirely understand the purpose,
05:20 but it's kind of a fun break from class.
05:23 And we have a practical on it on Tuesday.
05:27 So we're only given two hours
05:29 and we can't get any feedback
05:30 and we just gotta turn it in.
05:32 But yeah, first I have infection control class.
05:34 And then I have my HIPAA exam, whatever that means.
05:38 And then I have human structure and function,
05:40 which is kind of like histology, biochemistry,
05:43 biology, like all in one.
05:45 So it's a lot.
05:46 But anyway, I just wanted to say
05:47 that they really make it seem like dental school
05:51 is gonna be this really, really, really hard thing.
05:53 And honestly, yeah, it's hard.
05:54 And I'm studying all the time.
05:56 I don't really get to have a life.
05:58 It's honestly manageable.
05:59 My friends and I are doing really well.
06:01 So it's not a big deal.
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06:58 Okay, so just finished up for the day.
07:01 It's around 1.30.
07:04 I just tried to wax my number eight, which is this one.
07:07 And it just really wasn't working for me today.
07:09 I definitely didn't finish it,
07:10 but it was only like an hour and 15 minutes.
07:13 And I have two hours.
07:14 So I was just like, you know what?
07:16 Today's not the day for me to wax.
07:17 So I decided to just go home because I am just tired of it.
07:22 And our exam this morning was,
07:24 asked a lot of like really not okay questions.
07:27 We were all like, what was that?
07:29 That was like by far hardest exam
07:31 for what was supposed to be one of our easiest classes.
07:34 So we're a little upset about that,
07:37 but hopefully she can like, I don't know,
07:39 maybe curve something.
07:40 I know most of the classes aren't curved.
07:42 Now I'm going to go to the gym.
07:43 I actually packed my gym bag already.
07:46 That is another pro tip.
07:48 If you're really busy and you go home after class,
07:51 there's like zero chance of like, you know,
07:53 you going out and going to the gym.
07:55 So I just literally pack my stuff.
07:56 So I go straight to the gym.
07:58 No excuse to, you know, get home
08:00 and find a bunch of reasons to not go to the gym.
08:02 So yeah, I even pack my pre-workout.
08:05 Got a little powder in here.
08:06 I'm going to pour some water in, have that on the way.
08:09 So yeah, that is the plan.
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08:16 This is what I do when I get home.
08:41 She has to snuggle up to me.
08:44 Okay, so I just got home
08:46 and I'm just sitting inside on my patio with Peach
08:49 'cause she likes to play out here,
08:50 but I do like to, you know, have her supervised.
08:53 But yeah, I'm also just having a little like
08:56 protein shakes and snack.
08:57 I don't usually have protein shakes after I work out,
09:00 but it's like three o'clock.
09:01 So like, I'm not going to have dinner yet.
09:03 So that's what's happening.
09:05 So this week was really honestly,
09:07 probably the most brutal week so far.
09:09 We've had weeks where we've had two exams,
09:11 but then it's usually done by like Wednesday
09:14 and then you can like, you know, relax
09:16 and like at least have one day
09:17 where you don't have to study like all night.
09:19 But this week, literally every day I came home
09:21 and had to like study so much, which is just, I'm so tired.
09:24 Like by the time I got to this exam this morning,
09:26 I was like so done with it.
09:28 And then she really just threw us some curve balls.
09:30 So now I'm done.
09:31 And next week, it doesn't sound like an easy week,
09:33 but we have a practical on Tuesday,
09:35 which I feel ready for,
09:36 even though I wasn't having a good time waxing today.
09:39 And then we have infection control midterm on Wednesday.
09:42 And then we have our practice,
09:43 anatomy practical on Thursday.
09:45 Yeah, so for the rest of the day,
09:46 I'm probably just gonna do some emails,
09:48 reply to some emails, maybe do some video editing.
09:50 And then I'm also, I also want to study like at least
09:54 like two hours for anatomy
09:55 and maybe infection control a little bit too.
09:58 The first semester of dental school
09:59 is definitely a big adjustment,
10:00 but I made it a priority to like still go to the gym
10:02 and work out.
10:03 I haven't had that much of a social life,
10:05 but it's really okay.
10:06 Like all day I'm with like everyone in class
10:09 and I feel like that's being social.
10:10 Like we all lunch together, we all talk.
10:12 Our class is really close
10:13 just because like everyone's in the same boat
10:15 and we're all in like every single class together.
10:18 So honestly, we're kind of like all friends
10:20 and it's kind of nice.
10:21 And all my classmates are really helpful to each other too.
10:23 Like I always post my quizlets to our Facebook page.
10:26 Like other people always post their study guides
10:28 or like, hey, I heard this test is gonna be hard.
10:30 So like study for it.
10:31 That's like very broad, but you know what I mean.
10:33 But yeah, everyone's been really helpful.
10:35 So I really like that vibe.
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11:12 She just sits there and watches me make dinner.
11:16 Like every night she just sits there and she's like,
11:19 hello, even though she already had her food.
11:21 Here's the final dinner.
11:23 Got my teriyaki salmon, got some broccoli and some rice.
11:27 This is basically like kind of like what I normally eat.
11:30 I normally would have a little bit more salmon
11:31 but this is all I had.
11:32 So if I get hungry later, I may have a snack.
11:34 So it's about seven o'clock now.
11:37 I've just finished with dinner
11:39 and I'm still working on editing some things.
11:42 So we'll see if I get to study tonight.
11:44 If I don't, that's okay.
11:45 'Cause I'm gonna study like basically most of tomorrow
11:48 in the morning and I don't have like so, so much next week.
11:52 And honestly I deserve a break
11:54 after having three exams, okay.
11:55 But yeah, anyways, I'm gonna pick up my boyfriend
11:59 from the airport in like two hours.
12:02 He's coming to visit me this weekend.
12:04 We're long distance, but we've been doing it for a while.
12:06 So it's like, we're used to it, you know.
12:09 But yeah, that's basically all my plans.
12:11 So you don't really need to sit here and watch me study.
12:14 But thank you guys so much for watching.
12:16 And if you guys wanna see more dental school vlogs,
12:19 let me know in the comments down below
12:21 and I'll see you next time, bye.