tuesday morning

What a beautiful Tuesday morning! No rain so far, just sunshine! Yesterday we met with a professor at the dental school who we will be meeting with every week for special lectures on "gerodontology." She is an expert on geriatric dentistry and will be giving Karin & I private lectures on the healthcare and dental system of Norway. I am looking forward to hearing more of her insight and learning about Norwegian dentistry. There are many differences and it is interesting to investigate them and ask why we do the things we do in America. She also encourages us to share our viewpoints and interests to open up discussion on the differences and similarities between the US and Norway. She stressed how important the dental hygienists' job is for geriatric patients.  In Norway, dental hygienists (or dental nurses) are the primary dental provider for nursing homes and the elderly through visits to nursing homes or public clinics. 

After our meeting with her, we went to a public clinic that we will be working in on Thursdays. We will be mostly working with elderly patients there, I hope they know English. :) I believe we will also be visiting a nursing home for preventative care. After visiting the clinic and shadowing the hygiene students working there, we went back to the hygiene school for afternoon clinic. I shadowed Elise for the afternoon. We will be getting our own patients next week, hooray! Karin & I are ready- we just can't figure out the computer system since it is in Norwegian, but we are getting antsy to get to work.

Went for a great run yesterday- up to Floyen and down through the city center in the rain. It was refreshing and reminded me of my runs in Minneapolis in the spring showers. Worked on homework the rest of the night and played some cards with friends in Alrek. Clinic this afternoon and then going to hike/run afterwards to get some sunshine. Then more studying for finals!