Gathering Supplies

This evening while I was in Watertown, I decided to pick up some supplies I thought I would need for my expo presentation and project. I bought a 3-ring binder, binder sheets, and a tri-fold. Some supplies are cheaper around Christmas and the end of the year. My cost analysis was pretty close compared to the actual price. I'm trying to figure out some decorating ideas, but I can't really find the items I'm looking for. I guess that isn't the biggest worry now. For now I'll stay focused on my hours and working on my project for the kids.

I decided I'll do my presentation/final product in February during National Children's Dental Month since I'm focusing my final product on the elementary students.

Dentist in December

I went to the dentist office again today. I talked to and shadowed my community mentor, Gail. This time was a lot more exciting because I got to see some procedures I have never seen before. When I got there I suited up and watched another routine cleaning, but after I got to see Gail and the dentist make a mouth guard to people with sleep apnea and snoring issues. I knew I should have brought the camera along with, but I forgot.

I was disappointed that I had to leave right before they did a drilling procedure with a lady's dentures. I thought that would have been interesting to see. I asked Gail if there would be some more hands on things I could do while I was there to get more pictures and experience. There are a lot of regulations against it, but she said if I came after school when more kids were there I could assist her more. I'm hoping we can set up another date like that or maybe even a full day.

Last week, we had an update to check our progress. I updated my time log and my cost analysis. I don't think this project will cost me a whole lot. Just around $30 and most of it goes towards printing costs and my expo presentation in March. I've logged around 5 hours so far. I think in January, I'll start picking up the pace with going to the dentist regularly. Once I start working on my final product I think that will take up a lot of time too. I'm beginning to not be too worried about my project. Starting was definitely the hardest part.