Third Day of School: Strength in Numbers

We began today at 8 am Island time (9 am). the students accessed teeth all morning long and I wouldn't let them leave until they got it down perfectly and had the chance to attempt each tooth group. Once again they were helpful to each other and the camaraderie was contagious. The microscope you see above was generously donated by Global Microscopes and facilitated by Mr. Steve Newfield from Toronto. Halfway through the morning I was joined by Dr. Wallace and Dr. Gray who took parts of the class for me as it was difficult for me to give all thirty students the personal attention they deserved. 

Picture in the photo to the right is: Dr. Mackenzie, Chief Dental Officer of Jamaica and Acting Dean of the Dental College; Dr. Gray, Regional head of Dental Services in Southern Jamaica and Adjunct Associate Professor, Dr. Wallace; Myself, and Honourable John Junior, Former Minister of Health.
Since the day grew hotter and more humid, class was dismissed before 1 pm. We will reconvene tomorrow in the classroom where Cleaning, Shaping and Obturation lectures will make up most of Day 4 in sunny Jamaica.