Man! I feel like a Dentist

On Friday I had my first biomaterials class. The first hour is a lecture where we learn about the different materials used to make crowns, take impressions, make casts, fill cavities etc. Friday was learn all about amalgam day. After the hour lecture we have a three hour lab where we get to play with all the materials. Friday was play with amalgam day! So here we were, 97 students playing with mercury. It was so cool. An amalgam filling isn't all mercury, its a mix of a silver copper compound mixed with mercury. So after playing with this amalgam, learning the consistancy we got to fill our first cavity. It was in a plastic cylinder, nothing that resembled a tooth but it was still very exciting. I think semester is going to be a blast! Well at least Fridays will be.