Well...I haven't blogged in a week or so because I've been so dang busy! Finally got mom all moved in thank goodness that is over! Then had my conference in Vegas which was great! RDH Under One Roof is one of the best conferences for hygienists I've ever attended. At RDH UOR you can meet lots of new RDHs, attend great continuing education courses, win lots of prizes, visit dental exhibitors, & see what's new in the field of dental hygiene. I attended several great CEs, met up with some old friends and made some new ones. I even won a Twitter contest that RDH UOR had...whooohooo I rarely win anything but I got lucky this time and actually won 3 times :-D I won all sorts of "bling" in the RDHUOR Twitter #RDHBlingQueen contest and also $150.00. Then I won 2 times in their Twitter trivia contests which was a blinged out keychain, lanyard & pen. I gave one set of them to my roomie, Kathy. It was so great seeing all the ladies from the "list". The "LIST" is a email group of RDHs that my good friend Amy started and is located at RDH LISTERS
Then I get back to work Monday to find they have reset all the computers and had to "tweak" the settings and everyone was complaining. I had to get the computer guy to hunt down all my files that I had made. Then I had to go around and help some other other fix everything on theirs too. They freak when when the computer gets messed up LOL. But things are getting back to normal and I think our new computer guys might be a blessing because at least they know more than just networking and they only deal with dental offices so that's a real plus.
Now I'm counting down the days until my hubby and I go on our Mediterranean cruise wooohooo I'm so excited. Only 11 more days and we take flight to Barcelona then off to Naples on the Norwegian Epic. I'm already packing my bags in my mind LOL.
Until next time....Keep Smiling!
Sherri
Only 30 more days and I'll be winging my way to Las Vegas to a dental hygiene convention. This convention is better known as RDH UOR which means Registered Dental Hygienists Under One Roof. It's put on by Pennwell Publishers who publish a lot of dental related magazines one of which is call RDH. I've been reading RDH magazine since before I became a hygienist over 20 years ago. It's a great mag for hygienists written mostly by hygienists. I personally know several of their regular columnists. You can get some great information from this magazine but the convention is the "bomb" as my brother use to say. There is usually well over 1000 RDHs at this convention. It's a great place to meet up with old friends and make a lot of new ones. This will be my forth RDH UOR convention and my first time to Vegas. It's gonna be a fun time and I can't wait to see some of my old friends that I've connected with via an email group that my friend Amy started about 15 years ago. If you want to join her email group "The Listers" just click here :-) I have learned so much by being connected to this group over the years and it's really helped me keep my dental hygiene life alive. Sometimes in hygiene you can feel isolated and lonely especially if you're the only hygienist at your office which I am not but....I digress.
This group of ladies and gents have proven to be one of the most knowledgable groups of people I have ever met. I have learned so much from them over the years. They have kept me on the cutting edge of dental hygiene by keeping me informed of new technologies and products. They have supported me though some tough times in my life like the death of my dad, brother and other family members. Listen to me gripe and complain about work or family issues. They have always been there for me especially my good friend Amy. Thanks for always being there and listening to me. You hold a very special place in my heart and life. I'm so glad that we ran into each other via the internet.
Dental hygiene is my...well, it's my life, my passion, my livelihood. For the most part I love what I do and my patients. It's been a great career. Don't get me wrong if I hit the lottery I'm giving it up and traveling :)
Until next time....
Sherri RDH
