Friday, September 26, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Malaysia National Day
This entry is kind of back dated to August 31st, Sunday evening.
Came back from Chicago at 5pm with yetunde. She was like driving at 95 mph.
Anyway, the malaysian gathering was smaller than the thai... about 10-12 people. There was nasi lemak... curry fish... ikan bilis... and of course the malaysia style english and chinese. We played bridge, sat around, told ghost stories in the cool evening of fall. It was really nice.
Apparently, there are only about 3-4 singaporeans in Iowa. Must make a point to meet up.
Came back from Chicago at 5pm with yetunde. She was like driving at 95 mph.
Anyway, the malaysian gathering was smaller than the thai... about 10-12 people. There was nasi lemak... curry fish... ikan bilis... and of course the malaysia style english and chinese. We played bridge, sat around, told ghost stories in the cool evening of fall. It was really nice.
Apparently, there are only about 3-4 singaporeans in Iowa. Must make a point to meet up.
Thai get together
Just came back from a Thai gathering... My friend Ron invited me. There were like 30 Thai people at the gathering and everyone was speaking thai... but the atmosphere was really warm and close to home feeling. Something like church. Half of them looked chinese, a third looked malay and the rest looked thai... Sitting with them made me miss home.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Made in Iowa Dentures
We make custom trays for complete dentures without a handle here. I was wondering how they can get the trays in and out without handles... but they do... its amazing... but it works.
And no blue tray acrylic resin for custom trays. Its light cured acrylic resin! Presto, control of setting time and even thickness.
Final impressions... this one is Kerr Extrude, Light Body (Its a polyvinylsiloxane) The impression material was cut through after pouring out the cast to see if there was even thickness of the final wash.
Rugae for patients - Preformed rugae.
And no blue tray acrylic resin for custom trays. Its light cured acrylic resin! Presto, control of setting time and even thickness.
Final impressions... this one is Kerr Extrude, Light Body (Its a polyvinylsiloxane) The impression material was cut through after pouring out the cast to see if there was even thickness of the final wash.
Rugae for patients - Preformed rugae.
Crown preps galore
Fixed Prosthodontics Technique - Crown preparations on dentoform teeth.
These teeth are HUGE! And there is like gingival recession so that you can prepare really ideal preparations with generous reductions.
These shots are taken with Canon 400D, 100mm Macro Lens, MT-24EX twin macro flash with photomed macro flash brackets and NUS custom made pistol grip and homemade remote-control (resoldered the wiring of a nokia 6510 hands-free set). With one hand I positioned one of the flashes behind and on top of the object. The other flash is positioned on the right but close to the camera lens. Flash set to ETTL. This positioning gives me even lighting and good contrasts and shadows at the right places, bringing out the contours of the preparation.
Ok, for those who are not into this kind of thing... just skip it. :P
These teeth are HUGE! And there is like gingival recession so that you can prepare really ideal preparations with generous reductions.
These shots are taken with Canon 400D, 100mm Macro Lens, MT-24EX twin macro flash with photomed macro flash brackets and NUS custom made pistol grip and homemade remote-control (resoldered the wiring of a nokia 6510 hands-free set). With one hand I positioned one of the flashes behind and on top of the object. The other flash is positioned on the right but close to the camera lens. Flash set to ETTL. This positioning gives me even lighting and good contrasts and shadows at the right places, bringing out the contours of the preparation.
Ok, for those who are not into this kind of thing... just skip it. :P
Work is piling up
Work is piling up. Lit reviews and treatment planning seminars will be on in the coming weeks. My classmate has decided that he will not continue in the prostho program... so that leaves just Maysaa and me... its going to be sad and we are going to miss him. He said that the program is not what he expected it to be and it wasnt worth it for him. Well, at 60 years old, its not the best age to start prostho.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Great company in Chicago
On the 96th Floor of John Hancock Tower, kissing Sears Tower. Muah!
Ron, Kosta, Aristotelis, Todd, Bow
We stayed at the Hilton Chicago, 4 guys to a room ($90 per night!!)... the room had 2 bathrooms, so the 2 asians shared one bathroom, and the 2 greeks shared the other...
Ron, Kosta, Aristotelis, Todd, Bow
We stayed at the Hilton Chicago, 4 guys to a room ($90 per night!!)... the room had 2 bathrooms, so the 2 asians shared one bathroom, and the 2 greeks shared the other...
Chicago!
The famous Michigan Ave of Chicago.
Famous Skyline of Chicago from the lake side
View from John Hancock Observatory Center on the 96 floor.
Evening sunset along the river on Michigan Ave
View of the skyline from Grant Park... they were having a Jazz Festival
Famous Skyline of Chicago from the lake side
View from John Hancock Observatory Center on the 96 floor.
Evening sunset along the river on Michigan Ave
View of the skyline from Grant Park... they were having a Jazz Festival
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