Not only do I remember the movie “Back to the Future”, but
my husband and I will be dressing in our best 1980s gear for a fun 5k run this
Saturday. If our yellow lab would put on a Marty McFly jacket we would surely
win the race. Technology has transformed my schooling in the past ten years. In
college, laptops were rampant throughout the dorms, but rarely brought to
class. Now in dental school we are issued the same laptop throughout the entire
student body. All of my textbooks are available at the click of a mouse and I
can fit multiple encyclopedias in my backpack. Most of our records are kept
electronically. This has many advantages, but also various disadvantages. Often
in clinic we see many students asking questions, back turned and facing a
computer. The patient interaction becomes a necessity and being drawn away from
the advancing technology is always needed.
I love a break from the high tech gadgets, but also cannot
imagine being in dental school or everyday life without technology!
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