Farewell

Another good tutor is leaving our dental school again.
First, Dr Muhammad, then Dr Ziad, now...........
Luke is leaving too.
Sigh..

Handed him a gift from all of us during lunch break. It's really really sad to see him go..
He is someone that we students can always rely on, someone that's so full of dedication and patient, a tutor that's always prepared to sacrifice his lunch time. Luke is the only tutor that i can always run to when i'm stuck with my work... He even told us to book-in new patients to get treatment plans done before he left so that we can be in ease.

Today my new patient presented with a more complicated case -- collapsed maxillary ridge (triangular shaped), with a number of missing, drifted, and heavily worn down teeth. By just looking into his mouth, i've lost half of my confident, thinking 'oh my.. how am i gunna treat this?" Basically, there's no bite at all for this patient!
Luke came over with his big *GRIN* again, asking "SO, what's going on here?"
With this worry face, i recited the clinical findings and Luke went on: "Let's take some PA radiographs and impressions!" We have to build the trays up with impression compound (which we don't usually need to do) and then take 2nd impressions with alginate. Of coz, Luke helped with our work. He's so good that both MW and i were just standing beside, admiring his work.

Lunch time, all the nurses, tutors and most of the students ran off, left Luke alone in the clinic, helping 2 other students with their patients, also explaining what i shall do in the coming visit, came out with some treatment options.

Though he said that's only so much that he can do for us, I'm greatful enough.

There's no fear nor worries with Dr Rickman's presence bacause anything that went wrong, he'll be there to safe and teach us. Probably I'm just too pampered, too used to having him around on Monday clinics. With Luke's leaving, i felt so hopeless and distress, especially with my IRC (final year) presentation cases. What am i going to do without him?? PL said it's time for me to be more independent...

It's painful to see him leave nonetheless i sincerely wish him the best in his job. With all the knowledge, skills and great qualities, he owns a promising future.

Hope our life will cross again.
He'll see us success when the day comes~*Finger-crossed!*~
=)