Thank Goodness
Here's wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday.
To kick off the festivities, I'd just like to say "Thanks" to all those who've supported UTHSCSADental.com through their hard work over the last few months. Your efforts are genuinely appreciated, guys!
Furthermore, I'm thankful that Histo is over.
Also: turkey and pie.

Histological Duplicity
Plenty of doubled-up Histo notes today.
Both Steve Tseng and Jennifer Kim e-mailed out notes from the Exam 3 Review Session, while both Sameera Ahmed and Jennifer Kim (again) sent in notes from the Endocrine Systems Clinical Correlate lecture.
Also, a delightful Study Table for Organ Systems was e-mailed around by Kean Bliss (care of Mr. Mieselph Andai).
In case you missed any of those e-mails, or would like to take a peek at Sameera's UTHSCSADental.com exclusive Endocrine Correlate notes, then I think you know where to find them.

Digestion Learning Objs
Continuing the series, Jennifer Roe-Herring sent in her own version of the Learning Objectives with answers for Digestive Organs and Learning Objectives with answers for Respiratory Organs in Histo.
As always, those can be found in the Note Vault.

Heady Hyperlinks
Histo is here, and hot on our heels, while Gross is just hiding its heft o'er the next hill.
However, if your heart hopes to hit head-and neck hotspots and you're heaving your hair out hunting for a hand with such heavy homework, hold off on hysterics, for here are some heady hyperlinks to help you...study.
Check out the Class Resources section of the Links page for those if you missed the e-mail from Dr. Philo.

Also, Amber Patel sent in a detailed hitlist for Completion of the Infratemporal Fossa in Gross and Emily Conley sent in Answers to the Learning Objectives for Digestive Organs in Histo (with the warning that they may not be "study proof"). Grab these in the Note Vault.

And if you got Craig's e-mail about the Gross Challenges and were wondering what doofus put "sacrum" for #59 (and won the challenge on a technicality)...yeah, hi.

Flag Football Season Ends
Last night, the DS-1 Flag Football team S. Mutans played their last two games of the season.
The Mutans exacted sweet revenge in a semifinal match against brawlin' buddies Los Lobos with a 13-7 win.
In the subsequent championship match against Penoombra, the Mutans gave up a single touchdown which unfortunately went unanswered to give Penoombra the win.
S. Mutans finishes the season a very respectable 2nd with an overall record of 5 and 5.

Of Techs and Touchdowns
First off, two new writeups have been added to UTHSCSADental Sports, covering S. Mutans' game against Los Lobos and their playoff game against the Raiders. It should be noted that one of them is, well...a little on the short side.

Status of Dell Laptop LCD Abrasion
A hand-picked group of 9 students, known rather inappropriately as the "Top 10", met with representatives from Dell's Customer Service and Product Development departments to provide information about the screen abrasion issue (and eat free sandwiches). I'm sure the rest of the "Top 10" will be happy to talk with you about it, but my impression was that the folks from Dell were honest and genuinely interested in correcting the problem. They indicated this was not an issue they had seen previously.
They took at look at the screens, and asked us a lot of questions about how we typically use, transport and store our machines. Their general concensus was that our level and manner of usage is not anywhere near what would be necessary to cause a problem of this nature. (Most of the Dell reps indicated they abuse their machines much worse than any of the student attendees.) One of the more probable theories is that our batch of computers came from a production run suffering some sort of flaw in the manufacturing process, as opposed to a flaw in the design itself.
Dell then replaced the LCD screens for the "Top 10", keeping their LCDs for examination "back in the labs" to see if they could determine the specific cause of the problem.
The Bottom Line: The information that I have received indicates that Dell will be replacing the LCD screens for any students who request it. I do not have a date that these replacements will take place. The replacement itself takes about 10-15 minutes, involving removal and replacement of the entire assembly from the hinge up. If you wish to have your LCD replaced and have not already e-mailed me to get on the Abrasion List (sorry, no further applications for the "Top 10" will be accepted), please do so as soon as possible so I can get an expected number of machines to the Desktop Support Group.
One question that I'm sure comes to mind is, "Won't the new LCDs start doing the same thing?" Maybe. Hopefully not. If it was an isolated production issue, then it shouldn't recur once you've got a new LCD. Obviously, that's a wait-and-see kind of deal.
As always, I'll keep you posted on any further developments.

All Aboard the Note Boat
Let's see here...where to begin?
In upcoming test order, we've got Adam Verrett again with an outline of Chapter 8 for Physical Eval, while Saba Ahmed and Jennifer Roe-Herring spruced up the musty old Histology section with a Slide Hitlist for Test 3 and answers to the Learning Objectives for Heart and Blood Vessels, respectively.
Finally, Saba also submitted some of those delightfully-detailed Gross Anatomy Lab Hitlists for labs 13, 14, and 16.
Update: J.Roh also sent in the learning objectives with answers for Lymphatic Organs, as well.
As usual, you can find all these wonderful Notes, and many others, in the scenic and exciting Note Vault!

Das Philonator
Holy cow. Have you seen this?

Domain Migration
If you're seeing this news item, then your DNS has been updated to reflect the new location of UTHSCSADental.com. Let me know if you find any broken links or have any trouble accessing anything.

Eric Vela Takes His Chances
So impressed was he by Mr. Litton's selfless display of camaraderie, Mr. Vela could not help but reciprocate.
I tell you what - there's a lot of love on this website.

Pay Attention
Okely dokely, folks. Been a while since the last update, and this one is a doozy.

Notes
Adam Verrett broke a bottle of champagne across the bow of the newly-christened S.S. Behavioral Dentistry in the Note Vault with some notes over Module 3.
Then, while he was reeling drunkenly across the dance floor at the after-party, an outline of Physical Evaluation chapters 6 and 7 fell out of his back pocket, so I suffed those into the Vault as well.
Not to be outdone, Sameera Ahmed dismissed Adam as "a talentless hack" and subitted a chart of the diseases and symptoms from Physical Eval Chapter 6.
A big thank you to Adam and Sameera.

Sports
While still woefully incomplete, I'm tossing out the link to a new section of the website, UTHSCSADental Sports. There's a lot of work to be done yet, but I figure I've put it off long enough, so there it is. For the time being, the static link to the page can be found on the Links page with the Tech Tutorials link.
The highlight of the section is undoubtedly a set of write-ups for S. Mutans' games by coach Brandon Hedgecock. If you missed those games, you can get a full report by clicking the "Writeup" link in the schedule. (Currently, writeups are only available for S. Mutans' games against the MS-1s and the scrubs.)
If you've got any suggestions for the section, or want to contribute any information or content (since there's still quite a bit missing), don't hesitate to drop me a line!

Tech Tutorials
The Tech Tutorials page has received a few minor updates to clarify a few points and make this a little easier to use. Be the first to spot the differences and win a free trip to Oz.

Dell Screen Abrasion
Dell is getting the ball rolling on the screen abrasion issue, and you should have received an e-mail from Tod Hood requesting the make and model of the backpack in which you're carrying your laptop. Please be as specific (and honest) as possible about this.
Furthermore, you should have received an e-mail from me requesting the 10 "worst" cases of abrasion so that Dell can take a look at those next week. If you think your machine has a significantly-advanced case, please let me know as soon as possible.
Finally, if you're noticing the effect, but haven't e-mailed me yet, please do so I can put you on the list.

Passwords Expiring
It's that time again when the magical password expiration fairy comes to town and requests that all of the good little girls and boys update their UTHSCSA-related passwords.
As stated in yet another e-mail, I'd suggest you change all of your UTHSCSA-related passwords at the same time for simplicity's sake, and instructions for doing so are located on the Tech Tutorials page.
One additional note is that new format guidelines have gone into effect for the UTHSCSA Network password, which will essentially require you to have a mixture of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, and numbers. The notes section of the password instructions contains a link to the specific guidelines if you need clarification.

Oh, and One Last Thing
Chance Litton has been on my case to stick this picture on the website, so there it is.

Archives, AntiVirus Again
First off, Saba e-mailed out a summary of the Fluoridation lecture in Community Dentistry from the Powerpoint presentation. I stuffed that in the Note Vault
I also archived the Histo, Biochem, and Gross Anatomy notes for their respective second tests, as well as the News items for October.

Norton AntiVirus
Ok, the Unmanaged installation of Symantec Norton AntiVirus is now available on Tracer through a handy-dandy web interface.
Step-by-step instructions for switching to it from McAfee VirusScan are on the Tech Tutorials page, and I strongly suggest you get that taken care of as soon as possible.
NOTE: If you've already replaced McAfee with NAV via the old method (ie: you've already got NAV), then please come talk to me about getting it replaced with the new Unmanaged install. I will need to do that thing where I hunch over your computer and mumble cryptically while clicking things.

Reminder
There's a software update available for VitalSource KEY. Check the Tech Tutorials page for instructions on getting the update.

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