9/30/08

Today was very interesting, my first patient was a class III. I did a full mouth of digital x-rays on him. I hate digital hence why I chose to do them, because I need for practice but I am getting better. I started a quad which I felt went well. My second patient was a class V and she was wonderful. She made me realize why I like dental Hygiene. She really listened and was interested in what I had to say. It made me really feel like I was helping someone.

9/23/08

Well today was very interesting I had a class III come in that I only got one quad done on. The good thing she is my mock board patient for the moment. The bad thing is she has really hard tricky calculus. I missed to huge spots because they were so done in the pocket. I really learned how great my graceys, perio files, and curved ultrasonic tips are today. The patient was awesome because she was very patient with me. I felt like I was really feeling calculus and getting it off. My hand by the end of the appointment was so fatigued and I only didnt one quad, interesting how that works. My afternoon pateint was great but another class V which I dont need but good practice.

9/16/08

Today was a great day my morning patient needed full mouth x-rays which was nice. I did them on conventional film not digital which has its benefits and faults. I like placing films verses digital but its a lot slower because of developing. My patient ended up being at least a class 3 in most areas and possible 4 in others. One quad could possibly be a mock board quad which would be great. The afternoon was a little different my patient scheduled no showed but luckily a walk-in came. She was a class 5 and I missed one piece of calculus which I felt good about. I feel like I'm feeling calculus more and more every clinic session.

9/9/08

Today went really well, I had a class V pt that I miss no calculus on. I should have used her as my exam. I have any Class V coming in this afternoon so I think I might do my exam on them. I felt a little nervous that I was not getting all the calculus off my patient this morning but I think she just had some rough surfaces that were part of her tooth anatomy. I can barely feel calculus much less tell the difference between a rough surface and calculus, I'm sure that will come with time. Overall I'm feel better and better about my skills and feel that i'm improving everyday. Last thursday at the VA was really good and I felt like I learned a great deal.

9/2/08

So today was crazy, it flew by. I felt like I was against time the entire day which made it go by super fast which was nice. I thought having two patients a day would kill me but I liked it. I saw my grandma in the morning and my sister in-law in the afternoon. It was nice to have family for my first patients back. I felt like I still need to pick up my speed with probing but I felt fabulous about scaling. I REALLY felt calculus with an explorer and felt confident that I scaled it off. Both scale checks made me feel great considering last semester I missed calculus all over the place. I also felt good about my overall speed. I finished my sisterin-law early which has never happened. I really like film x-rays so I decided to take digital so that I could get better with it. I struggled a little but I'm just going to keep working on it.

8/26/08

Wow! we are back in school. The summer just flew by I cant believe its over. I hope everyone had a great summer. I was very nervous to come back but now that i'm back I'm really excited. It was great to come to clinic and have an idea of what was going on. I'm excited to use my new instruments, it was wonderful knowing what each one was. I felt good about clinic today, it just came back to me like I hadnt left. I did my OD on Katie and it was a great refresher. I also like the time that we spent sharpening our instruments. I learn more about sharpening than I did the entire year last year. Well i'm excited to start seeing patients and get back into the groove of things.