1/15/09

Today was a great day. My morning patient was very nice, although he had quite a few missing teeth. He was a class V with lots of plaque. The ultrasonic is amazing. My afternoon pt was awesome. He had mental disabilities which I was nervous for but it turned out to be a fabulous experience. I'm happy I got to have a patient like him here before I'm on my own in practice. Nitrous oxide really helped. Overall not a good calculus removal day but a good learning experience.

1/8/09

Wow first day back, it was pretty exciting. I found my mock board and board patient, hopefully they will be reliable. My second patient no showed me which was not that great but my morning patient news made up for it. All I did on my morning patient was x-rays so no scaling.

11/25/08

Wow the last day of fall semester clinic! I cant believe how much I have learned in clinic this semester, its crazy. I feel like I know what I am doing now. Where as last spring I constantly felt lost. I hope that this will continue into next semester. I feel like the instructors are here more to help you than pick on you.

11/18/08

Today was a very fun day because Tony came in and it was my first real experience with the nitrous oxide. It was interesting to see the patient relax. I learned how to really work around the nose piece which I thought would be difficult. I felt really good about my scaling and ultrasonicing. I also learned that I need to use the Diagnodent more often.

11/13/08

The Va is awesome, I love the patients. They are very different than the ones we see at Weber State Clinic. My patient today was Biopolar. He would be very up and down. When he was down he would start to get nervous and sit up. Seeing these types of patients really helps ground you and learn how to alter treatment when needed.

11/11/08

Today was a pretty simple day for the most part. I had a 1b in the morning that I finished up. I feel very confident with 1b's now. Then I saw a 4 yr old which was difficult because I he would not cooperate at all. He kept screaming and I learned how far my patience would go. Then I saw a 1b in the afternoon which went very well she just had to leave early but I felt confident I could get her out on time. overall good day.

11/4/08

Today was a difficult day because my patient literally never brushes his teeth. The plaque was so thick that I couldnt scale without polishing first. The smell of his breath really got to me which has never happened before. I had him use listerine before which helped but not enough. He ended up being a class IV but I needed to finish him all 4 quads because he needed dental work which was a challenge but I did it.