March 26, 2009

Well today was very interesting I could not see my scheduled patients because I have pink eye in both eyes and the doctor said it is very contagious.

3/19/09

Today was hard, both my patients were class IV and needed anesthetic. They both were really good experiences for me. I learned there tenacious calculus can be somewhat impossible to get off. Both of my patients I will have to check for residual next time because it was so hard to get off. I learned that when you do a tissue eval its easier to check for residual because the tissues have shrunk down. I also realized how easy it is to get fatigue.

3/5/09

Today was a long day to be honest. I had a perio patient in the morning and in the afternoon I had a 1b and a 1a both with x-rays. This keep me very busy and constantly doing something. I felt like tearing down and resetting up twice in one appointment is alot. I cant imagine what it will be like in practice. overall good day

2/12/09

Today was a good day for the most part, other than I stuck myself giving injections luckly it was a sterile needle. It made me realize how easy it really is to prick yourself. A good eye opener!!!!!!! My afternoon patient was a class II exam and I didnt miss any calculus which felt good.

1/11/09

Today I was at the VA with Kami and it was a fabulous day because I got 10 injections. Injections are the thing i'm in the most need for. I honestly dont feel that comfortable with injections probably because I havent done them for so long. I'm feeling more and more confident but I still need practice.

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.