1B exam

Today one of my other sisters Nikki came in to see me. I decided the other day that I would be brave and have her be my 1B exam. I was a little nervous at first but then realized that you don't do anything different besides circle yes for exam. I also wanted to get completely finished with her in one appointment. When I had Instructor Hemsley come over for an OD check she noticed a red spot on the roof of Nikki's mouth that I overlooked. She told me to record it and everything. Later she came back and told me Prof. Costley wanted me to take a picture of it with the intra oral camera. So then Hayley the TA said I should just pass off my PE with it. So that pushed me back about 15 minutes because I had to set everything up for it but I ended up passing off the PE. Long story short.....I was able to complete her in one appointment. I scaled all 4 quads!! One thing that I learned today was that I don't have to use a working stroke all the time. I think one reason my hand was cramping up was because I was trying to scale every surface of the tooth. Instructor Hemsley told me to do an assessment stroke with my Nevi and if it didn't catch on something, don't scale it! I wish I would have known this a couple weeks ago. It made such a difference! I am so glad she told me that. She also challenged me to finish 3 quads in 30 minutes. That's 10 min per quad! I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to do that but I thought, 'If she thinks I can do it, then I can do it!' I really liked that she challenged me to something. It was kind of like setting a goal and accomplishing it. Today was a really good day in clinic. I hope I can keep improving and keep getting better!!