Goodbye!

Nah nah nah nah....nah nah nah nah....hey hey hey....GOODBYE!!! I am officially finished with clinic (for my first year)! Woohoo!!!! It was a relaxing day for me. My sister came in and I was able to finish her in just over an hour and a half. Scaling...done. PE's...done. X-rays...done. All classifications....done. Can you tell I'm very happy?? I even cleaned out my drawer and got everything ready to take home. The only thing I need to try to improve on over the summer is my posture. I am a hunch back. Hopefully I can work on that. I am going to miss the TA's that helped us. They were so nice and helpful. I will miss them! Well....til next semester! Buh-bye!! :)

Schick....ugh!!!

Today I had my sister come in so I could finish up my x ray requirements. I did a FMX on her with the schick. I hate it!! I felt so bad because the sensor is huge and it does not feel good. She was a good sport though. I wish we had one that wasn't so bulky. I ended up using the size one for the anteriors. I just took my time and got through the OD and let her go. She is coming back on Wednesday to finish up. I feel like I have improved so much from the beginning of the semester. I am glad I am finished with my requirements and now I can just take my time. Oh..and pass off 2 PE's.

Almost finished!

Wednesday I finished up my class 3 patient. The right side was more difficult than the left and this might be because she's right handed and most people don't brush as well on their dominant hand side. I didn't realize this until after she left so for next time I will remember that. I am finished with all my qualifications and it feels so good. My sister is coming in Monday so I can do a FMX and cleaning. Summer will be fantastic!!

Class 3

Today I had my class 3 patient come in. I was planning on just taking my time since I have 4 appointments available for her if I need to use them. I had Instructor Caldwell get her numb and it made me more comfortable while scaling and I 'm sure it was more comfortable for my patient. I finished one quad and had a scale check. Surprisingly enough I only missed 3 spots! I was pleasantly surprised. It was awesome to see the calculus break off while I used the ultra sonic. I have learned to really like the ultra sonic. Hopefully that won't hurt me in the long run. I was able to finish 2 quads but the second one I missed a couple more spots. I loved cleaning my class 3 patient. It means a lot more when you can actually see the calculus coming off. The only bad thing that happened today was that my patient didn't bring any money to pay. So I had to pay for her. She is planning on coming back Wednesday so hopefully she will remember her money!