WSU clinic day 1

The first day at the Weber clinic was a relaxing day. I'm sure this will be the only one we have! We went over how to use the intra oral camera, diagnodent, and emergency protocol. I realized how important it is to know about the patient's medical history and current health concerns that they have. It is my job to respond to an emergency if one should happen in my chair and I need to know what to do in certain situations. This is kind of a big responsibility and it made me think that I really need to know how to treat every kind of patient. I am glad that I know how to handle these different situations but I'm crossing my fingers that I won't have to follow through with any of them.

Back to school!

Well school is back in full swing! I am excited for this year and also really excited for it to be over. :) I was able to go to the VA last Wednesday and can I just say I was a little nervous!! Everything turned out to be great though. My patient ended up being a 1B so that's good. We don't have to get our own patients at the VA so that took a lot of stress off. I think because I wasn't worried about getting my patient I was more concerned about their health and focusing on that rather than if they would meet one of my classifications. I came to realize that I really do care about their oral health and I do want to help them.