1B's Galore

So today I had two 1B pt's. SO EASY. However, I didn't do very well on my xrays. A couple of things to keep in mind for the future...1) Put more vert angulation on BW's when placing the bite tab lower on the film and 2) More, more, more mesial horizontal angulation on the molar shot. I'll do a lot better if I remember those two things.

Va

So last week I had a good but bad experience at the VA. I had a class 3, which was great. He stayed all day so I was able to clean all four quads. However, I didn't do very well. In the first quad I missed 7 deposits. The second quad I missed 4 deposits. And the other half of the mouth I missed about 5 deposits. If I look on the good side I got better each quad. However that was a ton of calculus to miss. Kami showed me different uses for instruments than I have been using before. Such as SH6/7 on the premolars and the distal of the molars. So I'll definately remember those tips. Also I need to work on exploring more deeply interproximally. That's what I want to work on.

2nd Day of Clinic

Today went better. I think I did a lot better job at evaluating my scaling skills. I only had one deposit that I missed on both my patients today. For next week I want to work on improving my xrays. My premolar shot is really good but my molar shot isn't. I need to put more of a medial angulation on it. So my horizontal angulation definately needs some work. Overall, however, today was very productive. I took 2 sets of BW, did to PE, and one exam.

First Day, First Appt

So my first pt called the clinic this morning saying that she couldn't make her appt. at 8:00. I found this out at 8:10. Lovely, huh? So I called a class 5 and it was the hardest class 5 I have ever seen. He only had 10 teeth and 5 of them were mobile. he had 3 furcas and 7+ recession on all his teeth. It was hard but I definately had to learn correct angulation. I wish I would've learned accessory fulcrums, because that would've helped me a lot. With my Class 2 in the afternoon I learned that I need to be own own investigator to detect missed calculus and plaque. I'm not good at all and I really need to practice. That's something I really need to work on.

Last Day of Clinic

So today was my last day of clinic. It feels SO WONDERFUL. I saw a class 1b, which I wanted. So I got four more quads done. That puts me at an A so I feel really good about that. I feel like I've learned a lot this semester and learned how to get faster at the things I do know. Looking back I really have progressed and it feels great. There is nothing else to say.

All The Way Done

So today I cleaned 3 quads of a Class 2 and 1 quad of a Class 3. YEAH!!! I've done 60 quads and I have two more clinic sessions. So I'll be able to clean 65+ quads. YEAH!!! The good news is still coming...I finished all my PE's today. Today is just a great day. I love days like today because they are few are far between. I'm getting more confidence in scaling and doing things efficiently. I'm glad that these feelings have finally come at the end of the semester, because I thought they never would. My goal for the end of the semester is to clean 65+ quads. I have 2 quads of a 2 and 5 and 5 quads of a 1B so I'm sure that I'll be able to do it.

Class #

So I finished my class 3 today. It feels good to have that out of the way. It was fun to see chuncks of calculus come off the teeth. I even showed my pt one of the chuncks of calculus. It was heavily stained so it was easy for her to teeth. She thought it was a seed but I explained to her that it was calculus that I scaled off her teeth. It was fun to see her reaction, even though I don't think she completely believed me. I mean, this lady thinks her teeth are perfectly fine and healthy so I would do a lot to convince her anyway. All three of my next appointment I'm seeing my class 2's. My goal is to get them all done in one appt. I should because all their OD's are done except one and that's partially done. So hopefully everthing goes well. But for now it looks like I'll meet all my requirements. YEAH!