Class 2...really a 1B....

Today I was frustrated!!! A second year took a class 3 from me and she said that they were a class 2 and so I was excited because that is what I need and I have way too many 1b's.....so when all is said it done my patient turns out to be a 1b and not even close to a class 2.  I was so mad because I need 2 and I have way too many 1B.  On top of that frustration...it only got worse.  Taking x-rays took forever, the developer had some issues for minute and I had to take a retake.  I only got to OHI and didn't get to scale at all so I felt like today was a bad day.  But that is ok, every patient is different and some appointments go more smoothly than others.  He does need a pano I am going to see if he will get a pano his next appointment then at least I can get that requirement done :)   Next week I am going to make sure I am ahead of the game and get everything all ready and organized so that i can not have anything upset me that I have control of haha today I switched clinics so it was not as organized as I usually am because I had to bring all my stuff over to another pod and I felt it made me a little OCD and out of line with things.  But anyways I am going to make sure next week is a lot better than today :)

Clinic Lab Day!!

       Today was just a lab day and we learned how to pass off three new PE's.  Blood Glucose, Diagnodent, and removable appliance.  Blood Glucose was fun to learn about, we got to poke each others fingers and test our own sugar levels.  I just had a bunch of sugar before so I felt that mine was a little high... it was 113 and normal range is 80-120. So i was within range, but still it was the top of the range.  We learned the difference between diabetes type 1 and 2 and why one is insulin resistant and one insulin dependent.

       The Diagnodent was fun to learn how to use.  The diagnodent detects any suspicious areas on the teeth .  It is a good way to detect cavities and efficient.  We also learned the proper way of how to clean a denture by putting it in the container with the solution and letting it soak and then brushing it correctly.  Today was a good day and a good day from seeing patients and not having to prepare for patients before.

     These PE's I think are going to be fun to pass off I enjoyed learning more about them and can't wait to do them!

FIRST PATIENT IN ONE DAY!!!

Today I saw my first patient in ONE day. She was only a 1B so that helped out a lot! It was so nice being able to actually get her done in one appointment!! I didn't take x-rays though, so that saved me 20 minutes but I still had extra time at the end so I was not too rushed.  I did use the Ultrasonic on her lower anteriors, and um.... so it makes me nervous to use it! I was NOT confident at all!  I was glad to switch back to hand scale.  Ha so that is going to be my goal next patient is to use the ultrasonic and be better with it and more confident!  Everyone says it is not bad you just have to get used to it but I feel like I am just being a little to careful and need to be more bold and trust myself. I have come along way and it is crazy how much I have learned and I just started seeing patients this semester!  I love it!  Dental Hygiene is seriously the best ever :)  I love going to school!

My first diabetic patient!

Today I had a really nice patient come in!  She is diabetic so it was a different experience having to write down all her meds and writing everything in the tx record.  Since it was my first time I was unsure of what to write in the tx record but I got it all figured out.  It took a while to get everything started because she didn't eat breakfast and didn't check her blood sugar so we had to test her to make sure that she was ok and not low.  It was a good experience.  I was able to get one quad done on her.  I am going to make a goal that I try to get in at least two quads in.  To accomplish that I need to make sure I am on top of it and always keeping on task and not getting behind and make sure things run smoothly.  I feel that I am becoming more confident in seeing patients.  There are a few things that I know I can improve on but it will come with time!  Today was a good clinic day and I enjoyed my patient.  It was a good experience seeing a complete stranger not knowing what to expect because it made it a little more challenging!

FIRST CLASS 2!!!

So today i saw my friend!! It was really fun seeing him today and it was really calm for me because I was not nervous around him.  Today I took a FMX with schick....and just my luck he has a SHALLOW PALATE!! The worse for schick PA'S..... ok lets just say it took FOREVER and his mouth would NOT cooperate with the sensor!  IT WAS HELL AND FRUSTRATING!!! He was so patient and bless his heart.  I tried so many times and could not get the right x-rays.  Sam the TA came in to help me, and guess what, even she could not get the right x-rays.  I felt bad because we were taking forever to get his x-rays... luckily he was patient and did not mind.  So turns out that he had pretty good gingivitis with slight loss of bone beginning so he is a class 2.  It got me excited because I was able to teach him etiology of gingivitis and explained to him that he needs to floss and how important it is because he told me he never flosses and never will..until I told him the importance!  We put him on chlorehexidine and he was excited to start using it to see his gums improve and when he comes back I will be able to evaluate if he is using it or not!  I loved this experience with him because I was actually able to have a deeper talk about everything with him that he had no clue about!  I am excited for his next appointment to see if his gums have improved!