Exit interview

Tomorrow i have my exit interview with professor costly. I am done with clinic and ready for next semester.

CA duties and last clinic

Today we learned about CA duties, emergency procedures, and clinic for next semester. If i wasn't stressed already, i am now. It turns out you not only need to meet clinic requirements for next year you are required to exceed them by 20℅to get an A. clinic requirements also wont factor any days your patient doesn't show. I know the power your words have, so i must say "i will finish and excel, and everything will be ok" but i would be lying if i said i wasn't nervous.

real patient

On monday we saw our first real patient. I was very nervous because it was our clinical final. I was going to work on Tom but it turned out that he had to work. I ended up using my little sister Kami. It was a really good choice, she was amazing. I had really low expectations for myself and so it went much better than i thought it would. I had to take 4 BWX and they were all diagnostic. It was awesome because retakes take forever. I was able to get through my OD and even scale 1 quad. Demmings was my instructor and when she was doing my scale check she told me she found 5 clicks of calculus, my heart sank.... then she says " just kidding she is clean" I about had a heart attack. Kami was a great patient, when i sat her up, i asked her how it was and she says "long". It was so true but she was great. I am looking forward to more practice to get better and faster.

mock patient day 2

On wednesday I was able to work on karlie again for our mock patient day. she was so awesome. i finished her other 3 quads, s/p, and fl. I was nervous before hand, but when i was actually working on her i felt good. i still am very anxious when i get a scale check because i am  not exactly sure what i feel, but i am sure it will come. It is fun to work start to finish. I hope i get faster soon, at this pace it will take me 5 hours to complete an appointment...yikes

Mock Patient Week 2 Day 1

Today was my day to be operator for our mock patient days. Last night i was feeling very nervous that i would not finish. I got through my OD and one quad scaled. Wednesday I will finish her other 3 quads, fluoride and selective polish. I felt good about today even though i am slow. I also have a hard time deciding if I am feeling calculus. I am sure i will get better at detecting calculus the more patients i see. Its always hard to when you are working in a mouth that is so clean. Karlie was so good to work on and made my job really easy.

Patient treatment mock patient day 2

Today Karlie was able to finish my other 2 quads. She is awesome and did not miss any areas. I got selective polish and varnish fluoride...which i hate. She was the first one to finish and i have a lot of time left. this is still my clinic day so i must stay until we are finished. I am happy  i was the patient first but now i am a little nervous for next week. I hope i am able to accurately probe and clean.

Patient treatment mock day 1

Monday we started our mock patient days. I was a little nervous until i found out i was going to be the patient. Karlie was the one who worked on me and she did fantastic. I loved that i was able to see how the day flowed without any pressure on me. She was able to get all the way through the OD and also scale 2 quads. I like to be worked on because it gives me an opportunity to understand what the patient feel and get a good idea of what i need to be mindful of, improve on, and practice. It was a really good day. I hope that when it is my turn to be the operator i am able to finish all of the requirements.

Eaglesoft walk out

Today we learned how to walk out our patients in eaglesoft. It was quite easy. We also reiterated how to sharpen our instruments. I hope i don't distort my angles, because i find it hard to use the sharpening guides. I was able to pass off fluoride and sealant PE's today and i was able to work on Kristen. that was fun.Good clinic day.