Another Class 2

It was so exciting that I got another Class 2 pt.  This last pt will fulfill all my requirements for class 2.  Unfortunately, time is limited.  She is a mom that needs to pick up her kids... so I have to let her out an hour early.  Hopefully next appt. I will be able to finish her in an hour.  I took my time, and really concentrated on my posture.  I did so much better on my posture.  I wasn't leaning over or bending my neck quite as much.  Next goal is to scale w/o scaling some tissue w/ it.

Another Class 2

I scaled another class 2 today.  It was harder than the class 2 I saw last week.  I was very discouraged.  My pt teeth were malpositioned, which made it hard to go interproximately.  He also had more areas of subgingival calculus, so I brought out the graceys.  It was so annoying to scale a tooth, and explore to feel a bump still there.  That was the discouraging part.  I was able to scale all his teeth in one appt, but the scale check showed al least 10 spots missed.  I was out of time to scale the missed spots, so I rescheduled him for another appt.  I don't reccommend to start off your semester to scale class 2 and have no experience previous w/ 1bs.  My goal is to have sufficient lateral pressure and the perfect instrument to scale my pt.  My posture is really bad, but it has been like that way for a long time.  It is about time to change.

yea for 1B

I have a 1B patient!!! She has moderate calculus build-up.  I am improving on my posture, but I still catch myself leaning over .  I'm practicing on my indirect vision a little bit more.  I was stressed yesterday b/c my pt did not answer her phone, which is usually a bad sign in my case... they never show up.  However, I called her again this morning and she answered.  It is amazing that I am stressed about the upcoming tests, but I am more stressed on getting a pt in my chair even though I made an appt in advance.  Luckly, I have a roommate just in case if my patient does not show up. 

Finished Class 2

It was amazing.  I was able to do a full mouth scale in one appointment.  I missed 5 spots for my first scale check, but I didn't get any on my final scale check.  I was able to pass off two PE too, so it was a productive day.  I am struggling w/ my posture.  I get all tense up, according to Stephanie.  she is so good for catching me.  I have been struggling w/ posture all my life.  I am a Scottish dancer, and I am really tense on my upper body.  I don't feel comfortable having good posture... as strange as it sounds, but that is my goal for next week... good posture.  That means adjucting your clock position and patient in order to see.

Another Class II

I am so fortunate to get all these class II patients.  The only problem is that they are so young.  My patient was in her 20s, and she could not affort to pay for regualer checkups.  I am so glad she found Weber State, so I can help her out.  The other thing problem is my patients are a little bit late.  I tell them thier appt is at eight, and come a little bit before.  Any suggestion???  My goal is to remind patients to bring something to read, especially when you are doing x-rays.

1-10

My patient did not show up today.  Luckly for me and being in the rs presidency, I had an old list of phone numbers.  I was calling like crazy to get one person to get in.  Fortunately, my good ol roommate answered and came.  She had limited time, but I was able to do OHI on her.  I called my old patient to remind her of her appt ahead of time, but she did not answer her phone.  I left messages, but I don't think people look at them in this time.  Heads of up girls, make sure they confirm their appt and don't leave messages.  Most likely they won't show up.

first day

I saw my first patient of the semester.  It was a class 2 patient; a patient that I did not expect my first day.  I never seen so much calculus in my life.  The patient's mouth was hard to scale.  He had some overlapping teeth, so it made it hard to scale by the interproxmal places.  I was able to get to scalling, but I was not able to get the first quad done.