It's Raining 1B's

Today I got another 1B off the resource list! I pick names that i think will be harder classifications but all im getting are stinkin 1B's. My pt this morning was really cool to talk to though. He had not had a cleaning in four years yet he had a very healthy teeth. I will hopefully be able to find more class III's and a mockboard before the time comes for another mockboard. :)

#2 Mockboard

Mockboard day is over! I cant believe how much less stress the second round of mockboards was for me. I was still really nervous but I was confident in the process and that my pt did show up! I didn't do too bad but their are a few things i know i could improve like really sticking to my routine. I should have gone over at the end with the ultrasonic also. I am going to be putting my ultrasonic away for a little bit so that i can really perfect the use of my skills on hand instrumentation.

What... No Ultrasonic?

So today I let myself down a little. My a.m. pt had a pacemaker and I wasn't able to use the ultrasonic. I thought that I would do fine without it because he didn't have too hard of calculus. Little did I know how much I rely on my ultrasonic because when it came for a scale check, I had missed spots galore! I really am taking this learning experience to heart because I want so badly to be a good clinician and I want to be good at my hand instrumenting. Goal: for the next few pts (after mockboard) I am not going to use my ultrasonic. I want to make sure my skills are up to par and that I'm not just falling back on the ultrasonic. Wish me luck!

I'm Havin' Fun

Today was a good day! I was a little nervous coming back for our last semester of DH but the day went very smoothly. During my a.m. appt. i thought to myself, "This is a lot of fun cleaning teeth!" I realized that I missed this during the break. Next week I really want to work on improving my times, I know we still have a semester left but I still feel like I need to be faster. Yay to the last semester! Good luck to us all. :)