Today we learned how to do a Plaque Free Index and give OHI. I was paired up with a new classmate (Amanda :) ) It was fun to switch it up a little bit. I placed 2 drops of disclosing solution under her tongue and had her swish to see what it looked like. She mentioned she brushed her teeth this morning, so her PFI was pretty accurate. She looked really good. She had a few areas, but that is because she didn't brush after lunch because she knew we were disclosing today.After we did that, I practiced giving her OHI due to periodontitis and caries. I pretended as if she was a teenager because it made it a bit easier. I felt I did a good job with this. I had an hour to complete these two things, so I practiced scaling with a sickle scaler on her anterior teeth. I still need a bit of practice getting the adaptation down so I don't poke her as much. Hopefully, Stephen will be home this weekend so I can finally practice on a person at home!
I didn't pass any PEs off today because they aren't due until next week and I want to practice and get more comfortable with it.
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