The patients I was able to see today were compliments of 2 of my classmates for doing so research and allowing me to see them! Thank you Sierra and Hailey!
Morning: I was able to see two children during this appointment. They were both boys ages 9 and 10 from a family who's father was beign seen originally by Mark, but since he didn't realize he was CA for the day, he was able to help Ashton out and give him a morning patient. My patients' father spoke Spanish and broken English, so I was very thankful Mark was able to set up the appointments for me and him even though it didn't work out for him. The two boys spoke English very well and soke Spanish to their mother when I wasn't seeing them. They were both very energetic and curious abotu EVERYTHING! Hands were every where! I was trying to help keep them under control with very little help of their mother. I managed to get through :) I saw the youngest first. We were able to do BWX with a little education to the parents and a full cleaning. He did very well and didn't complain much other than when I used the Shick sensor for the second x-ray and when I was scaling. The poor boy had many cavities and didn't have good OH. I felt bad but knew I was doing the best I could for him.
When it was his brother's turn, I found that he had ADHD (which was no surprise to me!). He literally started touching every instrument I had on the tray, the mouse and keyboard for the computer, the safety glasses, other instruments, etc! I tried hard to keep him under control with no success. I speedily got him to the x-ray room thinking this would keep him contained... boy was I wrong! He started pumping the chair, laying it back, opening drawers, etc! AHH! I got his x-rays completed and got him back to the chair. I really had to hurry keeping my hands in his mouth and hid body in the chair or he would be on to the next thing. I was able to complete all the charting and scaling with many bumps along the way but still proud I got that far! I noted a couple sealants and to my surprise mom and dad approved them, and I was able to get that done for him and meet some requirements. When the boy heard he needed sealants, he immediately started crying (not having any idea what sealants were and how they were placed). Oh boy! I really needed to take a step back and help him understand each and every step. I showed him all of them on a 2x2 gauze. I think this actually helped! I was so shocked. He did very well, and I didn't have to repeat any of the steps! He ended up being my friend at the end and said he would come back to get his teeth cleaned again! SUCCESS! :)
Afternoon: My patient was found in a list the Hailey printed, and just by chance, he was able to come in and was happy that I called! I didn't have any success with patients on that list before him and still haven't since him. He spoke very broken English, so I had Wade confirm the appointment for him to make sure he understood everything. I was trying to find my own interpreter to help my patient feel at ease but struggled. Wednesday evening, I received an email from the Spanish department's student who said she would be able to help me! I thought it would be too good to be true, but I asked her if she could help me.... and she said YES! AMAZING! I actually had a reliable interpreter who I could count on to be there for me with my Spanish speaking patients. She said she would be there and she showed up early! My patient was very thankful and didn't know I had an interpreter for him (he didn't ask and I didn't say I would because I had trouble finding one). I was able to do 4 BWX,4 PAX ,and complete 2 quads of Class III scaling today! I am so thankful for wonderful people who are willing to help me succeed! My patient was very sweet to allow me to pass of several PEs (Local Anesthesia of which I gave 5 injecitons, Ultrasonic #2, and Root Debridement). He did very well in the dental chair and plans to come back to complete the other half of his mouth! What a great day to fulfill many of my requirements!
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