Today was quite an exhausting day! I got here early to get all set up to find everyone else was already here ready to go. I felt a little behind even though I was n half hour early. I ended up being okay on time because I was done before my patient was available to come back.
I brought her back first because I was the only one who put my patient in my chair,. I brought her right back and got started. I felt pretty confident in what I was doing through the whole OD. The OD check went well. I was within a mm from my instructor on probings. I felt like I did well on time. I could've sped it up just a little bit in order to finish a patient from start to finish, but since I am still learning I didn't mind too much.
I was able to complete 2 quad scaling and all of the preliminary part of the appointment. The mandibular lingual teeth were the most difficult to get cleaned. She had a lingual bar bonded at each tooth from #22-#27 (I actually separated it from tooth #22 while I was flossing during her OHI.. oops!)
Overall, I felt like today was successful, and I learned a lot from my instructor because they were only in charge of 2 students, so I got a lot of one-on-one time with her! I was really excited I was able to finally do this! I can do this for the rest of the time now :) YAY!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Patient Day #2
Wednesday November 9, 2011
Today is day 2 of beign a patient. Lizzy was able to finish scaling the other half of my mouth and did well. There were a few tender areas, but for the msot part, she did really well. She sped right through the paperwork part of the charting and moved right into scaling. I felt I got a good cleaning from her, and that the experience was good for her as well.
When she was done, I was able to pass off my instrument sharpening PE. I only have 1 more PE to pass off which I will do on Monday! What a great semester!
Today is day 2 of beign a patient. Lizzy was able to finish scaling the other half of my mouth and did well. There were a few tender areas, but for the msot part, she did really well. She sped right through the paperwork part of the charting and moved right into scaling. I felt I got a good cleaning from her, and that the experience was good for her as well.
When she was done, I was able to pass off my instrument sharpening PE. I only have 1 more PE to pass off which I will do on Monday! What a great semester!
Patient Day #1
Monday November 7, 2011
Today I was able to be a mock patient for Lizzy. I was able to feel how a patient will feel when I work on them. It was a very good experience. She did well and covered all her bases. I felt like the instructors were very helpful. I also learned what the patient will do in order to come back in the clinic. The have the time ot fill out a HHx and a registration form. Both of these are important to fill out before having the patient come back so the clinic is aware of which patients are being seen. I also learned the walkout procedures through the desk. It is our obligation to turn the patient over to Mr. Saloman in order to get payment and not be charged as the student provider. Another thing I learned was what information needs to be on the walkout form in order for Mr. Saloman to understand what is going on. 1. the status of the appointment and the reschedule date and time. 2. an instructor's signature stating that the above treamtent was rendered.
I am so thankful for this opportunity to go through this because it was a growing experience that I will never forget!
Today I was able to be a mock patient for Lizzy. I was able to feel how a patient will feel when I work on them. It was a very good experience. She did well and covered all her bases. I felt like the instructors were very helpful. I also learned what the patient will do in order to come back in the clinic. The have the time ot fill out a HHx and a registration form. Both of these are important to fill out before having the patient come back so the clinic is aware of which patients are being seen. I also learned the walkout procedures through the desk. It is our obligation to turn the patient over to Mr. Saloman in order to get payment and not be charged as the student provider. Another thing I learned was what information needs to be on the walkout form in order for Mr. Saloman to understand what is going on. 1. the status of the appointment and the reschedule date and time. 2. an instructor's signature stating that the above treamtent was rendered.
I am so thankful for this opportunity to go through this because it was a growing experience that I will never forget!
Instrument sharpening & Eaglesoft Walkout
Wednesday November 2, 2011
Today I was able to learn how to sharpen my instruments properly regardless of the terminal shank length or type of scaler. It was a simple concept, but challenging to put into action. The degree you had to hold the stone or the instrument in order to obtain the sharpest cutting edge was difficult to master. It will take much practice in order to understand how to do it completely. I plan on doing it free hand without actually sharpening (or ruining my insturments).
I also learned how to fast walk out my patient's Tx. This was a simple concept to learn and to do. I have a lot of experience walking out patients in the office I worked for. This is just a different way to do it. I felt very confident that I would be able to do this with no problems.
Today I was also able to pass off my air powder polish, sealants, and fluoride PEs. What a fulfilling day!
Today I was able to learn how to sharpen my instruments properly regardless of the terminal shank length or type of scaler. It was a simple concept, but challenging to put into action. The degree you had to hold the stone or the instrument in order to obtain the sharpest cutting edge was difficult to master. It will take much practice in order to understand how to do it completely. I plan on doing it free hand without actually sharpening (or ruining my insturments).
I also learned how to fast walk out my patient's Tx. This was a simple concept to learn and to do. I have a lot of experience walking out patients in the office I worked for. This is just a different way to do it. I felt very confident that I would be able to do this with no problems.
Today I was also able to pass off my air powder polish, sealants, and fluoride PEs. What a fulfilling day!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sealants and Fluoride
Today, I learned how to place sealants and use fluoride in the tray. I learned how to place sealants in the office I worked at for a long time, so this was just a refresher course for me. I knew how to identify teeth that need sealants and placed them well. I learned how to adjust them, so they don't feel high which was a good thing to learn. After Idid the sealants on my classmate I learned how to place fluoride gel in the tray. This was pretty easy, but it takes 4 minutes directly on the teeth to be effective which kind of was a long time sitting in the chair not doing much.
I was able to pass off my Selective Polishing PE today and felt like I did well. Overall, today went really smooth without any frustrations or bumps in the road :)
I was able to pass off my Selective Polishing PE today and felt like I did well. Overall, today went really smooth without any frustrations or bumps in the road :)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Air powder polish, selective polish, and Fluoride Varnish application
Today I learned about Air powder polishing starting with a penny over the sink to get the feel of it. I then was able to practice on my pod partner. She did really well even though it tasted very nasty and was hard on her mouth since she bleaches and her teeth are very sensitive. After I practiced this, I did a selective polish on her teeth. Even though her teeth don't have any stain, it was nice to be able to practice. After I polished I placed fluoride varnish on her teeth by using a sweeping motion on each surface like you would using nail polish all over her teeth from distal posterior to mesial anterior. I felt confident doing this.
I was able to pass of my Tx planning PE.
I was able to pass of my Tx planning PE.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Eaglesoft Treatment Planning
Today I learned how to treatment plan hygiene treatment and phase it in order of appointments. I have worked with eaglesoft a lot doing this as an assistant, so I was able to zip right through it and move on to other things I needed to pass off and learn. I taught the others in my pod how to finish up their treatment plan and started working on the dental screening PE. I was able to review it a little and pass it off today. I also passed off my intraoral camera PE today as well. I felt like today was a good day in clinic because I am all caught up on what I have to pass off to this point. GO me! :)
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