10-27-08

Today my goal was to get more practice on scaling both anterior and posterior. I planned to accomplish this by practicing on my pod partner. First we discussed the procedure for when a patient comes to the clinic and checks in and then we went on to practice scaling. I didn't have any help or anyone watching me til I was almost done scaling. I felt like I was doing a really poor job and then when I did get help it turns out I was doing everything wrong. I was either told wrong before or understood wrong. Anyway it was good that I finally got help so that I could start to learn the correct way and now that I know it makes more sense and I just will have to practice today. Next time I plan to learn to selective polish and practice more.

10-22-08

Today my goal for clinic was to learn and understand how to scale posterior teeth. I planned to accomplish this goal by watching the pod demo. After I watched the pod demo I practiced on my dexter in every quadrant til I felt comfortable then I practiced on my partner. I feel more comfortable now that I have practiced but, I still need more practice. Next time I hope to practice more so I can be even more comfortable.

10-20-08

Today my goal was to learn how to use the intraoral camera. I planned on watching and practicing using the camera. I felt that after using it I am comfortable using the camera on a patient. I also go to practice exploring and scaling. I am becoming more comfortable with both but I still need more practice with scaling before I feel really comfortable with it. Next time I think we are learning posterior scaling.

scaling

Today my goal was to learn how to use a working stroke. I planned on practicing on the typodont and then on my pod partner. Today I worked with Jenny. She was very nice and tried to help me when she could see that I was doing something wrong. I started to feel more comfortable as I practiced. I still feel like I need to practice rolling and turning the door nob so that I'm adapted correctly. Next time I think it just a practice day so I plan to practice more and hopefully start to feel more confident.

10-13-08

Today my goal was to pass of my explorer PE and to be able to classify my instruments. I planned to meet this goal by going over my instruments with the instructor and then reviewing. I planned to practice my exploring with my pod partner. First we went over some case studies. Then we discussed the instruments and then we had time to practice whatever we wanted. I practiced exploring and passed off my explorer PE. I feel much more confident with exploring. I still need to work on perio probing. Next time I will practice that more and pass of the PE.

10-08-08

Today my goal for clinic was to get more practice. I planned to go over probing and exploring with my pod partner. I was a little disappointed because we didn't seem to have enough time. I felt like I would have benefited more from practicing exploring and probing. We did get to probe and disclose but I just felt really rushed and I felt like most of the clinic was about charting which is important but I think that it is repetitive. I still don't feel confident with my probing and I haven't practiced exploring in a long time. Next time I hope to be able to practice more.

10-6-08 PFI

Today my goal was to learn how to disclose a patient and determine the PFI. I planned on accomplishing this by watching the demo and then practicing on my partner. My partner today was Char and she had not brushed her teeth after she ate so it gave me a good chance to practice determining my PFI. It was good to practice writing in our charts. We practice the OHI section. Also we practice probing and exploring and I'm starting to feel more comfortable with it. Next time I plan to practice everything more.

Dental Screening

My goal today was to practice the dental screening and learn how to chart for the dental screening. I planned of doing this by following the clinic manual and also practicing on my patient. My partner was shalyce and she had all composite fillings so they were difficult to detect but I was able to chart all of her restorations. There was one filling that I really had a difficult time determining where it was and so did my pod instructor so that made me fill better. Next time we will be doing the PFI.