Finally finished my class 2 exam

So day was the final appointment on my class 2 and it was my exam patient. I felt like it was going better then my last appointment but, then I got my scale check and I had like ten errors. my instructor helped me locate the deposits and I was able to scale them off. It was a little discouraging because I thought it was going well. The calculus was tenacious and some of it was burnished so it was difficult but it was a good learning experience. I was also able to due the diet analysis on her and so that was good to get done and it was a good learning experience for her.

Class V

Today was my first class V patient and I will get credit for her as a class 1B which is fine with me I still need 1B's. It was a really good appointment. I took 4 bwx, did the OD, scaled all 4 quads even though she had to go to the restroom twice and she was a talker. It was good to finish another appointment from start to finish. I hope I can continue to improve and continue to finish all my patients in one appointment.

Hooray for 1A's

Today I cleaned my last 1A patient and it went really well. I also had my loupes for the first time. It was so cool to be able to see the probe. They are going to take some getting use to but they are awesome. I feel like I can see so much better. My patient also needed sealants and I split them up with casey. He was a really good and I was able to get everything done including bwx. I'm glad to be getting patients finished in one appointment.

finishing my appointments!

Today I finished my sister. Her lower anteriors were pretty difficult because she hasn't been in for a cleaning in like 5 years. However I got her done she was my exam and I'm pretty sure I will get the full points.

class 2

today was a tough day for me. It was my first day back from spring break and I was really nervous. I was seeing a patient that I already had an OD on and so I started right into scaling. I was struggling quite a bit. The calculus was tenacious and I was only able to scale 2 quads. I will bring her back and scale the other two in two weeks. I hope I can do a good job and get everything finished.

1B start to finish...yahoo!

Today I had a recall 1B coming in and they are from Idaho so I was worried about not finishing in time because I wasn't going to be able to bring her back because she lives so far away. She was super nice and understood the drill. We took 4BWX and then I got all through the OD and then explored and scaled where I found calculus or even plaque. It was so smoothly and I only had errors on one tooth. It makes me think I can finish all my 1B's in one appointment from now on.

2 patients in 1 day

Today I had my 1B come back. I only had to scale two quads then polish, floss and do fluoride. It went really well I didn't have any errors and it went really quickly. I knew it would be fast so I scheduled another patient. I took 4 bwx and a Pano and got through the OD then it was time to walk him out so I asked him when he wanted to reschedule and he told me it had to be this week because he got a job and was moving next week. I have a patient for Wednesday already and I couldn't reschedule her because it's a family coming in. So I had to finish him today. I talked to instructor Costley and she said that would be okay. I brought him back this afternoon. It was more difficult because he had a lot of sheet calculus on his lower anteriors and alot of plaque on the molars I used the ultrasonic and passed of my PE. It was also difficult to tell between calculus and fillings he's the first patient I've scaled with that many interproximal fillings. Then I had a scale check and I had missed some of the sheet calculus so I worked on it some more. It was so difficult to detect it all. But I finished it and that's 4 more quads of a 1B.