Another 1A

I was able to do my second 1A appointment today and it was really good. I was in a pickle on what size of x-rays to use. I ended up using one size 1 film on each side and it worked out perfect. I really went into depth on the OHI cause she was only brushing once a day and had a lot of plaque on her teeth. I polished first and then only scaled on the mandibular anteriors....and I didn't have any missed spots. YAY!! I was also able to do sealants on A,J & T. She was my second patient to do sealants on so I let Emily do one of them. It worked out really well and it was a great experience.

1B Exam

Brandee came in today and I did her as my exam. She hadn't been to the dentist in about 5 years and she only had 2 spots of calculus in her entire mouth. I'm glad I got to declare her as an exam, and I'm really glad that I was able to get her done quickly because she was 8 months pregnant. The only problem that I had during the appt was getting an instructor to pass off everything. We just got a new instructor in our pod this week and I wasn't too happy about it. The only thing I forgot in my chart this time was my signature at the end. I almost got a blue slip for it, but luckily I was able to come back and sign it, and the instructor took it away.

Easy Day

Today I had another 1B patient. It actually turned out to be pretty easy cause most of the teeth were crowned. I only missed a few spots of calculus, and they were all in the mandibular anterior area. Luckily I was able to get all the way done and my patient was very cooperative. It was a good day for me.

Scaling = Sleeping

So my patient on Monday was my uncle....and he was the best patient ever. He slept through 7/8 of the appointment....UNBELIEVABLE!!! He turned out to be a Class II, which was nice, but he was my first one so it was really hard for me. My instructor ended up helping me get most of the calculus off. But it was a really good experience for me to see how hard a real Class II is.

Why was I so nervous?!

My 13 year-old cousin came in today and he has braces on his maxillary teeth. I was SUPER nervous to use the air-powder polisher but it turned out that he didn't mind at all. He actually liked it better than the prophy cup polishing. Weird!! The only real trouble I had was with the x-rays. I took 4 BWX and neither one of the molars shots went back far enough. I had an instructor come and help me with the re-takes and we still ended up keeping the originals. That has happened to me with both my patients this week, so that was a little frustrating, but at least I shouldn't be marked down cause the originals turned out better. Overall, I thought the appointment went really well.

Success

My cousin came in today and I'm so upset that I didn't declare it as my IB exam. I planned on doing it, but after the OD I forgot and then it was too late. I only missed one spot of subgingival calculus TOTAL!! I was so excited when she said that I did that good...even though my patient didn't have much to begin with. I actually remembered to dry the anterior teeth this time and I was able to see the calculus so much easier. I also checked everywhere with the explorer too, which I usually don't do. And I got done with scaling in 35 minutes!!!

First No Show

Last Wednesday my patient forgot about her appointment, I called Monday and reminded her and then 15 minutes into the appt I called and she totally forgot. Luckily, Cameron was able to hurry from work so I had a patient. It actually worked out perfect cause I finished the scaling and did 15 PA's on him. I was so grateful that he was able to come, and now I know how horrible it is to have the stress of no patient.