Oh heaven's...
The last day of my first semester of clinic...
No more wondering what's going on... no more clueless about what to do when your patient has a blood pressure of 140/90!
...
NOT!
But I'm glad that it's over. Now I know that if I don't know how to take care of my patient, that it's my own darn fault and I should refer to the BIBLE or the clinic manual.
... Am I destined to become a dental hygienist? Have I made it this far to find out that this is what I'm not supposed to do?
Am I just afraid of getting out of school and going out into the real world?!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
I love my daddy
What a great patient. He was such a trooper.
I wish that I could have been a little but more prepared. I mean... I got as far as I expected to but it was a little more rushed than I would have liked it to be.
Probing took me a coon's age to complete! Other than that I think I'll slowly get the hang of it and hopefully my first few patients will be patient with me.
It was way cool today as well because my dad unfortunately had a few more deep pockets than I've been able to see before. So that was fun.
Hopefully we can fix him nice and good though.
Hygiene is a little frustrating right now. I feel like I work so hard but am getting nowhere.
All in all the first semester was pretty good. More stress than anything else but was still bearable.
I wish that I could have been a little but more prepared. I mean... I got as far as I expected to but it was a little more rushed than I would have liked it to be.
Probing took me a coon's age to complete! Other than that I think I'll slowly get the hang of it and hopefully my first few patients will be patient with me.
It was way cool today as well because my dad unfortunately had a few more deep pockets than I've been able to see before. So that was fun.
Hopefully we can fix him nice and good though.
Hygiene is a little frustrating right now. I feel like I work so hard but am getting nowhere.
All in all the first semester was pretty good. More stress than anything else but was still bearable.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
YAY!
Okay so I'm feeling okay now. Today was pretty good. I feel like I am a little bit better at everything. STill need some work and REALLY don't know how REAL patients are going to tollerate me but I'm on my way. I CAN be a hygienist!
Marilyn is great. When I'm in private practice, I might just have to give her a call and ask counsel on how to specific things but she said that would be okay.
Marilyn is great. When I'm in private practice, I might just have to give her a call and ask counsel on how to specific things but she said that would be okay.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Marylin I love you
So today I was the patient again. What a wonderful thing. EXCEPT that I have so many cavities it's not funny....
I hate my face! haha j/k
I like watching Mar because she seems to be a pro at everything and I s trive to be like her.
We'll see how it goes on Wednesday!!!
I hate my face! haha j/k
I like watching Mar because she seems to be a pro at everything and I s trive to be like her.
We'll see how it goes on Wednesday!!!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
DID YOU FORGET TO PUT BARRIERS ON?!
Today was amazing... pretty much the best clinic ever... haha
I was the patient so I'm lame.
Marilyn did astounding. I will just have to follow her wherever she goes in the world so that she can clean my teeth for the rest of my life.
I have four REAL suspicious lesions! AH!
Makes me so mad. I get fillings done all the time. And dI'm not exaggerating. At least once a year.
I am feeling alittle more confident. I am going to work really hard and do my appointment really good next week so that I will be ready for when my parents come in.
I was the patient so I'm lame.
Marilyn did astounding. I will just have to follow her wherever she goes in the world so that she can clean my teeth for the rest of my life.
I have four REAL suspicious lesions! AH!
Makes me so mad. I get fillings done all the time. And dI'm not exaggerating. At least once a year.
I am feeling alittle more confident. I am going to work really hard and do my appointment really good next week so that I will be ready for when my parents come in.
Monday, November 9, 2009
POOR MARILYN
Man...
What a struggle today. That's all I have to say.
Poor Marilyn had to endure so much! AH!
She did fall asleep though so I guess I'm supposed to take that as a compliment... until she jerks awake after a nice poke in the gums. hahahaha
I struggle most with probing and scaling. go figure.
I just really hope it gets better by the time my parents come. They will make fun of my so bad if I do as many things wrong as I did today.
What a struggle today. That's all I have to say.
Poor Marilyn had to endure so much! AH!
She did fall asleep though so I guess I'm supposed to take that as a compliment... until she jerks awake after a nice poke in the gums. hahahaha
I struggle most with probing and scaling. go figure.
I just really hope it gets better by the time my parents come. They will make fun of my so bad if I do as many things wrong as I did today.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
patients soon to suffer!
Heya
so... we're going to have patients in a couple weeks. AH! I'm not ready at all.
I can't probe worth beans! Hopefully my mommy will be nice to me. haha.
MAybe I can get her back for all the pain she caused me as a child... it should be the other way around, I know.
Muahahahah it will be so fun.
you are all goign to love her. She's craziest woman on this earth and I'm proud that she is my maja.
Today I got to be Marylian's (sorry Mer, I can't spell.)
so... we're going to have patients in a couple weeks. AH! I'm not ready at all.
I can't probe worth beans! Hopefully my mommy will be nice to me. haha.
MAybe I can get her back for all the pain she caused me as a child... it should be the other way around, I know.
Muahahahah it will be so fun.
you are all goign to love her. She's craziest woman on this earth and I'm proud that she is my maja.
Today I got to be Marylian's (sorry Mer, I can't spell.)
Monday, November 2, 2009
SALIVA
So today was super duper great. We did stuff! AH!
Sealants were awesome... well actually not... I am ashamed to say that I had to do my sealants THREE times! haha. Poor Kim. I really don't know what I was doing wrong but 3rd times the charm.
It was probably cuz Kim was salivating so much. haha. She's going to hate me for saying that.
I'm glad that I know how to prophy... that's happy.
And I've gotten enough fluoride this week to last me my whole life.
I wanted the chocolate kind but we couldn't find it. :-(
Fun times. I like the program. Cherry Cheesecake!
Sealants were awesome... well actually not... I am ashamed to say that I had to do my sealants THREE times! haha. Poor Kim. I really don't know what I was doing wrong but 3rd times the charm.
It was probably cuz Kim was salivating so much. haha. She's going to hate me for saying that.
I'm glad that I know how to prophy... that's happy.
And I've gotten enough fluoride this week to last me my whole life.
I wanted the chocolate kind but we couldn't find it. :-(
Fun times. I like the program. Cherry Cheesecake!
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