Goodbye

wow... What a great program.
I am SO proud that I was able to get into the WSU DH program.
I sincerely believe that we are the most qualified dental hygienists and that we will be the greatest assets to the dental community. The professors are great and teach us SO much and they are knowledgeable in everything.

I would hope that anyone that can't get in the first year, would continue to work and work to get into this program. DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS.

Last day - sad sad sad

I am mostly working on eb and flow of the dental appointments. When the patient first sits down, vitals are taken and oral screening is done. After that, I find a routine that will be best to get everything done efficiently and quickly.
There are certain things that you want done before the dentist comes in and you definitely want time to look through and make sure that you know if they have cavities so the dentist doesn't go, "did you see this on the distal of 3?"

I want to be a wonderful hygienist and I want the dentist I work for to look at my as a valuable asset that he couldn't do without.

What a crazy day

Today was crazy. I scheduled a family two weeks ago and I went around and asked people to help me see these patients. one was a class 3 and as people met their class 3 requirements, they let me know that they did not want to clean this person...
It was a little bit frustrating because I counted on certain people to clean these patients. I learned that I probably shouldn't employ the help of others - just get it done myself so that I know that they will be taken care of.
I also told myself that in the office, I will NEVER say that I don't want to do something. This can get you in SO much trouble. I don't want to be the person that is titled, "lazy."