1A's and Sealants Finished!

So today I was able to see a little 4 year old boy. He was really cute and I was able to take x-rays on him. He had never had x-rays before. It did not take me long to scale him becuse he did not have hardly any buildup, so it was a pretty quick appointment. My husband also came in and I did a sealant on him. I passed off my diagonodent and sealant PE also. Today was a pretty productive day, and I am glad that I am getting my requirements done. I only have 3 quads of a 3 a pano and 13 PA's until all my requirements are met.

Finally PA's

So today was a very productive day in clinic. I was able to complete the last 3 quads of my class 2 exam pt, I now I am offically done with my class 2's yeah! I started on the lower linguals like inst. vining always tells us to and did not have any missed spots today so that made me happy. I was also able to complete a FMX on alyse's brother in law. She was all done with PA's so let me take them since I have been in dyer need of them. I only had to retake 2 of them so I was pretty glad about that. My class 2 patient did not take very long to finish cleaning. I am just glad that I was able to stay on schedule today and finish all that I had planned. I also passed off my 2nd ultrasonic PE!

Class 3!

So today I had a new spanish speaking patinet come in. I took 4 BWX he did not want to pay for a full mouth series like many of my pts. I completed my OD and everything seemed to be pretty normal, he only had a few deep pockets. I thought he would for sure just be a 1B. When I had Angie come over, she looked at the x-rays and pointed out some calculus spurs. I did not even notice them! It was cool to see calculus on the x-rays. After doing an OD check it was determined that he was a class 2 upper and 3 lower. He did not have very much supra calculus, but quite a bit sub. I was acutally suprised he did not qualify for a board pt. Just by looking in his mouth I could hardly see any calculus. I guess I learned today that it is important to look at the radiogaphs in depth before probing, and also feel for calculus as you probe. I cleaned one quad of a 3 and he is coming back in April. Overall i had a good experience in clinic today!

3-19-08

So today was just an ok day. My patient came and I knew she had not had a cleaning for 3 years. I was planning on taking a FMX since she had not been to the dentist for so long. When I got to school she told me that she had just had a FMX taken at the Layton Mid-town who also referred her here. So I was unable to take any x-rays and was pretty bummed. She was a 1B and did not have to much buildup. I was actually surprised when she asked me what I was doing when I started scaling. She told me that she had never had her teeth cleaned this way before but that they were always cleaned with a rubber cup. I informed her that the rubber cup was used for polishing and would not remove buildup. She was suprised and so was I. I was also suprised that she did not have more buildup due to her OH habits. She only brushes at night and never flosses. Hopefully that will change with the OHI I was able to give here. Well I just hope some PA's will be coming my here in the next few weeks.

Finished with class 2's!

So today I thought my patient was going to be a class 5 in all quads but she ended up being a class 2 on the lower and class 5 on the upper. I was pretty excited because now I am all finished with my class 2 and 1B requirements. I still need 4 quads of a class 3 but have a pt scheduled the first week in April to come in (I just hope he comes). I also need 4 more quads of a 1A, and my 27 PA's. I am stressing more about my x-rays than anything right now. At this point I would be willing to pay for 2 of my patients to have FMX. Well in the end I hope everything works out.

Class 2!

So today I had my second class 2 patient. I am so glad that she ended up being a 2 in all four quads. She was acutally my hardest patient so far. It took my one hour and fifteen minutes to scale all four quads, so I need to work on lowering my time. I am glad that I just got her finished. I also passed of 2 PE's so today was a very productive day. I just hope that I can find 2 more quads to meet my requirements. I am acutally more nervous that I wont meet my x-ray reqiurements I have only taken 1 PA, so hopefully some of my patients coming in will need FMX. I really need to practice not activating with my fingers but with my wrist. My fingers got kind of cramped today so I noticed that I needed to use my wrist more. Overall a pretty good day!

3/3/08

So today was a pretty good day in clinic. I could not find a patient for today so I had my back up who is my husband come in so I could fininsh him. He could not get here till 9 though cause he had a class. I worked on my caries analysis on my patient while I waited, so that was good to pass the time. I was able to scale all 4 quads in 30 min so I am getting faster. I also passed off my intra-oral camera PE since I had a little bit of time to kill at the end of the appt. I am now almost done with my 1B requirements, I only have 2 quads left. I just hope my patients coming in are something other than a class 1B, cause I need the other requirements.