Day 27

Today we learned about being the CA, and about emergencies.  Also we took our clinic manual test.  I cant believe this was the last day of clinic.  Now until next semester!!!

Day 26... REAL PATIENT DAY

I made it through my real patient day. Wow there is alot to do in what feels like not a lot of time.  I got through the OHI and took x-rays.  My husband got to be the lucky first patient.  He had some areas of recession that were very sensitve.  It was a good learning experience of how to deal with that.  Im excited to bring him back and finish him. 

Day 25

Second day of being the patient.  I got the rest of my quads scaled and flouride.  By the end my jaw really hurt.  That was good to know then I can be able to know that I might want to rub my patients jaw at the end.  Once again this was a great experience.  Good job Leigh, you did an amazing job!

Day 24, I am the Patient!!

I got to be Leighs patient for our mock days.  She did such a great job.  It was a good experience being the patient and to know how our patients are feeling when we are working on them.  Leigh got so far, she scaled one quad.  She got to finish at the next app.

Mock Patient Continued.... Day 23

To begin I brought my patient Leigh back to my unit.  We made sure there were no changes to her health history and I filled out the HHX and HHX/RX.  I visually did a extra and intra oral exam.  Then I did a quick OHI where I disclosed her and found out her PFI to see if it had improved since her last visit.  Then it was time to start scaling.  I learned alot of new things as I did a full mouth scale on Leigh.  I learned about more instruments and I think I found some new favorites.  I love the nevi!! I also passed of my sealant PE by doing to sealants on her.  It was overall a good experience.  I hope that I will be more prepared for a real patient.  I guess we will see on the Nov 22 if I am!! :)

Mock Patient. Day 22

Today we had our first day of our mock patients.  Leigh was my great patient.  I brought her back and started from the beginning by going over her health history, taking her vitals and doing the HHX and also the HHX/RX.  Then I began doing the OD, starting with extra and intraoral exams.  Then I probed and filled in the green and blue dh forms.  Then I came up with a treatment plan on the computer.  Finally I patiently waited for an OD check.  When everything was okayed I printed the treatment plan and started on the OHI.  That was as far as I got for the first day.  I walked Leigh out, came back and filled out her chart.  It was a great experience starting from the beginning and seeing how far I would get.  I get to finish on wednesday... so until then.

Day 21. Sharpening

Today in clinic we learned how to sharpen instruments.  We pracitced the moving stone method.  Passing that off next week.  Then I worked on Karlie and passed off my air powder polish PE and the flouride PE.  Next week is our mock patients ah!!!! Im nervous but excited!!

SEALANTS

Today we did sealants.  Thanks Karlie for being such a good patient.  I did sealants on two of Karlies teeth and then passed of my selective polishing PE.  It was a good day.  I cant believe its almost time to see real patients ahh.. Crazy.  Well until wednesday!!