9/26/07

I am so excited were actually getting in people's (pod partners) mouths and starting to work. It makes the day go by so much faster is more fun! Today we worked on exploring. I need to work on really turning my explorer so I don't poke and getting used to the mirror, light and fulcrums. Each day seems easier, but my brain still feels full every clinic. I am glad I chose dental hygiene as a profession. I am looking forward to scaling soon...

7th day

Today we learned the intraoral exam which was really fun and interesting. Its nice adding each thing one by one and then starting from the beginning adding the new skills. My goal is to work on my mirror skills and not bending over. Today was good.

6th day

I am so glad that I finally am feeling aqauinted with the clinic and instructors. Today we learned about positioning, dental mirrors and fulcrums. I passed off my positioning PE and feel confident on the ones to pass off next time. My goal is to become more confortable using the mirror to my advantage. No more bending and reaching to see inside, now I can use my mirror.

5th day

Clinic was good today, I felt like everything we learned we will find useful later in practice. I passed off two PEs today and instructor carter was very helpful. I was glad that I could put my cna charting skills to use. I knew some abbreviations and everything I knew came in handy as we filled out mock charts and pod partner charts. I felt like I adequately studied and prepared for clinic today. My goal for next time is to feel the same way.

3rd day

Today was an overload of information. Set up, patient history, take down, sterilize, ca duties... Its all alot to remember. I went over my post-appointment procedure PE to pass off for next time. I always think I KNOW something, but when I go to pass things off, I always forget! My goal for next time is to read all materials for that clinic and also pass of 2 PE's.