10/30

We continued to scale anterior and posterior teeth today. I'm feeling pretty good about it. We used the intra oral camera and i have some gingivitis on my lingual. I am paranoid about it now. I need to start flossing every day and using listerine-that's my goal.

10/25

Today we scaled posterior teeth. I didn't find it too difficult. We used curettes, so the toe wasn't sharp, so I wasn't as nervous as using a sickle. It felt cool to scrape off calculus, I love that sound. And I like being scaled on, it feels good to hear that scratching on your own teeth I think, I feel cleaner.

10/23

My pod likes to slack. We were supposed to go over anterior scaling AGAIN, and we'd had enough. So we tried to be busy by passing off our instrument and Dental Screening PE(which I failed!) I really shouldn't have failed. I was kind of pissed, because I just didn't mark a couple things in red. It was really a minor mistake, but oh well. But we did go over the intra-oral camera. I want to look inside my mouth. It will be cool to show patients before and after images of their teeth.

10/18

We did our od, ohi and continued to scale anterior teeth today. I'm starting to get the hang of it, but am definately not ready to practice on a real patient. I just hope I get comfortable with scaling before I start seeing patients, but I probably won't really be comfortable for a long time. My husband will be my first patient, I'm sure he can't wait.

10/16

Today we used our sickles and scaled the anterior teeth. It wasn't as hard as I had imagined, and I only stabbed ashley a couple of times, so I think she was pleased as well. Posterior teeth will probably be harder because I can't see as well, so good luck to whoever my partner is when we start that.

10/11

We went over our instruments today which was interesting. It was good to see the instruments and learn what area they are used on. I think we start scaling next week-I'm nervous for my own mouth and for my partners.

10/9

We used the disclosing agent today in clinic and me and brittney paired up. Normally I would brush after lunch, but they told us not to so we could see how much plaque we had on our teeth. My PFI was like 34 and Brittney's was 24 because we had just eaten. So I don't think that it is really acurate, because not all people brush right before they go to the dentist. I hope we don't have to use it on every patient.

10/4

Today Tiffany and I did dental screenings on eathother. We both have a lot of fillings and both might have a little decay-yikes! I'm due at the dentist but I wasn't going to go since I'm in hygiene, but I guess I'd better go and get my teeth checked out. It made me realize I probably better do a better job at brushing and flossing.

10/2

My pod is speedy. We finished probing eachother by 3 so we had a good hour left. I practiced on Kimber, and hopefully I didn't hurt her too bad. Our instructor checked me and I was pretty accurate. I think I need some loops though, I have a hard time seeing the tiny lines on the probe. Maybe next year I'll get some.