2-10-10

I forgot to look at probe time again, but I'm pretty sure that I went faster, and I didn't even have anyone assist me. I also went about 10 or more faster on scaling the mouth. I also passed off two PE's and did sealants. So, I accomplished a couple of goals anyway. I will continue to try to increase my scaling time, though next appointment I have a class 2, so I guess that won't count. Maybe my goal for him will be to get done with 3 or more quads. I felt pretty good about today. I just felt bad because I forgot to do a flouride treatment, and he really needed it. All well. You live and you learn and most of the time you learn best from mistakes. That's all.

2-8-10

Today was the first time I finished a 1b in one appointment. Granted, she didn't need x-rays, but I felt really good about it. I finished scaling the mouth in 1 hour and a half, which I think is a half hour faster than last time! My goal for wednesday is to finish the patient, and also be able to do either x-rays or sealants. I probably could've done sealants on this patient, but she wanted to wait. I think she was just a little tired of being here. That is too bad because I really need to get sealants out of someone. I shouldn't pass that opprotunity by anymore. It was kind of past time to leave anyway. Okay, well that is all. I forgot to time myself on probing so I will have to do that wednesday. bye

2-3-10

Today went so good. I had my first exam patient. Well, I scaled my first exam patient anyway and I did so good. I also had the TA's looking over my shoulder to make sure I was doing everything right, which was one of my goals. I felt like I went faster too. It took 2 hours to clean the whole mouth, which is an improvement I think. I also passed my shappening PE with flying colors and I'm sure it is thanks to my studying. My goal for Monday is to time myself on how fast it takes to prob a mouth and then wednesday I am going to try to beat that time. That is all.

2-1-10

Today was pretty easy going. I scaled one quad of a class 2 in about 30 minutes, which is probably how fast I need to be able to do the whole mouth. I haven't really gotten how to feel for calculus yet so I don't have to go everywhere. I passed off my sealant PE. I think I did really good at positions today. I tried really hard to be in the right position, and it did help visibility a little bit. It definitely helped my back. Then again I can't really tell if it helped my back seeing as I only did one quad. I'm still a little confused as to wear to do folcrums sometimes because it just seems to get in the way. Lately I've been favoring folcruming on the lower arch while working on the upper. Every patient's mouth seems to be different too as far as where to place a fulcrum. Some people are easier to see. Anyway. My next goal for scaling one quad is to do it in 25 min. while still maintaining the right positions. I also have a goal to be able to feel the calculus so I don't have to scale everything. I'm going to definitely need some assistance on that one. That is all.

First 1A

I got to see my cute nieces today! It was my first time seeing a 1A patient and I tried my best to look up what to do, but there really wasn't any information about what to do. Long story short, I missed a couple of things on OD and now I have learned that you OD like an adult. I'm a little worried about seeing the next 1A because I don't no how to get kids to do things. My nieces will do whatever I ask, but what if another little kid doesn't open his mouth. I also learned today that I have been more worried about getting things done on time and not enough about doing it right. I need to fix that. I need to realize that things will go faster for me if I do them the right way. I don't want to get fast at doing things wrong. My goal for my next patient isn't necessarily to take my time, but to do things the right way. And if I have a question, I need to ask for assistance to learn how to do it right. I need to learn self-master, not speed. That is all. It has been a rough day, but many lessons learned.

1-20-10

It was my goal to be faster at probing, which I was, but unfortunately I didn't keep track of my time to go faster next time, so now my goal for next time is to look at how much time it takes me. It was also my goal to scale a quad, which I could have done had my patient not been a half hour late. I'm sure I would've gotten to it had he been here on time. So in a round about way I made my goal, but not officially. So I guess my goal for next time is the goal that I set last time. I feel like I'm improving though, so that is good.

1/11/10

I have already forgotten to do two blogs. Already behind, yikes. I had a goal for today to finish my class two patient, which I new was kind of a long shot, but I did pretty good. I finish doing 3 of his 4 quads and and that was good experience. I thought I went pretty quick and I probably would've been able to finish him if her weren't a half hour late. Traffic was bad today. It took me from 8:40 to 10:30 to finish the 3 quads, so I guess that is a little less than two hours. It has been a long day and I can't really think so I will have to add up how long it took per each quad later and then make a goal based on that. I have a class 1b patient on wednesday so it will be my goal to get her whole mouth done in time. I don't know though. I don't think she will be as cooperative as my patient was today. I'll just make my goal to finish her anyway, and no big deal if I don't because at least I tried and hopefully I am getting faster. That is all for today.