Today David came back to the clinic for me to finish up his treatment. He is a great sport and I am so greateful that he agreed to come back and let me play in his mouth again. The appointmnet went pretty well overall. I was able to get quite a bit done today especially since this is the first patient I have had the opportunity to scale and make sure everything was clean. I was able to scale all of his mouth, place 3 sealants, and polish, floss, and flouride. It was kind of stressful at the end but I finished!
One thing that I found that I need to work on is adaptation with my instrument. I poked David several times but he was tough and encouraged me to keep going, no matter how frustrated I got. Placing the sealants went a lot smoother than I thought they would, I didn't even have to redo any of them!
This weekend I am going to practice scaling on my typodont so I feel more comfortable and ready to see a new patient Monday. I'm on my way to becoming a dental hygienist!!!
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