Wednesday, February 29, 2012

class 5 yet again!

Today I was able to finish my class 5 patient and it was such a great experience.  I loved my patient and he was the sweetest guy!  It was funny to talk to him and realize how many people he knew that i knew i guess the world is smaller than we ever knew.  I really appreciated having him as a patient.  I was able to finish him today with plenty of time which was great because it allowed me to accomplish my goal. Today was a good day which is what I needed because I have been kind of discouraged the past week or so worried about my requirements.  But I have to tell myself it will work out! I just have to believe that.  Today I didnt miss anything! which was a great confidence booster! My goal for next time is to finish my class 2 and to help him have a better experience.  I hope to finish him in plenty of time!

class 5 patient!

This blog is for my monday patient which was the same patient that I saw today!  So Monday in clinic I saw the sweetest patient! He was so funny and I had an awesome experience with him.  I loved that he was my patient because he was always on my side and he wanted me to have a great experience.  He was so funny.  I was able to finish 1 quad on him and it was a good thing I only did one because he was a talker which was fine with me because I wanted him to have a good experience. He had lots of plaque which was a new experience for me because so far I have not had a patient with as much plaque as he had.  It was a great experience for OHI because he really needed help.  My goal for next his next appointment was to finish him with plenty of time left over.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

another 1B!!

Today I was able to clean another 1B and it was a good experience.  I was really nervous for some reason because it was my peer pal and so i guess I felt like i had to do everything perfect and i ended up taking too much time to make sure i was doing everything the best i could.  I did take xrays though and did not need any retakes which was a great thing!  I fulfilled one of my goals from last time.  The next patient I am seeing is a class 5 and so I hope to finish him in two appointments.  This would be great!  At least that is my goal but we will have to see!

Monday, February 13, 2012

my first patient I finished in one appointment!

Today I was able to finish a whole appointment! I was so proud of myself!  It was an easy appointment but I still felt really good about it!  And to top it off I didnt miss anything!  I felt like today was a great day!  I really enjoyed this appointment.  I had a really great patient.  I didnt even have any retakes! This is an accomplishment for me!  My next goal is to do just as good of a job with my next patient!  I hope this is attainable! I was just proud of myself because I fulfilled a goal for the first time this semester!  I feel like I am really becoming a great hygienist.  Which is a change in mood and attitude from last week!  On wednesday I have a lab so I wont have a patient until next wednesday because of presidents day on  monday which kind of worries me that i will miss two clinic sessions. but all i can do is try right. 

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

my first 1A

Today I was able to finish my first 1A and it was a great experience.  I was really happy that my first 1A patient was so good!  I thought I did a good job because I was able to not miss any spots!  I didnt really have to do much with scaling because I was able to polish most of the build up off.  Overall my patient did really well and was a good sport!  For my next 1A I want to make a goal to finish them a little faster I took a little longer to finish her but I also did a PE!  My other goal is to not have any retakes as well. 

another 1b

So on monday I was able to see a 1B patient.  It went really well!  I took a little longer on the health history because it was a bit more complex but that is ok because it was great practice!  I really liked to work with this patient!  It was a great experience!  I was able to finish two quads which was great for me.  I did miss some spots so i wish that I only did one quad instead of doing two but that is ok it was a good learning experience.  Now i know for next time that I need to be a little bit better on my time management.  My goal for next time is to finish her other quads without missing spots and better use of my time.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

class 2 finishing 2 quads!

Today I was able to finish 2 quads on my class 2 and it was hard work!!  The calculus doesnt come off as easy as I thought it would.  I am ready for the day to be over!!  Not because I had a bad patient but because i worked really hard!  It was a great experience for me to clean this patient because I had to use different techniques I havent had to use yet.  I actually really learned a lot today!  My goal for my next appointment is to finish my patient! I hope to do that because I think my next patient on monday is a 1B! I hope that is attainable!!