Mockboard #1

As the day started I was nervous not because I was worried about my patient coming cause they called two times the day before so I knew they would come,  but for the fact that I am still needing help with instrumentation and I may just fail and today would tell me where I really need to improve on. You would think that would not make me nervous knowing where improvement was needed but it did. I was student examiner first and i didnt know how to chart the calculus and was way confused but I figured it out after we were done and then when I got to feel to see if she missed spots i was way off and found different spots than her they said that was normal cause students think anything is calculus but it may just be the cej. well the afternoon came and my patient was a half our early bless hearts but at least I knew they were their. I got through the paper work and got my xrays and still had time. horray! I nerves calmed down and I made it through the cleaning and got my results and I passed with 81 % I missed the distals of the molars in the quad so know I know next week that is my focus. I am glad we have theses practice tests to help prepare for the real thing.

Childrens Health connection day 2

The day was busy from the start with more kids and less volunteers. children ranging from 2-18 years old it was truly an amazing even and feel so pleased to have taken part of it. knowing that you are dong these children such a favor at have never seen a dentist before. by just giving the opportunity to get comfortable with the dental environment and know that its not scary is do a service to them. I got to do dental hygiene the last half of the day and I only seen 2 kids. but the one really needed sealents and the dentist tried and she just would not let im but after I got done cleaning her teeth we tried for about 30 mins to get her to let up put  theses sealents on her teeth I showed her how it worked and demo on her finger but finally we got one done and then she needed a brake and got one more and then a break but at least she was letting me do them and I didnt care how it took us to get them on we were going to do it cause I knew how much it was going to help her later from getting cavities. so I felt really good that I got all four sealents on and it took forever but we did it and hopefully she wont get a cavity their at least.

Cildrens health connection

WOW it was a long day I was assigned to help in the waiting room and do my research project while the kids waited for treatment. the first of the day was slow but mostly little little kids so no one to really do the research on but I did let the younger children play with the IPADS and one thing we noticed was how quick kids now days can pick up on technology most of the children had never seen a Ipad let alone played with one but its amazing that a four year old can figure it out they may not know the learning behind the game and what it is teaching but they know how to play the game and win. this goes to show us that teaching with a virtual reality gaming system can be beneficial in teaching important concepts.

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Today in clinic the morning went well seen another class five that was very sweet, he keep telling me how good I was doing I love a patient that give you great remarks.  The afternoon was full of kids seen  two little kids they were so cute  I could not do much on the little boy but I feel like we still accomplished something even though it was a just a ride in the chair and getting tickled with the tooth brush I feel like it is still important to bring them in even if it just a ride in the chair to get them ust to the clinic setting.  We are now in the firth week of school and it is going by so fast. I really enjoy coming to clinic last year I think I was sick everyday that we would see a patient or not. I feel like I am doing really well with scaling and improving each day. every patient I see bring new challenges but they are learning challenges for me.

class 3

Today would have been a good day to take intra oral photos what I didn't think about it tell the appointment was over I seen a very interesting class 3 in the afternoon with tons of calculus it was really cool to see it come all off I know that is sick but if you are a hygiene student you would think the same. and to see the difference from the beginning of the appointment to the end I only did the one quad cause I am going to bring him back for mock boards it will be interesting to see the difference in the tissue in a few weeks.  I hope I stressed the good oral hygiene enough that I will be able to see that change also. but it was a fun day I am tired now but it was worth it seeing what a difference we are making the the appearance of someone mouth just by cleaning them.

Convention

Last year was a surprise I had been to UDA but never gone to UDHA and wow was it different it was so good with wonderful food and great speakers, but I was wowed again this year and it was not a good wow i went friday and was blowed away by the speakers she was rude and inconsiderate she wanted you to participate but then they did she would disagree and argue back with them I was pretty sad leaving the day I felt like that it didnt benefit me and was kinda discussed with the speaker but hopefully next year will be better again:(

VA

The second day at the VA went lots better than the first. I still don't have charting down but its coming along. thanks so much to Jodie  for being the ca today she helped out a ton. I was very luck to have got the patients that I got they were both so nice and were so appreciative of me and what I was doing for them. After today I felt like wow I think I really know what I am kinda doing and its starting to get easier the more and more I do it. after last week I felt like I knew nothing and should try first year again haha not. but by the time this week will be over I feel like I am back up to speed and kinda feel like I am a second year student and am going to be doing this in the real world next year with no instructor to guide me along, that is crazy to think but very exciting at the same time. Today I was able to see the effects of diabetes that it  has on the mouth I was quite amazed that no one had ever told this patient that periodontal disease and Diabetes go hand in hand with each other and by controlling your diabetes it helps reduce the probability of developing periodontal disease. or that if you have periodontal disease it can make it so that your blood glucose is out of normal range too. its amazing that so many things effect the oral cavity. well I learned lots today and hopefully I made a difference in someone Else's life.