This blog details my experiences as a dental hygiene student at Weber State University.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Finishing up those Class IIIs
Ill admit, I was nervous for a second that I wouldnt make it to that second and last quad that I needed in order to complete my patient today. I spent a good portion of the appointment working on my patients UL quad. Feeling pretty confident that I had removed all his deposits, I asked for Inst. Caldwell to scale check. She found deposits on every tooth! I wanted to cry and just about did. She must have sensed that and told me not to be discouraged and that this would be a good learning experience for me. She asked Inst. Hafen, a fellow leftie, to assist me in finding and removing said deposits. Can I just say that Inst Hafen was a heavensend. She helped me maintain optimum adaptation as I worked around the line angles of his anteriors. I immediately felt subging deposits. His teeth were significantly malposed on the lower anteriors. Because of her advisement I was able to reach subging with my explorer, recognizing the anatomy of the tooth, and pull off deposits with my gracey that I KNOW i wouldnt have found without her advisement earlier. She helped me utilize my graceys more efficiently. I was able to feel a lot more comfortable with my scaling when in the twelve oclock and 4 oclock positions. I used to struggle with getting stuck between the contacts, and she helped me to orient the instrument so that less of the blade reaches underneath the contact. While I missed many deposits on the UL, I only missed two on the LL. MARKED IMPROVEMENT. Not only should we keep Inst. Hafen next year, we should send her a limo each morning. ;) I feel so ready for next semester! Goal: Dont forget all that Ive learned before starting up again next fall! I cant believe Im going to be a Senior DH student!
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