So, last night I called my class V pt. that I had scheduled to get her list of meds. to save some time at the appt. Well, after she gave me all her meds., she then asked if she should r/s because she felt like she was coming down with a cold. She said she had a Dr. appt., but just thought it would be better to r/s. So, I found a day in a couple of weeks and got her sched. So, I called my sister, and she saved the day! She was able to come up and let me get her finished up. So, going into it, my goal was to complete her by getting all four quads, sel pol, floss, and fluoride. She really didn't have much build up at all, so it was a very easy cleaning. It was good for me to be able to practice my instrumenting without having to navigate deep pockets and tons of calculus. I did miss a few spots, all in the lower anterior. For some reason, I didn't dry her teeth off to check for more calculus, and because of that, I missed them. It was a good learning experience though. I feel like the times when we do make mistakes and miss deposit, is when we learn the most! Professor Costley was so nice and very helpful. I was also able to pass off my exploring #1 PE. Yahoo!
All in all, today was great! It felt good to actually remove some calculus and get one patient under my belt!
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