{Week 3}

Clinic was really good today.  In the morning, I saw a very nice lady who was a Class V.  She had very light calculus, and really good home care.  It's really nice to see somebody like that.  They really care about their health, and take very good care of themselves.  I was able to get 4 BWX as well, and finished a little early.  I was thinking back today about how I used to have to see a Class V or 1B twice.  It's really great to see that I am learning and improving.  My goal is to continue to get faster with these classifications, so that hopefully I can see 2 in one session soon. 

In the afternoon, I brought back my afternoon pt. from last week.  He only wanted me to clean 2 quads today, and finish the fourth in a couple weeks, because of money issues.  I was really hoping to get him all done.  I hate that he will be taking up another clinic session, but that's okay.  Last time I cleaned his UR quad, and was able to see how much his tissues have improved.  They were so much less red and edematous, and were starting to get pink and tighten up around the teeth.  I love seeing that what I'm doing is making a difference.  He was saying how much better they were feeling, and how when he brushes they don't bleed that much.  It was a good experience to work in two qauds. today and get off all that calculus.  It was crazy how much calc. he had!  Today while I was using the Ultrasonic, Prof. Perry helped me to slow down my movements. He told me that you don't have to move it back and forth really fast to have constant movement.  He showed me that by just moving it slowly, and trying to detect calculus, it is still constant movement.  He is such a great instructor. I also really tried to utilize my explorer to detect calculus today, and am feeling more confident with it. 

Overall, today was a great experience.