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i enjoy getting my requirements! I am really excited and happy about the fact that I am already finished with my class 2 patients, thanks to today, and that I am almost finished with my class 5 and 1B. It makes such a big difference when your patients actually show up for their appointments! (knock on wood!) But I am really blessed this semester and I am very happy about that. It definitely cuts down on stress!

cold sores again!

Well another great day in clinic. My first patient had a cold sore right in the corner of his mouth, so I had to reschedule! oops! Luckily Shandee had overbooked her patients and she gave me a little 11 year old girl to clean. Thanks Shand! Everything went really well so I was pretty set for the afternoon. My patient in the afternoon was great, she was a talker however, so I was barely able to finish her before clinic got over. I was feeling pretty rushed, but things went okay. Hopefully next week runs smoothly!

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Today went pretty well. I had an older grandma as my patient, and she was cute and very easy to work with. She had no problem laying back and opening wide. The only drawback was the physician consult, but it didn't turn out to be terrible. Later I had another great lady for a patient. The only problem I came across was the fact that concavities on the straight facial aspect of molar teeth are classified as furcations, something I didn't know. But I am a student so I can learn. I feel a lot better about clinic this year, and I am glad for all of the helpful tips that the instructors give this year. I feel like the help is available and much more willing to teach. I am by no means a great hygienist yet, but I feel that 2nd year instructors will help me reach that goal.

take 2

Well we are back to seeing patients again. Hopefully I will have more confidence with my paperwork so I can just focus on gaining and perfecting some skills. My first patient was a class 2, and she wasn't too hard, she didn't have much calculus so things went well. My second patient was class 1B, and he went really quickly as well. So far so good. I hope things continue to go well!