GOOD DAY

Remember all of those 1B's?

Today=1A, and two II's :)

A little one in the morning--friendly little bugger.  Had to get him done ASAP because another patient was coming in at 9:00

9:00 patient turned out to be my MOCKBOARD--woot!  Cute lady, lots of calculus

--sent her home without knowing I needed PA's of her quad!! WOOPS

12:30 patient was another class II.  Easier than the first, and nice as nice can be.  He helped me learn some new spanish... loved it!

Thank goodness for some variety in my classifications!

More 1B's??

Two more 1B's yesterday. How do I get so lucky? haha... (for those who don't know... that is sarcastic right now because everyone wants harder classifications)  

Oh well. 

I'm trying to be chill about it.

I know I'll get there.

My relationship with DH is love/dislike.

I love the work & patient interaction.

I dislike the stress of patient classification.

No one needs that.

It makes me a worse person thinking about it.

Someday I'll get there.

I think.

Does anyone have gum disease?

Please call me.

435-671-3319.

On a happy note. I got all fours on my patient encounter form for my patient yesterday! I haven't been able to do that because my scaling time has not been fast enough, but I did it in the correct amount of time, and I was so proud of myself :)

Life is good. 

Forgive my ranting above.

OXY MORON?

Hygiene school goes against the very core of what it means to be a hygienist...

Where else to 30 health care professionals HOPE for patients with disease?

I had two fairly healthy 1B's today from the resource emails.  I did a decent job with them.  I feel accomplished because I'm able to get things done, but I really want the hard experience so that I am confident in my treatment of periodontally involved patients.

Hmmm.  maybe I need to look harder for perio... someone once told me you could smell it from a world away.  i don't smell anything.

GUESS WHO's BACK?!....BACK AGAIN?!

Back from a lovely summer vacay.
Life has changed...
I no longer live five minutes from campus.
I'm no longer single.
I'm also going back for a fall semester for the last time--(in this degree at least :))

But some things are still the same...
I still don't do my hair or makeup before class.
I still eat breakfast in the car.
I still love Landon,
and I still fell slightly stressed.

I have mixed feelings about starting patient treatment. I think I'm ready, but finding requirements is never a joy. I'm just trusting that all of these details will work out, and I'll come out of this alive and cleanin'!

Hope everyone has had a delightful first week--it's been great seeing you all again :)

Almost there... Can't believe it!

Wow... Only one more day of clinic left.

MIXED EMOTIONS.

Ready to be done.
I will miss it, too.

Today I saw my class III patient. Nice man. Funny man. His calculus was rock solid. He told me he was "tough as nails" and now I think I believe him. Luckily, Insctructor Vining is a champion and helped me quite a bit!! Thank goodness we're not on our own yet.

For my last day my brother danny will be coming! He's saving me. I still need a pano, and someone to air powder polish. My roommate volunteered. Do I dare let her volunteer for the air powder polisher??

:)

probably.

Thankful For Soon To Be Family!!

Last week I saw two darling little girls in my chair! Actually, in about a month they will be my new nieces!! They were so good, and really excited about all the cool tools I had to show them! I was worried that the younger one would be a little nervous and not cooperate, but she was fabulous, and they both did just great!!

Heidi, if you ever read this, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I SOOO appreciate you coming all the way to Ogden to help my fill my requirements! Sorry I was so focused on getting the girls finished that we didn't get to chat much, but know that I just love you, and I think you're so great, and I'm super grateful that you did that wonderful service for me!! THANK YOU!!

Herpes--my worst nightmare...

Oh no. Today my class III pt. came in to finish. Something on his lip frightened me. To most, a "cold sore" is no big deal. To a dental hygiene student in the end of filling requirements at the end of a semester, this little guy is devastating! My instructor had to turn him away................. I didn't cry. But I wanted to. He said he wasn't coming back. I talked him into it.

Thank Goodness.