First week down now a whole semester to go!

This was my first week back to school and it was surprisingly better than I thought! I really enjoy all of my classes and it was good to see all the girls again.
This weekend was my husband's huge test that we have been stressing and anticipating this whole summer and finally we know he has past and we will be financially stable for the rest of the year. This had a huge toll on me and my attitude towards this next year so I'm happy to report that good things do come to those who wait.
School was good this week I was able to teach my first TA Lab and able to fresh my clinical skills. It was funny how foreign everything has become, I struggled with the pattern and process of how to hold an instrument and how to begin my cleaning. LA Lab was very nerve racking because I have never pictured myself numbing a patient. I can't lie I was very nervous to start talking about the whole process but Dr. Hanson and Dr. Naylor were flawless. They had us inject chicken legs and feel how aspirating and penetration would most likely feel with the patient. It was extremely fun and I think it helped to calm my fears. LOL  being in the dental hygiene program has made me proud to say that I have stuck it out. I'm sure I will have difficult times to come but I'm glad to be married and focus more on the big exams this year. I am having a difficult time getting organized this year because I think I'm really nervous for things to come but I hope I will get back into the groove shortly.

I guess we'll see how I feel week 2 lol Peace out

Aw school is starting again...

Here I am in my last year of dental hygiene and feeling a little overwhelmed to start. As I anticipate the orientation on Friday I feel freaked out and not relief to be in my final year of my bachelors. I have been working towards this ever since I felt that dentistry would be my profession and now with my newly married husband taking tests at the same time it's making me even more stressed. I just hope I feel some confidence after this orientation. Until next post I guess :) .....

April 6th!!!! and yes we're ahead on Class 2's!!!

So i found a Class two today and she is such a darling patient. I think she has given me the best OHI experience since she was a smoker and drinker = High risk for Oral cancer, Perio, and lesions! It was such a go talk I had with her to the point that she understood and was very compliant and helpful. I gave her great OHI aids and especially printed out handouts for her to take home and learn more about what we talked about! Yes I feel like the best Hygienist ever! Goal met.... 1 Quad, OD, XRAYS, and a through OHI :)

Thanks!

April YIKES! 4-4-11

Well for starters HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!
But wow has it been awful the past few days.. well apparently one of my little girls cancelled and so I have one one day and the other the other day. GRRR so now I had to see a little girl and two quads of a Class three today... or that was the plan! I'm so sad gees! My 1A came in ( the little girl) but then my Class 3 had high blood pressure that would not go down! Well I did the most honest and hard thing I had to do..... I let him go and gave him a physicians consult... :( You have no idea how hard that was. Luckily I have that next afternoon free with my last 1A but it still makes me made that I have to go through that fiasco again! set up break down ! GRRR

Oh well .. until the end of the semester it's going to be like that I fear...

3-30-11

YES! I did it again! I finished a patient! I'm so happy she had to get numb and even then she was hard but I did it! In one appointment I did two quads of a Class 3 and one quad of a Class 2 WOOT! I'm feeling so great! But my new goal now is to finish the semester strong! I'm so worried about getting my class 3 in soon! But a second yr saw him first so I'm sure it will be a great experience! I also have two Little Girls I'm seeing! Yay for little girls!  I think it's going to be the best!

So that's the goal finish strong and keep to the schedule :)

3-28-11

Alright so today went so much better! I had a patient today who was very unpleasant before but turned out to be one of my favorite patients! Wow I was so relieved I finished a Class 2 patient in one clinic session... I honestly think it was a class 5 patient but since I had done the OD and OHI before it turned out really nice today! :) I'm so happy to be a hygienist! I love all my instructors too! Instructor Vining was really helpful today!

I think I'm actually getting faster and there is a light at the end of the tunnel! My goal was for sure met today and Wednesday I have a patient coming in who also had to be rescheduled so wish me luck on finishing her!

March 23rd and the terrible week continues....

Well Wednesday patient showed up, hoped for a class three, ended up with a class 2 GRRRR! I don't need any more class two's so that was somewhat disappointing and also my patient tried to pull the one a appointment card, after I had specifically told her we needed two! I don't mind bringing people back and cleaning them but wow! I spend all my time working on this patient and they tell me that if I don't finish today they won't come back! GRR! what could be worse! but oh little did I know....

The Second half of the day I waited with midtown to get my xray requirements done... Well that ended up being disastrous because I got yelled at for help students and CA like my instructor told me too and then yelled at by the clinic manager for not waiting and trying to do things that aren't my job! GRR! I sometimes regret working at the clinic, because since I know so much people ask me to do things that I don't have time for. It makes me feel sad that i can't help but I'm unable to get stuff done!

Well I guess after the most awful day I did get Two Pano's, BWS, 1PA, and 1quad of a class 2 thanks to helpful instructors.

Wow what a week and it's not done yet...