9/28/2011

Clinic today was good to learn more skills on probing. I think that I have a better feel for it, thanks to Karen... thanks to our TA's.  I see that when I come mesial to the tooth, to tilt my fulcrum along with my wrist to be able to angel in tight enough. The difficulty is going to be going fast enough.  I also like the space probe poem.  I am no longer going to count lines  up, but count spaces down. Logically it is much easier to count what you can see rather than trying to count what I can't see.
I passed off the intra oral PE. 

9/26/2011

Clinic today we learned how to explore.  I like it better than probing, it felt more comfortable.  I felt like I could use at least another 30 min.to practice it.  I did feel like I got the explorer in the col area. However when I when I tried  probing again it felt difficult to come mesial to the tooth and keep the angle right.  I need to practice the lingual posterior teeth the most so that I can pass off my PE.  I am also starting to feel more comfortable in my chair.  (if that makes sense?)
I plan to practice all of these at home this week to feel more confident, especially probing.

sept. 21, 2011

It was probe day!  We each had a turn, but I feel like I didn't get enough practice time.  I could use an hour or two more on a person. (my poor family)  I am looking forward to this weekend at UDHA.  This week has not been as stressful as last.  We are about finished with our case study, I have an anatomy test, no more classes this week, but will need to get ready for the Dent 2207 test. 

Sept 19/2011

Clinic today I got to be the "guinea pig" can't say I enjoyed that when every one craned their necks to see my Fordyce's spots, and gingivitis.  I swear I saw eye rolling in the crowd.  I did like doing an intra oral exam to  put a picture in my mind to all of the vocabulary words.  I passed off my vital signs PE and forgot to say  for the HHXRX that pt needs vitals done each visit. That should stay in my long term memory now.  Other than that it went fine.

Sept, 14, 2011

Today was the extra oral PE, and I passed off the health history PE.  We have found that it is very helpful to review our PE's with one another in our pod before passing it off.  What ever helps!  This week is very busy because of several tests on top of the workload. I like taking BP, it is easier than I thought.
Things are going well, just a lot of work. 

Sept 12/11

Today we learned how to take the blood pressure of our patient.  I learned that it is easier to hear the systolic and diastolic readings when I release the valve slower.  By my second try I felt more comfortable with finding the proper readings.  I passed off two more PE's.  Radiology was overwhelming today because of bisecting. Paralleling is better!  I also used the digital sensor, I liked having immediate x-ray pictures available. 

Wed Sept. 7

After clinic today I decided I do not need to be as scared as I thought I should be.  I passed off two more PE's. I am caught up!  Thanks goes out to my 2nd year mentor Kelsey.....when I felt over whelmed she was there to answer a few questions.  It is funny how stress can make a big deal out of little things.  Thanks Kelsey for de-stressing me. :)