Wednesday:
Goal: Behave confidently and professionally (control my nerves) around a pt that I don't know.
This was my first "real pt" today. He came in telling me he has never gone to a dentist before. Once we got started it went well. I actually did well probing, extra, intra oral exam. I found some suspicious lesions, and a deep painful pocket around an possible cavity. We recommended a full mouth x ray. He had a small palate, and a bad gag reflex. So after several attempts, I ended up compromising with two size 2 bwx and two size 1. Amazingly I captured all the anatomy on the size 1 film. I also took a pano to check for an abscess on the bad tooth. It was clear. Now I have a new goal, not take so long. I felt bad that I wasn't able to get to his cleaning which was why he came. I hope that he is patient enough to keep his next appointment so I can finish cleaning his teeth. I felt like I spent so much time, and never got to anything that was actually meaningful to him. At this point in the semester I don't know how to speed the process any more. I am also aware that I have to meet requirements and have so many quads scaled. This means that I will have to scale at least 3 quads each day left of clinic to meet the requirements. That is not happening.
I did achieve my control my nerves goal. I felt less anxiety today and enjoyed myself. I only became anxious and rushed when there was so many difficulties taking xrays, which took too long. Live an learn....great help today from instructors. They were very positive and encouraging.
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