Lab Day

Today in clinic we talked about insurance coding, great fun!! We also talked about ultrasonic instrumenting and when to use it and when not to use it. Last we talked about the diagnodent and how to calibrate it etc. I feel pretty good about using the diagnodent because I have used it so much in the past. The insurance coding, as long as it is not on the board, I am not going to worry about it now, because I have too many other things to worry about, and I think that it is something that will be specific for each office you work in. The ultrasonic was fairly easy to understand, only I think I would be a lot faster if I could use that first on every pt just like you would in a normal office. But so far they say we have to ultrasonic only for 10 min. and only 1/2 of the mouth. I hope I can remember this and use it at the right time. I think I am getting faster, but its hard to tell, between making sure the x-rays are right and don't have to be redone along w/ everything else, I am still feeling like I am too slow. I wish so much I could go faster, because it would make my life so much easier and less stressful.

Well this is probably the most I have or will ever write because I had extra time today!

Gottsta go,
chelsea b