clinic

This morning I had a pt who really wanted to be done by 10:30, and when a pt gives me a deadline, I always get very nervous. So I just worked as fast as I could to get every thing done at a decent time, her scaling wasn't too difficult. She was a class 5, and so I had to make sure that I got into all of her pockets to make sure it all got clean. I worked really hard and ended up getting her done at 10:15. It was really good to have everything go smoothly. I didn't even miss any spots.

My next pt was a returning class 2. I scaled one quad last time, and today I scaled the rest. She was very difficult to scale because her dentition was so distinct and refined. I couldn't tell somtimes the difference between calc and her normal dentition. It was also difficult because she bled a lot. I had a very hard time controling the bleeding. I am however very greatful that I saw her this year instead of last when all of the bleeding probably would have freaked me out. Alexander taught me some good techniques like using the slow suciton while polishing to keep saliva under control. She also worked with me to sit at a 12:00 position to reach some of the distal surfaces of posterior teeth in order to get that perfect angle.

Overall it was a good day.