Materials Lab 2

Well, I'm finally doing something with the impressions that have been sitting in my locker for a month. I debated between making bleach trays or a night guard. I eventually settled on just bleach trays. So I worked on filling in all the bubbles. My impressions are now speckled blue! In the mean time I made the most beautiful temp crown. I was very proud of it! I've never made them the way we did in class. Karlie Weeks and I had a good time figuring it all out:) I thought afterward we should put them all on a necklace like peeps do with animal fangs. I thought that'd be a pretty sweet necklace of anterior temporary crowns. Karlie Nichols convinced me otherwise:( i still think she was wrong:) HaHa!

I bought loupes!

Wow, I feel like I just saw my hardest patient. I'm exhausted. He was just a II but boy it was hard work! I think my thumb and fulcrum finger are numb!  I did get to get my patient numb! I gave a psa which went well and then Perry helped me give an infraorbital! That was cool. He just kept pushing the needle in....
This morning I took conventional BWX! and then forgot they were duplicating film and put them through together. I didn't realize it till the last film...so i had to redo 3 of them:(  I'm a dork sometimes.
I also bought loupes today. It's so much less painful to just give a credit card number than writing out a thousand dollar check..AAAHHH! I am excited for them!
Well, I feel like I've had a full day!

VA today was quite exciting. I saw two pts this morning. I had a happy patient who REALLY loves his dogs. I had nice patient who REALLY didn't like one of the doctors. My afternoon patient  with REALLY high blood pressure, so high we was escorted to the emergency room! But since he left I got to help place some medicaments! That was pretty cool. I feel like I learned alot!

Clinic... i've lost track

Today was a good day. I got to see my bro which was fun. It was nice I could get him done quicker this semester instead of barely getting done in an appointment. Its nice to see improvement! I learned today that I need to REALLY review PE's. Lets just say i now know how to turn on a diagnodent. Luckily my instructor was nice. And... my ultrasonic got broken! Like tip completely snapped off! SAD.  I looked at it and thought, I didn't use my curved last time.. what the! But then I realized it was broken. I hope i get a new one.

My first injections...well officially!

Today I saw a class II patient. He had some good solid calculus!! Wow it was a good learning experience. To start out I had to get him numb. This guy was so patient with me. It was my first time giving shots to a real patient. I started by giving a PSA,and MSA....well I thought I gave a PSA. In my defense it was on the left side and he had really strong cheeks! Needless to say, he wasn't quite numb on the top when I started so I had to give him another injection. I don't think this one worked either. I think I had oseous contact but my instructor said to give it so.... Boy those first shots are an adrenaline rush. I had to just keep telling myself to breath deep breaths while injecting. After finishing to UL I moved on to the LL and gave an IA. This one worked!!!
Along with injections I learned how to use my triplebend. This was the first time i've ever used it. Probably over due! It was really helpful in knocking that calculus off! Its my new friend!

Mockboards

Wow, what a relief to have this day over with! All that worry for nothing right? Right! It wasn't actually all that bad. I was in the afternoon so I was able to observe how things run before going through it myself. Though I didn't enjoy my lunch very much. The real excitement of the day started when my patient said he was coming and then stopped to get lunch on the way...he didn't arrive till 12:55! AHHHHHHH! I was freaking out! and frustrated. He's a nice patient though so it all worked out. This was his first cleaning ever so I think it was alot for him to take in. I got him finished with some time to spare and only missed 1 spot!!! So lucky!
One mockboard down....too many more to go!

Childrens Health Connection!

Well, day one of the children's health connection has gone well. You know those kids that do not want to cooperate or just cry, I'm happy to say I saw a few of those and I got x-rays on them! It was great! Its been pretty fun working in radiology. I feel good about taking pics on kids and it was nice to hang out with everyone. Its been a good day.
Oh and I have to give a shoutout to Tori and Heather for working on that special little patient who will not be getting Mcdonalds for good behavior. They worked hard and even sacrificed some filanges. You made us proud!