Rain- Its Fall and Dark!

Fall is here!
Its my dad's Birthday.. he was driving to his satellite office 70 miles from our home town. He gave me a little talk on probing. OH Dad! Special touch he says... to hard-bad, not hard enough I will miss the pockets.
Still have cold sore. Not going to be a great pod partner today, bummer. It is almost gone. Wish it would be okay to work on.
That was a lot of instruments. I don't think I will know the names...yet. Only a few of them. Didn't get a grasp on the rigid, non-rigid, more rigid consept. Their is a serious grey area for some of those classifications.
I was able to pass off the explorer PE. Still worried about the Perio Probe PE. I struggle with the fulcrums when I am recording the distal of the 2nd molars. I drop down to the lower arch for a fulcrum without thinking about it and then I can't figure out how to do it in the upper. IT is fustrating.
T and I won the pod set-up game. Although Kadee once again took first hyg to get it ready.
Excited for fall season. I love the colors. Then christmas... love decorating for Christmas!

CAN I SAY MONDAY!!! HOLY! I can't even say my name right today...mmmmmmmarmarmarilyn. Trying to say all the intra-oral exam terms, tongue twisted today.
WE got to use our explorers today in clinic. It was a new concept. I just hadn't actually thought of the process of zigzagging the teeth supra and sub. I have decay on the brain and not finding abnormalities or calculus.
Getting superrrr anxious to learn to scale. I want my typo-dont to be sparkling!
Loving the classmates and their personalities. Great girls. Don't feel like we are over a decade apart in age.
Poor "T" couldn't work on me. I had a coldsore show up 4 days ago. I have been on meds and ointment. But it has to be pretty much gone before they can work on me.
Passed off instrument grasp and fulcrum, as well as intra-oral exam.
Nervous to pass off my PE for probing. Maybe next time.
tah tah

Good old Wednesday Clinic came and went!
WE were able to practice probing our pod pals!!! Poor Tiauna!
We charted as we probed! Just one quad. I am starting to see why it takes 4 hours :)
Passed off extra oral and mirror fulcrum. Another great day in the clinic!
OH had a race to set up! Kadee was the winner!
Sure love our ta's and faculty help.
Marilyn

Hi there...
What a weekend. Is it really monday? Am I really here? Took the DH test 1 this morning. Ummm not as good as I can do but oh well, gotta stop stressing!!!
Today in clinic we went over intra oral eval and fulcrums. Make sure we are finding all the pathology possible areas.
Its nice to get into the mouth. HOwever relearning my fulcrum points isn't fun. I also have a wondering pinky! Darn thing!!!
Hope to get my Vital Signs passed off today. We will see..lots of HH need to be passed off.
See you Wednesday! :)

Good MORNING! not awake yet! Need some Diet Dew.
Should be a fun day today. We get to play in each others mouths. Learn fulcrums, mirror, explorer and probing! YAY :)!
Excited to go to UDHA this weekend and hangout with the class. Want to stay in Park City for days! Anyone got some extra cash? , for shopping of course.
Finally!!! We got to get our hands wet:)! We practiced mouth mirror use, fulcrums, and Tiauna let me practice placing a probe. She is so dang trusting!! Thanks Tiauna. It is alot easier on a patient then on our typodont! Although reading the probe indirectly will take some getting use to.
I was able to pass off the Health History. A little nerve racking , need to review all reasonings behind premed use. That was good to know. Hope to remember all the places to look and fill out correctly!
Off to lunch!

Happy Monday!

What a day!! I hate WSU parking. I tried to come at 9 to study before clinic--- noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo parking anywhere. UGH!
Went sharping and ran errands, not a total waste of time.
Today in Clinic we are practicing taking vitals. Our arms are nearly squeezed off at this point...actually the girls did great! We have a smart class! Hurray!
Okay better start our health history practice.
Be back in a jiffy....
Again we went over HH HOLY that is alot of info!!!!!
Will I EVER remember.
Okay off to practice the vital PE and HH PE.
See you WED!

Its a Great Wednesday!

ITs 750, washed hands, op, cavi'd, ran lines, set-up, clocked in, What am I forgetting?
Only 60 degrees this morning. Got myself and kids out the door at 7 and without much stress, YAHOO!! What could happen today though! We shall see.
OKY DOKY, We went over the HHx and how to chart it on the pt chart. We went over looking at the drug reference book. We have to chart alot of info, and know how it might affect the tx we give and/or the pt health.
I was able to pass of the maintenance PE, and practice the positioning PE.
Appreciate all the TA's and adj. Its nice to have so many hands on WED. Monday is harder to have one on one advice with faculty.
Maybe I'll be back today to post. Maybe not:)!!

Another day in the clinic....

OH boy these early mornings come a little to quickly. Rough night with kiddos, hubby traveling for work. Just hit a tired wall this morning while we were listening to the HHx discussion. Nearly fell off the chair. WhOOPs!!
We went over the positioning for the operator. 8,9,10-11,&12. Light positioning. Correct Posture. That will be a hard habit to break. But if it keeps me from getting such a stiff neck after a day working it will be worth it.
I can't wait to know how to use scalers so I can go to town cleaning up the typodont and patients too.
I was able to pass off exposure set-up today. Hope to get to the tear down as well.
Really like the staff and adj staff.
Have way through week two.
Was able to pass off the post appointment PE. We also made our charts today.
Sooo ready for lunch:)!
Marilyn