Monday, September 28, 2009

My question is...

When are we going to have time to practice these more difficult tasks besides the day that we are introduced? I feel like the hour in clinic that I had to practice with the probe and explorer were so great but I was just starting to get comfortable at the very end. I really really need to still practice (not just on the typodont because that is so much more different than a real human mouth). Besides me feeling like I'm not quite up to speed on everything yet... I love clinic! It is so fun to finally do all those things that I've watch the hygienist do all these years! I love feeling like I can finally start to help.
My poor podmate! I think I would have been terrified to be her the way my shakey hand was coming at her mouth with a sharp instrument! Twice as terrified because she knew I was going to take that instrument below her gums! She is so great! I didn't hurt her and I feel like my touch is getting lighter and my understanding of adapting to the tooth is getting better. I really hope that I get a lot more time to practice before I actually have to see a patient... or pass off a PE! Oh! This could be bad! The probing PE could be the first one I don't pass.

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