Spanish

Today I had my first Spanish speaking patient come in. It was so much fun and I was really excited. I don't really know why, because I know very very little spanish. It was a really good experience though. It was hard sometimes because I couldn't really move on with treatment without explaining something, so I would have to wait until someone else could talk to her more in depth. I never had to wait very long, but it just showed me how much communication plays a role in treating our patients. I felt like I forgot some things I normally wouldn't have because I was so focused on trying to communicate with her, but overall it went really well. She was great and very patient. She was probably just laughing about my spanish the whole time. :) I'll have to have my husband teach me more spanish words so I can be ready for her next appointment!

#2

Yesterday I was able to finish up treatment for my brother, and I also got two PE's and some sealants done! It was a good day. :) I'm so glad it's the weekend! I don't have much planned, but the weekend is always nice. I wish I had more to say, but I'm drawing a blank...

I Finally finished a Patient!

Yea!!! I finished my pt. from last semester! :) There was a time for just a few seconds while I was scaling that I thought...what have I gotten myself into? It was taking me forever! I feel fine now though, and overall I think things went well. This sounds weird, but it was really rewarding when I saw the calculus chip off. That gave me a boost because I felt like I was actually doing some good. :) My pt. wednesday should go pretty smoothly, so I'm looking forward to that!

1st patient!

I had so much fun with my brother in clinic yesterday. He was a really easy pt. so that was nice. Everything went really well. The only time I was feeling stressed was when I only had a few minutes left and I was trying to finish a sealant. That got a little bit crazy. He's coming back next week so I can scale and finish up his treatment. I haven't actually finished a pt's treatment yet, but my brother in law is coming back in on monday (he was my first pt. last semester), so I'll have two done soon. Yea!!! :)

1st day back

It was kindof weird being back at school, but at the same time it wasn't. It was a pretty relaxing clinic day, so that was nice. It was fun to practice with the Ultrasonic and learn more about the Graceys, but I couldn't believe how many little things I had forgotten. It all came back pretty quick, so that was good. I'm excited for tomorrow...my little brother is coming in! :) Hopefully I can kind of remember how a real patient day is supposed to go. I'll just wait and see.