Last day of Clinic!!

WOW!! The semester Flew right by! I can't believe it's already the last day! It was a super easy day today, which was awesome! I was supposed to see a new patient this morning who hasn't been seen in years but she didn't show up. So all morning, I just finished up other projects that are due and studied for one of my exams. It was really nice to have a slow morning and just finish up some odds and ends! As for the afternoon, I was scheduled to finish up one of my Class III patients and do some local anesthetic but she was sick and couldn't make it. I was bummed! So my cute little 3 yr old nephew, Tommy, came in and was a great patient! I was able to complete an assignment on him and we just had a really fun, relaxed afternoon. All of my clinic requirements for the sememster are complete and I even have some done for next semester. It's been an awesome semester and can't wait for my LAST ONE!!! College has gone by so quickly. I can't hardly believe I've been here for over 3 1/2 years! Crazy!! Dental Hygiene school is Amazing and it's the best thing I've ever done. I LOVE IT!!!

Last VA!!

Todayin was our last day at the VA hospital Salt Lake City. It's been over a month since I've been down there so I was a bit rusty but it was a great experience. My first patient had Hep. C. This disease is blood borne so I was a little nervous due to the fact that I deal with blood A TON!! He was SO nice and we had a great time. He wanted to be numb so I gave him 7 different injections which was really fun. I little nerve racking but I learned a lot! My afternoon patient was way super nice too. He was a little older and seemed quite lonely because all he wanted to do was talk to me. I really enjoyed the conversation we had. I did get a little distracted because he left without me getting a final scale check. OOPS!! My instructor wasn't too pleased with me but she handled it well. I was really grateful about that! I was also able to place some arestin for the first time, which is a local antibiotic. It was really fun and I really like arestin. I am SO HAPPY that today is our last day at the VA for now. It's been a great experience sometime but I'm excited to not be there for a while. :)