Class II Exam!

Today I was at WSU clinic! What a fun day. My first pt. a class II and I was able to complete his treatment and I also declared him as an Exam. I passed with flying colors! It was such a great experience. Because I had him as an exam, I liked working under the pressure I put myself under to do a good job. I really enjoyed it and he was a great patient! My afternoon patient was also wonderful and I was able to finish him too. He was only a 1B so not too tough but still, I felt really accomplished. I absolutely LOVE working in the clinic. It is so exciting to me!

First day back in Clinic!!

What an exciting day! Today is officially my first day of Patient treatment in Weber State's Clinic. Last week was supposed to be my first but I took the day off to get ready for my wedding! Yes... I got married on Friday Sept. 4th to the man of my dreams (Mike Jasper)! He is Perfect! So now I'm official Hailey Jasper but I can't be official in the clinic yet which is quite the bummer! Anyway... back to my patients today... I was able to complete an entire class V patient and start on a class III/II. It was so much fun! I love working in the clinic and watching calculus come off in chunks! It is so fulfilling and self esteem boosting to watch it! I just love it! I'm excited for the semester to get going and see lots of patients. My instructor was a great help today and I'm excited to be working with her this year. Today was just all around Successful and I had a great experience!

Completed Patient!!

Today was super successful! I was once again at the VA. The faculty there is awesome! I really enjoy Connie, who is our Weber State teacher and the dental assistant, Shara. However, there is one lady whom I feel is out to get me. Apparently I did something terribly wrong over the summer and she now thinks I'm a "diva" so she ALWAYS points out my flaws. She makes me do things that the other girls don't have to do and basically makes me feel like an idiot. I try to be so nice to her but no matter what, it's not good enough for her. I've decided to just continue being myself and not worry about how she treats me. It's such a great experience to be there that I'm going to try and not let her get me down. I was able to scale and root plane 4 quads of a class III which AMAZED me!! I felt super accomplished and very happy! My afternoon patient was a class II and I was able to finish him as well. Today was super awesome and I had a great time!

Crazy VA!!

Today was my first day down to the VA (Veterans Hospital) in SLC. What a crazy experience! I was really excited to get in and get my hands dirty! My first patient was really hard to treat. He was in a wheelchair and couldn't lay back very far or move his head. I was pretty nervous to get started. He turned out to be a pretty ok patient but I was relieved when the clinic time was over. He was a class III which is HUGE in Hygiene language so that made up for it. My afternoon patient was also a class III but he was much easier to treat. He was really nice but I was only able to complete 2 quads. Overall, the day was pretty stressful but really exciting! I saw tons of calculus and LOVED watching is come off! What a great learning day!

Kinda Tough...

Today I completed a rather tough 1B patient. She was great and all I had to do was scale because I had previously done her BWX and OD. She hadn't been cleaned in about 5 years so her calculus build up was a bit more tough than a typical 1B patient. I picked on her a little bit but she handled it well. I used my ultrasonic scaler on her lower left and I'm starting to feel a lot more comfortable with it. She had an awesome calculus bridge along her lower anteriors on the lingual surface. It was fun to watch it click off. I had a great learning experience and I'm glad I was able to finish her up today.

Rachel Saved me!!

Today was Awesome!! I was stressing over the weekend because every patient that I called to come in kept cancelling. I was worried that I wouldn't have anyone and that I would fail the day. Luckily I asked my friend Mike and he told me that his sister could probably come in. I was really nervous to ask her but I did and she could come! Oh HAPPY DAY!! She was Fabulous! She was a class 1B and didn't have any buildup. I was able to complete her treatment in one visit which made me really happy! She was the 2nd person I was able to complete in one appointment so I was really excited to do so. She was so nice and very understanding to wait for the instructors. It was just an overall Fabulous day! I was able to pass of a PE which was awesome. I really can't express how happy I am right now!
ps... Happy Birthday Tyler!

Finally finished my Crazy class 2!!

Wow!! What a learning experience!! I completed my most complicated patient today. He was my patient who hasn't been cleaned in over 14 years. His calculus and buildup was insane! My fingers, wrists, and arms sure got a great workout today. It was really exciting for me to work and work at something and see a difference. He has improved his oral hygiene habits and his tissue looked a lot better today. Hopefully he'll come back in 6 months when he's due so it won't be as complicated. It sure was tough but I'm really thankful that I had this experience because I sure learned a lot!