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. :)

No scaling....

It was quite an interesting day today! I didn't scale either one of my patient's but I was able to get a lot done on them. My first patient was super nice but has some pretty extensive perio. He had ortho bands on every tooth but no arch wire. So... he was in limbo with his treatment. It was really interesting. He had a few mobile teeth so we decided to take a full mouth survey of xrays as well as 4 bitewing xrays. He had some SWEET radiographic calculus and would be Awesome for mockboards but doesn't qualify due to the ortho bands. I was pretty sad about that. But I was happy to get so many xrays done. He'll be back in a couple weeks and I can't wait to get scaling!!
My afternoon patient was Amazing as well. She is in her early 40's and has never had her teeth cleaned! She had some pretty extensive mobility as well so I took some xrays. Her radiographic calculus was incredible and I was so excited to finally have that much calculus. I'm thinking she might be my potential board patient! However.... when I went to go get Prof. Alexander to come do an OD check and classify her, she pointed out that my patient had a HUGE cold sore that was in it's earliest stage, meaning it was HIGHY contagious. Prof. Alexander didn't want to go intraorally due to the cold sore, so I'll have her back to be classified and move on from there. Oops... I totally didn't see the cold sore and that's a BIG TIME no no in clinic! Hopefully it will be gone by the time she comes back! :)

Back to the VA!

This morning was a lot of fun! I saw 2 class II patient's and was able to finish both of them! They were both very nice and I really enjoyed it! Connie really teaches me too. She makes sure I can feel the calculus and if I can't at first, she "piggy backs" my hand until I feel it. She helps me a lot with describing the condition of tissue and I really enjoy it! I love learning and I really love it when there is a professor or instructor who is just as excited to teach!

Instructor's Switched!

Today was a blast!! I was able to work under a different instructor, Prof. Alexander, and I loved it! She taught me so much and really helped me understand what I was doing or what I was looking for. This morning, I saw a class II patient and I was able to scale and root plane all 4 quads. She was originally from Peru and had some pretty crazy restorations from her country. She was so nice and was really interested in what I was teaching her about her periodontal disease. I really liked talking to her. I was able to see 2 patient's this afternoon. Both were 1B (easy easy) but it was still really fun! Like I've said before, I LOVE clinic!!

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!