10/26/09

Today was so exciting, we actually got to use the ultrasonic. As always it was alot harder then it looks. It was fun practicing on the typodont because you could actually see the calculus coming off. It was kind of scary on a real patient, and I gave Jenny quite the shower. I didn't know that you couldn't use the tip when it came to using the ultrasonic. we have practiced using the leading third with all of our other instruments. So it was kind of confusing switching to using the lateral, face or back. I passed off intraoral camera and OHI PE's. It is going to be alot scarier going over the different types of perio and gingivitis with a real patient. I want to become confident in what I tell my patients. I want to be confident that I'm giving my patients the correct feedback and methods to prevent the disease from progressing.