10/5/09

Today we got to finally scale. It was very scary, but very exciting. We learned to use the Nebraska on the anterior teeth. We learned how to properly use adaptation, angulation, and activation. I could actually feel the tartar and see it coming off. We also got to refresh on probing. I'm very scared for this PE. I will have to practice on my typodont and study Nield to make sure I'm doing it correctly. My goal this week is to practice exploring and probing on the typodont. I want to be able to use indirect vision properly. I have noticed that through all the practice with the mirror, I'm getting indirect vision a little more. Just takes practice! It was an exciting day and I learned a lot.