First real pt!!

Today was stressful but very informative/productive. My wonderful husband came in today to be my first pt. I was a little frantic at times but overall it went well and I feel better about how my apts will go. I'm getting more comfortable with charting, I feel like I'm getting used to the flow. I still have a lot to learn. I really like working on pt and today I noticed a few things like: they don't just know what to do like your student partners do! I had to explain a lot more and i took a lot longer. I feel like I'm very slow but I'm hoping that will improve with more pts. It was nice to do x-rays today and see how they fit into the appointment. I loved having a really pt and I'm so excited for January!!

One pt Complete 1 million more to go!

Tanya was my first official pt I finished her apt. today. She actually had a very small amount of calculus and I'm prod to say that I successfully removed all of it! It was totally awesome! I found that My back started to hurt and I got tired fast. I know I need to develop better posture and build some serious muscle! I really feel a lot more confident with how each apt. will go. I love being the operator and feel I have really developed my skills. Tanya was a great pt who was encouraging and easy to work on. I feels great having a whole apt finished now i just need a lot more pts!! Bring on my first pt on Monday and good luck to me in the spring!

My first Official Pt!

Today was so fun and exciting! At first I was really nervous about our mock pt days but once I got going I really enjoyed myself. I could feel myself getting into the flow of things. All my knowledge was put to the test and It was nice to see I really did retain all that information. I loved doing my mock pt day after doing my 2nd year observation I feel like between the two I really had an opportunity to solidify everything. Tanya was an excellent pt who was very easy to work on. She was so relaxed that while I was printing her treatment plan she fell asleep. It was funny. I loved putting everything in order and feel a lot more confident. The OHI was fun and I think that being able to expand your pts knowledge will be useful and fun. I was most worried about the charting but I feel like I did well it all came rather quickly and hopefully instructor Demmings will agree. Overall It was a productive exciting day.

2nd mock pt day

I was still the pt today and again I felt it was really beneficial as the pt to learn the order of an apt. Today tanya got to scale and disclosed. I'm excited my pfi went up to 75% thanks to my sonicare. I was nice learning how to watch each other scale. She also got to try the ultrasonic scaler and It looked like al ot of fun. I'm excited for next week.

being the pt

Today was nice i didn't have to have anything prepared I simply sat in the pt chair all day!
I was nice to see Taynya work through an actual apt and i feel I'm getting a better grasp for what I will need to be doing for my pt apt. It was interesting seeing how long everything will take. I liked watching tanya and seeing some of her techniques. Today she did her health history, HHXRX, OD, OHI, she also got to explore a little and did a great job. I feel like it has been forever since we did probing and I may need a review. So this mock pt day will really help.

Sealants

Today we did sealants! They were a lot of fun! I worked on Karlie Willard and she had a lot of teeth that needed sealed which made me happy! I however only had 1 tooth that she could seal (I felt really bad) She did a great job on my sealant. It was tooth # 15 on the distal and was a hard sealant to do. It was really funny I had to keep my law wide open and it locked and when instructor Demmings told my to close I could not close my mouth at all she had to tell me like 3 times and finally I got it unlocked but I still have a headache and its like 3 days later! I liked doing the sealants and I also passed off my PE for selective polishing! I was a really busy day and I feel a little out of order and I'm hoping that by the time we see our pts we will be more organized!