An easy PE

So, every day we have a process evaluation that is due for something that we have learned so far.  We are to have practiced these skills sometime on our own and then pass it off with one of our instructors.  Todays was a piece of cake!!!  I am glad that I am getting down the classifications of instruments.  I understand that.  Now I need to go home and practice the working strokes, adaptations, and angulation.  I need to get myself feeling more comfortable with how to adapt to the tooth and how to really get in there and make the calculus fly!!!

Sorry Karlie

Dear Karlie,

I am so sorry that I made you bleed today.  I felt so bad every time that I saw a slight flinch.  You were so good to work on.  You sat there so patiently every time I poked you.  I make a promise to you right now, that I will go home and practice on my typodont.  I will make sure that I adapt my scaler to the tooth better than I did today.  It really was hard concept for me to grasp.  I don't really know why, but I will work hard to get better.  I hope that your gums heal quickly.  If you read this blog post, it will be good for one free flower headband from me!  You better act quickly.  This offer won't last forever!  Thank you for letting me get back in there, even though I kept hurting you!  You were a great patient!

Sarah

Yikes!

Today we practiced scaling the front teeth on the top and bottom.  I was terrified.  I would much rather have a newbie working on me than work on someone.  I sometimes feel like I really shouldn't be doing this.  I failed a PE today.  It is really disheartening to have that happen.  I feel sick about it.  I know that it means that I just need to improve my skills for that PE. I haven't worked on that one enough to really know how to do that one.  I need to work harder at making sure that I am prepared for each clinic day.  I am so glad that this day is over though.  I am ready to go home and spend some time with my family.  Oh, wait!  I still need to study for my two classes for tomorrow.  It really is never ending.  I feel like I started to understand how to scale.  There is more wrist movement to it than I originally thought.  I would have thought it was the fingers moving the instrument.  I am going home to practice so that I can pass off my PE that I failed today.  I will not fail another one.  It made me feel like a complete idiot!!!