Today in clinic I saw my Class III patient again for a continuing care appointment. At his last appointment, I only got through OHI so today I started right in with scaling. Going in to those deep pockets were quite intimidating! But, after scaling the first few teeth I got the hang of it. I used the triple bend ultrasonic tip and my gracey's for the majority of pt. treatment today. I had a lot of success with the combo of the two. I definitely am starting to understand the importance of using both the ultrasonic and hand instrumentation. I was able to get off a significant amount of calculus with the ultrasonic. However, I was loving my gracey's for that tenacious calculus way down deep in the bottoms of those pockets!
I scaled two quads today and only missed one TINY spot. If I ever needed a confidence booster I got one today. Some days I feel like I'm never going to become a clinician worthy of practicing. But today gave me great amounts of hope! I know there are going to be days in the future that I miss more areas, but right now I am just going to enjoy my success! :)
One thing I can focus on for next clinic session is my time management. I am being effective in my instrumentation, however I am taking a TAD bit too long. I think I tend to doubt myself and keep going over areas that I am unsure of. Partly because I know I have enough time to do so and partly because I am still trying to decipher the difference between calculus and... other stuff! :) However, I do need to set "mini goals" for myself throughout the appointment to work on getting a little faster. But I know it will come with time so I just need to be patient with myself...easier said than done!
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