So, I had a really really good week. At the VA my first patient was a class 4 patient and I cleaned their entire mouth. It was extremely difficult because he could not lay in the supine position because of his back. He was basically sitting almost straight up. So I adjusted the way that I cleaned, I was standing up a lot of the time and doing a lot of bad ergonomics. But it went really well. I was able to get his mouth numb and I hadn't done that since last semester so it was kind of crazy, but when I went to do his other side of his mouth it went pretty well. I gained a lot of confidence from that experience. I need to remember on the IA that when I get to my site of deposition to make sure that I stay in the correct position over the premolars.
Today at clinic I saw a class three patient in the morning and got them numb. It was exciting to be able to do that again! In the afternoon I found a mock board patient. My original patient had cancelled and so I called another patient and she qualified! This week was gold and I got really lucky.
A little tip I learned today when I got my patient numb was to check to make sure that my syringe works and is not stuck before I go in to my patients mouth. Also, take the lid part way off so I can just pull the needle out without having to do that with the examiners watching.