Today was my third day of clinic, before clinic I had radiology lab and got to take 8 bitewings, I had to redo 2 of them. It was good to see how they can be taken correctly and uncorrectly. In clinic we did set up and break down of our pods, really informative to me to see all of the precautions taken to protect me and my patients. I have learned so much in the last week. A week ago I knew nothing about the role as a dental hygienist and I feel like each day I learn a million new things that are exciting and new to me. I am so excited for the choice I made in careers, I look forward to every day with what new terms and procedures I will learn. I think the professors are all awesome and so helpful as well as their TA's. I have fun going home and sharing my new knowledge with my husband and kids.

Learned how to rinse and suction that was really fun since I have never done it before. I like learning all the ppe, how important it is to keep ourselves and our patients safe from infections. I am definately going to review everything I learned today so I can pass my pe with flying colors.

First Clinic Day!!

Today was my first day of clinic. I loved doing the scavanger hunt because it helped me to learn what a lot of the items are in the clinic. Eaglesoft was fun but a little confusing. I can tell I need to practice a lot more with it to fully understand. I love clinic so far, it went so fast and was a great learning experience for me today.

Today is orientation, I feel so overwhelmed. It was fun going through all of our instruments even though at this point I don't know what everything is going to be used for. After orientation I will be buying scrubs and finding shoes that are allowed and buy my remaining books. My husband is going to flip out when he sees his Visa bill.