Today started the second week of my journey in the Dental Hygiene Program. I am so happy about being in this program! I love all the girls and love seeing them everyday!! I seriously could not be happier! I know that it is going to be a rough sometimes, but I am loving everything so far! Everyday last week I came home saying that it was my favorite!
Today we first learned the exposure control PE's. We dusted, disinfected, set up, and broke down our stations to get ready for our FIRST BREATHING PATIENT!! I started out as MeChel's patient and she squirted water in my mouth and sucked it out for like 30 minutes. She did well! It was fun! I only got a little bit wet... :)
Then I brought MeChel over to my station and started work on her. I hope I didn't have bad breathe because I totally forgot to put my mask on before I started spraying water in her mouth, with Professor Costley standing right next to me. Bad move!! It was really fun to play with a real person in the chair, even though we were only spraying and sucking water. I played with the HVE (High Volume Evacuator, not High Velocity Evacuator), the saliva ejector, and blue boa. I think I may have given MeChel an in-the-mouth-hickey!! Oops!
We also did a quick overview of the steps for sterilizing instruments.
Next clinic day I get to pass off my PPE PE. I need to remember to pick up some barriers for my glasses so I can wear them during clinic!! It was a good day in clinic today! I can't wait to do it again!!
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