My mom came in as my first patient. It was so good to have my best friend there with me! We were able to laugh and joke about a lot, and she was serious when needed. It took way longer than I had imagined!! I didn't even get to OHI!! I felt pretty dumb about that! Probing a whole mouth went a lot smoother than it did the last time and I can see now that with time it will keep getting easier every time I actually do it.
I remembered and knew a lot more than I thought I would, which was a confidence builder for me! X-rays didn't go too well, but Instructor Vining taught me a trick that I hope I can repeat. I'm going to be a lean mean bite wing x-ray taking machine someday!! ha ha.
Overall I did not feel very good about this experience, but it was a very good one to have!!
I'm oober nervous for real patients all next semester!!
