OHI

Today in clinic we learned OHI (oral hygiene instruction). We used a disclosing agent, which is a substance that you swish in your mouth and then if you have and plaque or calculus on your teeth is turns it pink or purple. This was kinda fun. I learned that I need to pay more attention to #31!!!! After all of that we had some time to practice our anterior and posterior scaling. I was very thankful for this because I didn't feel like I understood it very well when we learned the first time. I am having a hard time with adaption. I am afraid of hurting the patient and so I go slow and not deep enough and in the midst of that I am hurting them more. So today the instructors gave me some valuable advice and I brought home my instruments and typodont so I will be practicing!!!