Another day another patient

Today (Feb.8) I saw Jared's cousin. It was a little awkward because we are not that close only Christmas and Thanksgiving kind of family. As we went in and went over her medical history she had some items that I could tell she was embarrassed about but I was able to calm her and make her feel comfortable. I was very please with my progress about this. I took 4 BWX and a PA. Unfortunately I had to retake both a premolar BWX and the PA. I swear I can;s get the x-rays perfect. It is so frustrating. The right premolar shot I didn't get the distal of the canine, I tend to do this so this is something I am really going to work on during the next week of patients. The PA was not low enough but instructor Caldwell came in and gave me some tips in getting it lower, like putting the sticky tab higher on the sensor so she can bite down sooner. This seemed to help. I was able to complete my ultrasonic PE, which was exciting to get to use it on a real patient. I haven't used it since we practiced on the typodont. I really LOVED it!! I can't wait to use it on a patient with a lot of calculus. The fun thing about this patient was that she had some calculus buildup on the lower anterior's and I could watch it fly off as I worked!!