March 31, 2010

My patient had braces! And I succeeded! I really do appreciate these learning experiences, even though I don't need the classification and would really feel more comfortable getting in some easy patients for my extra requirements, I am glad I am challenging myself. I really think it's best I have these difficult experiences while I'm in school rather in a professional setting. It actually really wasn't that bad. Yes, probing was impossible and instrumenting was less than smooth and skilled, but I cleaned him! I was also inspired by my patient. He has dental insurance and just wants to stay extra clean during orthodontic treatment so he comes into our clinic in between 6-mo appointments. Needless to say, I didn't have a lot of oral hygiene instruction to give him!