How Many Fillings Do You Have?

On Wednesday in clinic we learned about charting. The patients chart becomes a legal document. If our patient ever got kidnapped (heaven forbid!) and the police needed to check their dental records we could help identify the person as our patient! That is a lot of pressure put on us to make sure we have the dental chart always updated and correct! There are so many different symbols that I don't think I'll ever be able to remember all of them! Good thing we have our clinic manual! That things is like the bible! I would be so lost without it!

After listening to our professors teach us about charting I thought it would be a piece of cake to chart! Oh boy was I wrong! When composites are done well it is almost impossible to see the margins if you don't have radiographs! Plus adding in sealants I just wanted to give up! I still don't think I can tell the difference between a composite restoration and a sealant when looking clinically. :/

A sealant

A composite restoration

I did learn that I still have some sealants on my second molars. My mom had always told me I got them when I was little but I didn't remember. I do have a few (6) fillings, but I can't even remember the last time I had to have a filling, so that has to count for something right?

Clinic just continues to go full steam ahead and doesn't ever slow down! I am always amazed at how fast the four hours go by! I'm pretty sure I could stay in clinic all day long and still feel like I didn't get enough time to practice! I guess that where my trusty typodont and family comes into play! They're always willing to let me practice on them and for that I am very grateful!