On Monday in clinic we were on our own! We went into clinic and we were set free! It was a little overwhelming because we didn't get meet before with our instructors to go over the day. We practiced and OD appointment with our lab partners. We started from the very beginning and went through all the steps. I am very glad we did this because I'll admit I had forgotten a few steps that we have to do.
I did realize that it will take us forever to get through a entire appointment with our patients. The OD alone took me all clinic and I only had to do one quad! So I'll need to let my patients know in advanced to be ready for the long haul and possibly have to come back at least once.
I gave my lab partner some exciting things to look at in my mouth. So I'm a tongue and cheek biter (I know it's bad but I can't help it :)) and I've been pretty bad lately. I chewed some ulcers on my tongue and they have been bleeding for the past week every time I brush and use my tongue scraper. But anyways she was able to practice recording a lesion on the OD form and the Treatment Record. Is it sad when we get excited to record something out of the normal? Maybe, but that's okay! :)
Clinic was pretty stressful but by the end I felt a lot better about what we actually have to do when we get a real patient in our chair. I am glad for the extra practice day we got. The semester just keeps getting closer and closer to ending and we get closer and closer to seeing our first patient. It's crazy how fast it's gone by!
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