Last Wednesday in clinic was great! I was able to get all caught up on my PE's. It is such a relief to finally be all caught up (well at least to the point I could be, we got 3 more PE's today). I feel like I'll actually be able to enjoy this weekend because we have a little bit of a break.
We learned how to do selective polishing. There are two different types of polishing. There is the traditional prophy angle with prophy paste or the air powder polisher. And that I have never heard of! It is pretty cool even though it tastes bad and is a pain to set up. First you have to put on your "Advanced PPE" this includes aprons, hair nets and the whole nine yards! The air powder polisher is good for heavy stain. We started by polishing a penny. This made me want to bring in all my change and polish them since they looked great! We then moved to the big leagues and used it on our patients. It is a little awkward to do since you have your HVE and the air powder polisher tip in both hands. It gets a little hard to see at times which is frustrating!
We also placed fluoride varnish today. I do not like that stuff at all! It kinda makes me sick, and the feeling on your teeth is just annoying. But I do see the benefits of it. It is left on the teeth a lot longer so you get the fluoride for longer than you would with gel or foam. So I guess I just have to take the bad taste for the extra fluoride.
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