Wednesday, March 24, 2010
GPG
Today was my last GPG rotation and it was the best one I have had. I actually got to do hygiene related stuff! I did a whole AP and the dental student actually assisted me with suctioning when I used the cavitron. I enjoyed it because I got to focus on the patient and not worry about comps so much. I got to practice with the cavitron and now I can attempt that comp as soon as I get a patient that qualifies. The patient didn't have too many teeth but it was nice to see the difference in the plaque reduction. The faculty over at GPG said I did a good job and I also pointed out two leisons that I found in my IOE. The patient had nicotine stomatitis and had inflamed mucous glands on the palate. He also had a white leison on his buccal mucosa that I was surprised I had to point out to the dental student. She did a filling right next to it and I was staring at it the whole time. The faculty was happy that I was noticing things like that. I guess it all goes with the extensive training we all got on EOE/IOE.
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Tiff, you are absolutely right. It is so much easier to work when you are not under pressure. I am glad you were able to experience the cavitron. The cavitron makes cleaning easier. I had the opportunity to use the cavitron at the MOM’s project I went to. I noticed the cleaning was much easier, than with hand instrumentation.
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoyed using the cavitron. When I also went on the MOM project, that's pretty much the only instrument we were allowed to use and I loved it. The patient's that we had were all candidates for the cavitron. They all had moderate to heavy calculus and it was so amazing to watch all of that break off in big chunks. I'm glad I was wearing a mask because I know I was smiling underneath just watching it all fly off. I love removing calculus. It's also easier to focus when there is no pressure around.
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