So I finally went to get some hours done this Thursday. Not gonna lie it was way more then I excepted it to be. So I got there around 9am. My mentor greeted me and introduced me to the dentist. After that she got straight to work. We went into this little room were she should me how to sterilize tools. Then started showing me how to make a night guard for your teeth. When she was in the middle of making the night guard she had to go set up for the first patient. He was just getting a root canal so she didn't have to set up to much. When she was done setting up she greeted the patient and began taking x-rays. When she was done the dentist came into the room and greeted the patient. That's when mentor could leave and finish the night guard. But she was quickly interrupted having to go clean up for the next patient. She began cleaning the whole room with these special wipes that were strong enough to kill the HIV virus. She began explaining to me how important it is to clean every single thing that was touch. The next patient didn't require much of a set up since he was just having teeth aches. Turns out the patient had food stuck in between his teeth he was out the door within 10 mins. Although he wasn't in there for long my mentor had to wipe down the whole room. She then began to set up for the next patient who just needed a root canal. She pulled up her x-rays and left the dentist to do her work. That was the end of the morning shift. When we were on are lunch break she began to talk to me about how taking care of your teeth is as critical as you overall heath. She also started to explain to me how important dental assistants are etc. After are lunch break was done. She began to set up for the next patient. While she set up I ran some errands for the secretary in the front. When i got back the next patient had arrived and was taking a claiming medicine because he was extremely nervous. Once he claimed down my mentor asked him if he wanted to watch a movie. She put on the movie he wanted to watch and they began the procedure. When they were done he seemed very out of it and my mentor offered him some food. After that there was just cleaning and root canals the rest of the day. Overall it was a long trying day.
Hours I Did Today: 9
Hours in Total:9
