Last day of Clinic for my first semester

I can't believe that I am coming to the end of my FIRST semester of the hygiene program! I am 1/4 of the way done can you believe that?!? I have been reflecting on how far I have come in the past 3 months and its crazy how much I have learned. I still have a long way to go, but I am on my way. Weber State's hygiene program is tough and a lot is expected from you. Being held to such a high standard has really pushed me and I am so thankful for it. I have never done so well in my entire life. I love dental hygiene and am so glad I kept pushing for it. It's that much sweeter because I have tried so many times and kept trying since I knew its what I wanted to do! Hard work really does pay off, I am a huge example of that. Don't give up on your dreams!

REAL life patient day

I am SO glad today is over! Okay, honestly it wasn't that bad just got off to a rough start. My brother was supposed to be my patient. Had him scheduled, had his health history and treatment record all filled out and ready to go and then this morning 30 minutes before he was supposed to be there I got a text saying that he just couldn't make it. (which means, I HAVE TO FIND A PATIENT or else i fail!)
I panicked.
Luckily Heath had a 7:30-8:30 class that he had to go to, but he told me he would come up after and let me work on him.
He honestly saved my day!
So, he came up and it was so fun getting to work on him. We took X-rays and even got to scale 1 quad which I was super proud of!
husbands are the best!
I owe mine big time today!
Better find something good for dinner to make! :)
Only one more day till Thanksgiving break!!!
happy thanksgiving everyone

Mock patient day 2!!

Come Monday I will be seeing my very first real patient! Today we finished up our mock patients. It was a good day. I still DO NOT feel ready for Monday! Good thing its my brother that is coming, I'm sure he has no idea what he is going to be in for and we will keep it that way! :)

Life is good. I can't complain. We got all moved, boxes unpacked and now we just need to decorate and get it looking more like home. It is SO nice! We are both loving it so much and we are glad we made the decision. The drive isn't bad at all and its fun being so close to my mamacita! Untill next time folks!

On my way to becoming a pro?.... I think!

I cleaned my first set of pearly whites today on my cute friend Candice. I had a nightmare last night about it and could NOT sleep at all since I was so nervous! I'm happy to say that it went actually pretty well. Candice's teeth were so clean and she had like one tiny piece of calculus and NO plaque at all. It was a good clinic day, but I am glad its over. Hopefully I will get the hang of scaling and eventually become a pro! Anyone want their teeth cleaned? It's only $32 dollars at our clinic and $2 for each x-ray! I will need a lot of people next semester so let me know! :)

I feel like a new woman!

With my pearly whites all clean! Next week I will be the operator, so It will be alot different than clinic this week. This week I got to come in normal clothes and just hangout in the chair. Next week it will be stressful to put all the skills I have learned thus far to work! :)

We are also moving on Friday and Saturday which adds a ton of stress! We are excited though and it will be so worth it to be closer to OUR families!

keep me in your prayers!! :)

Patient day!

Today I got to be patient! It was so fun to come later and get to have my teeth cleaned! Candice did awesome and it was so much fun! It makes me so excited to get to actually see patients. It's crazy to think that we are already nearing the end of the semester. :) I love this time of year and am getting anxious to move on FRIDAY!! Untill next time!

We've hit a milestone!

LAST 2 PE'S for the semester
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1 Happy Girl!!

Can you believe my first semester of hygiene school is almost over?!?? Nuts huh? From here on out we have mock patient days for the next two weeks and then....

NOVEMBER 21ST is when we see our FIRST patient!

I am excited, scared, nervous, anxious, and don't know if I will ever be quite ready. :)

It is going to be super busy for us the next few weeks as we pack up and prepare to move to my hometown of Brigham City! We are so excited to have our very own place, but we are so grateful for the time that we have gotten to spend in South Weber.

Let the fun begin!