What an Experience the VA is!!

I have enjoyed so far the clinical experience at the VA. I have enjoyed hearing the different stories of the patients' life experiences. I like the challenge of the types of patients' the VA has to offer and I feel that we are lucky to be able as students to gain the experience that we get from the VA.

What a day it was in Clinic!!

I felt like I accomplished more this week in clinic than I did the first week. I felt a little rusty coming back from the summer break. I felt that I did pick up my speed a little more. I am still trying to pick-up speed when probing and also lighten up on my pressure as well. I have been practicing at home with sharpening my instruments,but I feel this will take some time to master this skill. I know within time it will become easier.

first day back with patients

Wow, I can't believe all the paperwork, I forgot to fill out, but it is a lot to remember after coming back from summer break. I was able to finish scaling my first pt. in morning and I was able to take 14PA's on my afternoon pt. So it was a pretty good day for being the first day back in treating patients.

First Day Back in Clinic

The summer went by so fast!! In organizing myself in clinic and sterilizing all my instruments was a lot of work, I didn't realize how unorganized I really was. I am a little nervous for next week to get back into zone of treating patients. I wished there would have been times in summer that we could of use the clinic to practice. Hopefully, it is like riding a bike you don't forget:)I am going to study over the holiday weekend to review the Trigeminal nerve.