pink 'n' purple pleasures :)

Alright people. . today was a colorful day in clinic.  We were pouring this nasty 'ole ink in our partner's mouth and turning their mouths purple and pink!  Okay okay-- it was a little more in depth than that. :)  Today we learned how to disclose and how to determine a PFI on our patient.  We poured the disclosing agent on our patient's tongues and had them swish it all around so it could contact each surface of their teeth.  Then, it would turn their mouths bright purple and pink, showing which spots contained biofilm and plaque.  We would count which surfaces had the purple/pink colors, mark it on our laminated charts, and determine how many teeth they had.  You then take all of this information to the PFI sheet and it tells you their PFI %.  It was pretty darn cool--  I had a lot of color in my interproximal spaces, and the anterior linguals: OOPS! Better pay better attention to those daggum areas!  We then had some time to work on other skills:  I still just need to be confident in myself, and practice the finger roll and maintain a strong fulcrum!  I just need to practice practice practice. . I did pass off the instrument classification today which was nice to get out of the way--PHEW!  Life is good and busy- and time ain't stoppin for no one!