Back at it again. .

So. . it's my first day back, blogging about clinic.  I missed the first(ish) weeks of blogging, so I'll start now!  Today I saw a Class III patient, and boy was she tough!  That probe was droppin' DEEP. . it made me sweat buckets!  She had a lot of infection, and a huge abscess to work around, and her tissues flopped left and right (which, wasn't exactly terrible in my case, because it allowed me to see absolutely EVERYTHING on those roots of hers.  Unfortunate for her, easy for me!)  I was able to scale 2 quads and only missed one spot.  I feel good where I'm at in this stage of clinic.  I feel like somehow summer made me a better hygienist clinically.  How?  I'm not sure-- cuz I know I didn't pick up a dang instrument the entire summer to practice.  :)  I just feel a lot more confident in myself and not worried about what the patient is thinking throughout the whole appointment.  I feel like my skills have improved, I am scaling more effectively and more efficiently, and I have loved seeing strangers every clinic session.  It allows me to get out of my comfort zone and strive to give my patients a good experience at the appointment.  2nd year. . here I come!  So excited to be back at it again!