Mentor Log #2

On Tuesday, February 5, I watched my mentor do a teeth cleaning on a patient. She told me that she was doing a regular cleaning which is basically cleaning the outside of the teeth. At first, I didn't really think it would be interesting because all you really do is check if the person has cavities or not and use that special paste to clean the teeth against the enamel. After the cleaning, she checked for cavities. From my point of view, it seemed as if she was digging into the patient's teeth very roughly. It made me cringe and not want to look. After the cleaning, I watched her work on a patient with braces. It wasn't really anything new. It was just like the last time I went. The patient needed to get his braces tightened. It was like a regular checkup. After that, there wasn't really much to do since there wasn't much patients assigned that day. After watching Dr. Yamat, she asked me if I could help clean around the office. I sweeped the floor, threw the used "bibs" away, and placed some of the dental instruments in the sink. She told me that I don't have to clean the instruments because they used this special procedure to clean it. It was pretty much a chill day. I hope next time, I will be able to learn more about the procedure of cleaning the instruments and a variety of patients who need special treatment such as the patient last week who had to fix his implants.

HOURS: 3

TOTAL HOURS: 6