SCALING!!!!

We did it!!!! WE DID IT!!!!! We got to use our scalers on Wednesday! We used the Nebraska anterior scaler to clean our partner's front teeth. Hailey was my partner and was wonderful! She did SO well! She is a natural! As she was scaling me she was freaking out about how she was making me bleed and professor Costley was behind her and said that it was ok and that sometimes you should make them bleed. I looked up at her and said "you just want to see me bleed" and she said "you're right" with a smile. What a goof! Then she was checking Hailey's probing measurements (she was passing off her PE) and she found like six areas that had 4's! I about DIED!!!!! WHAT?!?!?! I asked her what I could do and she told me to floss! I DO EVERY DAY!!!!! Oh, the drama of hygiene school......
When it was my turn Julie (an instructor) was watching me and commented that I must have been one of those assistants that picked up a scaler or two when I wasn't supposed to because I should have been that comfortable or good yet. That was a confidence booster, but the rest of my pod had a hay-day making fun of me for always being the "perfect one" when they are just as good as me! Sheesh! But I love 'em all! We had a fun day in clinic!