9/20

today's clinic was the most challenging clinic of the year so far. I felt prepared when I went into class and even working on the typodonts wasn't too bad but once I worked on a real person I had a hard time. I didn't realize how hard it would be to try and master the finger role and modified pen grasp. Its hardest to try and combine all of the skils we have been learning thus far in clinic. Whats good is that I passed off two PE's. But I still left clinic overwhelmed and frustrated. I was having the hardest time rotating the explorer and keeping the point of the instrument on the tooth. My goal is to practice as much as I can at home and to try and not get discouraged.