Being A Dentist Essay

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Today was a pretty relaxing day. We didn’t have many patients in the office so time when by smoothly. We had two dentists in the office. I started off with helping the dentist who I had hardly ever worked with before. He was really nice and interested in where I got my goggles from. You see he was a fellow four eyes. I teased me about how awful my vision was. He was on the money though. I really so have terrible vision though. Once the doctor I usually assisted with arrived, I handed off the baton to one of the students who was always standing behind me and he was eager to assist. I parted way with that doctor and that was it.
The atmosphere in the office was pretty relaxing. The equipment was working fine and the patients were all cooperating. …show more content…

She uses most of her time getting the patient numb so the actually procedure can be quick and painless. I only assisted with one patient before I had to leave. I ended up leaving 30 minutes early due to a headache. I guess a doctor’s or dentist’s office is the best place to get a migraine because one thing they are never short of is Tylenol. There was one other girl that was shadowing with me. The doctor is usually really anal about who is in her space and around the patient. She hates people walking in unannounced and having conversations within ear shot irks her. She had just kicked some students out of the office for talking. However, she noticed that this particular student was not talking but rather watching quietly in the corner. She motioned for her to come over and allowed her to shadow during the procedure. The patient we were working on was extremely sweet. She loved that we were students. I think that when patients realize students are watching, the do one of two things. They toughen up and try to be good patients or they become big babies and complain. This particular patient was very fond of the idea of being involved in us learning about dentistry and our future jobs.
The crown prep went well and the dentist was able to take an impression and finish the procedure. The temporary crown went on perfectly and the patient was happy with the results. She had beautiful teeth. I was happy because I go to mix

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