The third day

April 29, 2014

Today was a very special day, today was the day my mentor would show me how the X-rays on your teeth work. She had told me she didn't want to take me to do the X-rays each time because every time she shots the picture it gives off a lot of radiation. Not to long after I arrived her patient got their and it was time to begin the process. First she put this thing that looks like a huge bib but it is a lead apron to prevent the radiations from effecting your cells. She also places these pieces of plastic that you need to bite down on in order for the X-ray to take the proper picture of your teeth. Then she exited the area and told me to get behind the wall so the radiation wouldn't effect us. She clicked the button outside the X-ray room and got the picture. So what do we take X-rays for? We'll my mentor explained to me they are very important because they show us if there's bone loss, cavities, tooth decay, or any gym diseases.  Overall today we worked on three patients and she preformed regular teeth cleanings where for each I got to watch and learn how to preform an X-ray in the future.

Time logged for session: 2 hours

Time logged in total: 22hours