March 7th

Today at my co-op placement i was exposed to a patient who has excessive bone beneath his tongue, it's normal for human to have these, but they are rarely found. Partially it looks like a "Brain", it can be found beneath your tongue or above the roof of your mouth. It's kind of gross but neat at the same time, because I have never seen this occur to anybody, so being expose to these images, gives me a little heads up, upon what I will be seeing if I decide to continue this path.



These two images, demonstrates how gums are slowly receiting [where the arrows are point] These are cause from brushing to hard with a regular tooth brush, therefore Dentist recommends patients to use electronic tooth brush, then the patient will not be putting any preassure on the gums, so later it will become sensitive to cold water, or air.

Once the teeth is expose above the gums, it is then harder to clean and remove calculus( tartar) from patients mouth. The symptom starts with bleeding of the gum which is ginginvitis, once the calculus/ tartar "bacteria" will start feeding by the jaw bone it then become periodontal disease. Which then can transfer it into the brain which can kill the patients, because of the lack of care.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/166483/12_yearold_dies_from_lack_of_dental.html

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March 6th

• This weekend, I went through my colleges application (OCAS) and I found that I've been accepted for the program that I wanted to get in. I was exstatic, overjoyed. Once I was done my first and second period I went for lunch, and the first thing that I did at the clinic was told them my good news, how I got accepted. They were so happy, that Dr. John Delisimunovic started jumping for joy, congradulating me, for this wonderful news.
• Robin then, went next door to Dominion and bought everyone cupcakes. She also got it for Dr. John's assistant since it was her birthday as well. Later on throughout the clinical work, as I assist Robin, with Xray's, cleaning her instruments and cleaning her room, I'm known to be her little elf, so she calls it. Previous week she taught me all the names of certain area of the tooth, and today I received a little quiz just to make sure that I remember the name correctly. Unfortunately I got 13 out of 14 it was close, but I have just mixed up the quadrants. Other than that, my day was great.

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March 5th

• Today, the clinic was close, therefore I did not attent my co-op placement

February 28th

Today, at my placement, nothing really excitting. Well we had a snowstorm, and since I live 5 mins away from my placement, I was told to go home early, therefore I did not get much chance to do much, since most patients had cancelled on us, for the bad weather. The reason also being is because one of the Hygienist lives all the way in Stoney Creek it would nearly take her an hour or even more to get back home. The concern of Dr. John Delisimunovic and had arrange to cancel all appointment for Robin, so that she was able to get home safely. As for me, Dr. John assistant offered me a ride home, and I didn't accept it at first and until my supervisor nearly died trying to convience me to take the ride home. At the end, i took the ride home, quite thankful actually since, I would've been blown away in the blizzard.

February 27th

I was working with Robin, today. And quite a few patients called in sick or cancelled there appointment. Robin then taught me a few structure of the tooth, name of the tooth. So that when I start school in September I would have a head start. Robin taught me the tooth numbers and names. Quadrants 1,2,3,4 tooth number 1,2,3 are called Anteriors. Quadrants 1,2,3,4 tooth number 4,5,6,7,8 are called Posterior. In all quadrants, all tooth number 1 is known to be central incisor, tooth number 2 is known to be lateral incisor, tooth number 3 is known to be canine, tooth number 4 is known to be 1st premolor, tooth number 5 is known to be 2nd molar, tooth number 6 is known to be 1st molor, tooth number 7 is known as 2nd molar, tooth number 8 is known as 3rd molar or wisdom tooth. The part of the tooth that is above the gums are called Crown, and the part beneath the gum is called Roots. The top of the tooth is called Occlusal. And the side/surface that is against the check side are called Bucal and the tooth side/surface that is against the tongue side are called Lingual. The front of the tooth are called Mesial and the back of the tooth are called Distal. I've learned so much, from my co-op placement and I enjoy every minute, that I'm there.

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February 26th

Today I was working with Anna, and i told her how one tooth in my mouth hurts, when I floss. I can get the floss in but when I try to pull it out is hurts. Therefore she got me to lay on the chair and had a look in my mouth. As she grab a piece of floss and floss, where my tooth was acheing, I was in so much pain, she then used her instruments to try to see what was wrong with my tooth. Nothing happened my tooth still ache, she then took the floss and tied a knot in the floss, and tried flossing my tooth again. This time a piece of filling came out, at first we were not quite sure what it was, it look like a piece of finger nail. She asked me if I bite my nail, which I don't, so we asked Dr. Delisimunovic and he said it was most likely a piece of filling. The night when I came back home I was quite frighten to chew food on it, since I thought I would still feel the pain. I was much more relieved to know that my tooth felt much better.

February 19th - February 23rd ,2007

The first few days are over and I absolutely love, my co-op placement. I don't mind staying longer, than what I really have to, I love the things I do, and learn, it's such a wonderful experience. I am looking forward for the rest of the semester. Even though what I do there is partially, the job that I want to do later on as a career, but i can't expect as a co-op student, the patient would want me to be digging things out, out of their mouth, it's quite understandable. Once the patients were done, I would clean the room, clean the instruments, that were used on the patients. My third or fourth day, my dental hygienist said "if you don't want to do something, let me know." ugh, DUH!. I'm there to learn. I still appreciate how thoughtful she was though. So far, the experience that i have has been wonderful, by being able to work with these wonderful people as an instructors is actually a privilege. Having to have taken, co-op, has open up a door for me, because the experience is was I really needed to get myself motivated and accomplish and follow the long and short term goal for myself. The task that I've been told is straight forward and easy to follow. All that is being asked is that I can help them clean their room, instruments, and help them throughout patients, do Xray, or grab something else, for them. My schedual are as followed: Monday- with Michelle, Tuesday with Robin, Wednesday with Anna, Thursday with Robing and Friday and Saturday - Anna. I think I did a very good impression when they told me to help them out, Saturday, and I told them that I would be delighted to help them. I always feel welcome, when I attend my co-op place, I don't feel like they are not acknowledging me, which is great, because I believe that while I was there wouldn't feel welcomed. If I could change anything, it would be NOTHING. I love it! This site will lead you to the school that I plan on attending. http://www.cidh.on.ca/html/home.html ' chiu .. <<