loops and headlamps here I come

I had the cutest patient ever today. Which was good cause I was nervous out of my mind. I finally got to scale, only one quad, but hey its a start. Before I finish this semester I plan on figuring out the difference between the feel of calculus and roughness. For some reason I always think there is a lot more than there really is and subsequently waste enormous amounts of time. I was excited to find in my first scaling appointment of the semester that I no longer think about the modified pen grasp. Unfortunately my ergonomics has flown right out the window. Looks like I will be out of a job quite soon after I strain my neck and back, maybe I should look into some loops. Growing up I had never actually seen a hygienist use them. In fact I didn't even know what they were until last semester. Also I have decided to start wearing a head lamp so I can still see when I forget to sit up straight and lean my head right through the path of the light. It's quite amusing when everything suddenly goes dark when you have a bladed instrument under the patients gingiva. It will be quite stylish and will catch on quickly I'm sure. I guess I could just get loops with a light on them but this seems a lot more amusing.