LAB DAY

Today was a lab day so I didn't see any patients today.  Today we had three rotations, we learned how to use the diagnodent, how to care for a patient with a removable appliance and how to do a blood glucose test.  I have never used or even heard of a diagnodent but the concept is really neat.  I can see how it might be taken advantage of in offices to gain profit on diagnosing more caries than really necessary.  The diagnodent was really easy to use though and I can see the benefit in using it.  Caring for a patient with a removable appliance was pretty straight forward and took no time at all.  Doing the blood glucose test was kind of fun.  I didnt' really like to poke myself but this was my favorite part of lab was learning how to do the test and how to care for diabetic patients.