This week's class is on Restorative, and today we had the opportunity to do 2 amalgam restorations. And since we have 5 proficiencies to do this week, we were also given the opportunity to do some of those.
Let me just tell you, using amalgam material for restorations is much harder than it looks! It is so hard to make sure to get all of the grooves, fossas, and ridges just as they should be. The first tooth I did was just an occlusal, so I thought it would be a piece of cake. . . Yeah, I got 70% on it, which unfortunately is not high enough to pass the proficiency. . .
Providentially, my second restoration was high enough to pass the proficiency, but I think my instructor was very merciful in her grading.
I just keep telling myself that I will improve with practice. . . Until then, I pity my first restorative patient. ; )
So that is basically what I'm doing this last week of school. (!)
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