A Salt Shower

It was a good thing I didn't take a shower this morning (gross I know) because I got one in clinic today! I don't know if it was necessarily a good substitute however. A shower was not the intended purpose of clinic today but it was definitely the result. We used the air powder polisher which blasts air, powder (sodium bicarbonate- aka baking soda), and water on your teeth to remove extrinsic stains that may be caused by tobacco or chlorohexadine as well as biofilm. It isn't the easiest thing to use and from what we hear we won't use it all that often but it's good to know how to do. Misty and I were partners today and she was great! Not only was she patient with me and my rookiness but she also did  a great job when she was working on me. We both got a shower but that was to be expected. We also learned selective polishing (prophying) as well as varnish. I have varnish coated on my teeth right now and it literally feels like I have a coat of fur on them, I don't know if I love it but it's doing good or so they tell me. But nontheless I'm still smiling, even with a furry mouth.