Capstone mentor hours visit 3

On Tuesday April 2, 2013 i spent a total of 9 hours with my mentor. I got the chance to see a few implants be placed. Implant procedure is little bit more complex and more teering of the tissue and bone then a wisdom tooth removal. The Oral Surgeon uses more anesthesia for this procedure. The surgeon must use a screw to measure the size of the implants. The screw is drilled into where the tooth should be. Then after the doctor is done putting in the screw they clean up the area the best they can. After the procedure is done the patient comes back in a few months to get his implants or other patients get their implants the same day. I also got to learn the about the tools they use to do these procedures. And i also got to see how to treat the patient when they first arrive and how to put them at ease. Some patients come in really nervous so they ask a lot of questions and you have to simply explain it to them step by step. I was taught how to clean the rooms and set them up for the next surgery. I felt like it was a really productive day. In my next visit which will be on wendesday April 3 i hope to see a biopsy be done and also learn moreon how to steralize surgical tools and how to prepare rooms before surgery.