Up and running about a week now and here’s what I’m thinking. Overall I like it VERY much. Very good comments from patients, especially since everyone seemed to see the segment on the news last week (“Oh wow – you actually have one of those!”) For some reason I have had NO patients with Class V’s come in this week, so I’ve been learning on Class I’s.

Had a gentleman who was ok with it – still felt it, but once he realized he was off to work without a numb lip decided he was a fan.

Kids are who they are. If they are whiners, they will whine with a laser too. Had my 12 yo whiner in, and did a shallow prep. Whined through it. At the end, she rated it a 1 or 2 on a scale of 1-10. I asked her to rate what the shot would have been; she said a 10. So, I rate this one a success, even with the whining.

But here’s my new favorite – I actually did pulp out with no anesthetic on a kindergardner. No problem.

Gonna have to give it a plus so far!