I am a little worried???

[Smiley412]

So I am going to be starting dental school in the fall and I have been noticing that my hands are a little shakey!!! It is worse when I drink coffee or anything that has caffeine. I am worried that my hands will be to shakey!! I am trying not to stress out too much but I would like to pursue a career in perio and know you need steady hands to perform most of the procedures. Do any of you have this problem or do you have some advice for me????

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[ldsmbhc]

So I am going to be starting dental school in the fall and I have been noticing that my hands are a little shakey!!! It is worse when I drink coffee or anything that has caffeine. I am worried that my hands will be to shakey!! I am trying not to stress out too much but I would like to pursue a career in perio and know you need steady hands to perform most of the procedures. Do any of you have this problem or do you have some advice for me????

See if changing your diet or getting more sleep and exercise will help. Also, don't drink a lot of caffeine and don't worry about specializing until you are in school especially with perio.

 

[youngmc27]

anyone can improvw their hand skills if they work at it. Less caffine may help though.

 

[Regmata]

I was worried too, but it wasn't a big deal. Proper finger rests and some practice and you will be fine.

 

[PChemGrad]

I've shown up to practicals hung over with very little sleep. I was shaking before the exams, and not feeling well. but once the practical started i was fine, and able to reduce the required amount on a crown prep.

So overcoming a shake can be done. even if your hung over.

 

[Ething]

dont drink coffee and try to relax before exams. i have this problem also and i found that when i calmed myself down i was much better. you will be fine.

 

[Joe70h8]

My shaking hands have been brought to my attention numerous times by one row instructor. While I think the shakes had more to do with drinking too much coffee and/or being a little freaked that the row instructor was focusing on my hands than any underlying issues, I did just fine in first year operative. Even on the days where I was aware that my hands were shaking, I was able to utilize proper finger rests and complete my preps just fine.

I now know my limits in terms of coffee and try to avoid it all together or limit it on days I'll be in the lab.

For you unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to know if you have a "problem" until you get into the labs/clinics. I don't think you'll have any problems though.