Class 2

Today was pretty easy, but once again I didn't take x-rays because my patient didn't want them... I really don't think I will meet my x-ray requirements! Even though my patient was a class 2, he was easy because pretty much all his teeth were crowned so it didn't take too long to clean him. But I'm seeing his wife next week, so hopefully I can take x-rays on her.

UDA

I had a lot of fun at UDA because I was able to spend the day with my mom. I enjoyed going to the classes and talking to the different vendors. I bought some loupes while I was there, which I'm really excited about!! I can't wait to try them out.

Easy 1B

I'm completely done with my 1B's but I still needed to schedule a patient. I was disapointed because my patient didn't want x-rays and I only have 4 sets of BWX's. It's going to be close... But it was another easy day, I got done with my patient an hour early, which was really nice because I was able to take my time on charting.

Great day

Today Riley's grandpa came in and he was such a good patient for me! I was able to do my blood glucose and denture PE on him and he as a class 2 on his lowers. His dentures were so easy to clean because they didn't have any calculus on them. I need to get faster because it still took me like an hour just to scale his lowers.

1B exam

I had a scheduling confusion, but after we worked it out today went really good. My patient was 7 months pregnant, so it was a great experience to work on someone who's pregnant. She takes really good care of her teeth, so she was a really easy patient. I did my exam on her and I didn't miss anything and I got done like an hour early!! YAY :) Finally something goes right this week!

Class 2 appt. 2

Today was a really relaxing day, I was able to take my time and just focus on what I was doing. I was able to have my patient do my caries control intervention assignment. That will be such a relief to have that done and out of the way. I learned what "meth" mouth possible looks like today. Jeff thinks my patient has meth mouth, which would be so sad if it is true.

What a mix up!!

So I started the day off doing TA today. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but next time I need to make sure I'm 15 minutes early not 10 minutes. I was drilled like 5 times for being 5 minutes late. Then clinic came around and the family I had set up didn't bring their kid and failed to let me know until they walked into the door. I feel so bad because Emily had to look for a patient. But my patient actually ended up going pretty good. I was able to finish him and I did my 1B exam. YAY!!
I just need to stop stressing out. I feel like I'm a frantic mess when I'm in clinic because I'm always rushed on time. I can't wait until I feel like I know what the heck I'm doing....