LAST CLINIC EVER!!

Today is definitely a bitter sweet day. I'm so excited I won't have clinic anymore, but I am definitely going to miss all my hygiene girls! For being done with all my requirements it hasn't been an easy day! My first patient was a class four that I had to finish up and my afternoon patient had a ton of staining. But I'm DONE!!! :)

Finished Board pt.

Today I saw my board patient to finish up the left side of her mouth. I was so nervous because I had my professor check the upper right quadrant to see if I missed anything and she said she couldn't feel anything!! Thats such a relief. I have a little more confidence I passed now, but there's still always a chance I didn't. I wish WREB would just post our scores!!

Mockboard 3

This morning I finally made up my mockboard! My patient was so nice! Her calculus was SO tenacious! She didn't have huge radiographic calculus, but it did not want to come off. I ended up not missing anything, which is pretty amazing! I just hope the real board goes that smooth!!

This afternoon I finally finished my class 4 patient! He was so appreciative! He said his teeth are starting to not hurt anymore! That made me so happy!

LA mockboard!

This morning we had our local anesthetic mockboard. My peer pal was nice enough to be my patient. I kept telling myself it was just a practice exam and not to be nervous, but I was shaking in my boots! I ended up passing both injections, but my professor said I barely passed. I wasn't quite sure what that meant! I just hope I can pass the real board, even if it just barely :)

This afternoon I was supposed to make up my mockboard, but of course my patient didn't show up even though I talked to the this morning and she said she would be here. It's so annoying. I just hope I can find another patient that qualifies this Friday!

Last mockboard!!

So, I was so ready for my mockboard today. My patient comes and I take her back and I'm so engrossed in getting all the paperwork filled out so I get my patient check in on time that I didn't even notice a big honking cold sore on her lip! My professor comes up to me and says sorry we have to dismiss your patient because she has a cold sore! I wanted to break down and cry, but I kept telling myself I have more important things to worry about, like BOARDS! My professor was really nice and understanding and is allowing me to do it on a regular clinic day! What a relief!!

First Class 4!!

This afternoon my patient ended up being a true calls 4!! I'm so excited since I haven't done any class 4's and need 8 quads. He had severe bone loss and bleeding on ever tooth with generalized deep pockets! He was so hard to clean! I only was able to get 1 quad done, but he seemed really appreciative!

second mockboard

So my mockboard pt is my actual board patient so I'm excited to see how her calculus comes off. I ended up doing really well on mockboards! I got a 94%, which means I only missed one spot!! Her calculus was pretty hard to get, so I'm kind of nervous for the actual board! But my patient seems really reliable and is super nice!