Ah, bit off more than I could chew!

So I tried to do my my 1A exam and then do a 1B start to finish. I finished the 1A pretty easy. The 1B has 10 sealants that needed to be done and also has sheet calculus on all of her anteriors. She has radiographic calculus and 4mm pocket depths on all first molars. And SHE'S 15. I did my sealant PE and then had Linda do her sealant PE on her as well. So next appointment I have seven more sealants to do and finish up all four quads on her. It wasn't a productive day like I had planned. But I did have a lot of help from the second years!!! Thank you TA's for cleaning for me and for all your help! I really need to get going on my PE's too, that's my goal for now!!!

Ah.. another easy goin' day!

Today I had a 1B come back to get finished up! It was pretty easy because I had done the whole mandible last time so I only had the maxillary teeth which were super easy, and she's a hygienist so her teeth were really clean! I did have to wait about 25 minutes for my scale check. Good thing we like to chat!! Also, sweet Jenny Story let me do a pano on her patient because her requirements are all filled for that! How NICE! THANKS JENNY STORY, YOU'RE THE GREATEST!!!!!!

Ah... relaxation!

On wednesday, we didn't have patients and we learned how to do blood glucose levels, use the diagnodent, and how to clean dentures or appliances. This was such a relaxing day, and I could use a few more of those!!! I was also able to pass of my sharpening PE!!! Yay, that is pretty much my first PE pass off if I don't count the CA one. I really need to get going on my PE's. That is my goal from now on, to pass off two or three PE's at least on wednesday's when we have more instructors and TA's.

Finished in one appt!!!!

Today I had a patient that sweet Karlile gave to me! He was a border line 1B-2 but he classified in to the 1B category. We didn't take any x-rays so we went right in to treatment! The whole appointment actually went pretty smooth. I did have some spots that I missed or overlooked, but overall, the appointment went pretty well! Karlile also let me do a sealant on her patient, so that's one more thing out of the way! Thanks Karl!!!!

Why am I so slow?

Today I had my mom come back in. She is a class 5 and has a lot of restorations. I had a hard time getting around her old fillings with bad margins, and around the crowns with recession. I had a hard time detecting if there was calculus under the overhangs of her fillings, or if I was just hitting the overhangs?! Ah, I get so frusterated sometimes. I'm glad she's my mom and will come back with no problems. She said she likes to get off of work and come see me! I'm glad my patient is still happy, cause me... ahh! One day, I will be so good and so fast... hopefully!

STRRRESSFUL day

So today, my patient showed up... but someone else's didn't so the other person got to see my patient. So the beginning of my stressful clinic. I called five family members and my dad was in salt lake more than willing to hurry and come up, but i wasn't about to let him do that and not accomplish much once he got there. So thanks to Mr. Solomon, Minerva was able to come in! We got started about an hour and a half late. I didn't get to scaling but I did get my OD done! The best part is, is that she's a class II and qualifies to be an exam. Yay, class II exam. That's pretty much it!

Easy goin' day!

Today I had my sister come in to get her finished up. I was also able to do 16 PA's on her for a full mouth. I finished her two quadrants and had some time to spare. It was such a nice day because I wasn't rushed the whole time! The instructors were very busy and it was hard to get one because everyone was calling them from each operatory. I was glad I wasn't in a hurry for one to come check because it wasn't happening. They go as fast as they can, but there's so many of us to check I'm sure it's hard and frustrating for them. I'm sure I'll have the days of trying to hurry and having to wait, but today was really nice. I hope I get fast enough that doing a 1B start to finish will be a nice easy goin' day!