Boards start in 4 days. OH MY

I am scared out of my freaking mind. What is even on this board? Nobody has taken it yet. I am so scared. I take the new process of care exam on Wednesday and I couldn't be more scared to take a test. I wish we found out if we passed right after the exam... but no we have to wait two months to find out. I know I going to at least feel like I failed, but I won't know until school's almost out, then what? Ah, I'm so stressed out and I don't know what to do with myself?

VA

I think the VA likes to give me patients with health problems so I really get "good experiences." It seems like every single patient I have there has special needs and takes extra time to have the dentist com in and look three times, or they need to pre-med and then sit and wait and then their blood pressure is out of control, or they're diabetic and can't control their blood sugar. I seem to take a long time with patients because we have to add so many extra procedures every single time. But hopefully this really does help me when boards come along. I really hope all of these "good experiences" pay off:)

Mock Board

So my mockboard went okay. I still am missing spots that I can't feel and it's very frustrating. I also took my x-rays with scan-x and somehow took them backwards so I had them mirrored. So I missed 4 points because it looked like I didn't even have PA's of the quadrant I was cleaning, but we figured it out. I'm so dumb. I think my brain is really fried and I can't think straight anymore. AHH.

Class IV finally Done!!

So I had a class IV patient that has come in three times. I feel bad cause it has taken me so long but... there was a ton of calculus and very deep pockets. But I was able to pass off two different Injection PE's! Now I have done 23 injections, only 13 more to go!!! I just need to do my other PE's. I hate those PE's because I do the skill but I don't have anyone come watch me, so I don't get the credit for them dang it. Oh well. But now I only need three more class IV quads YAY!

VA what a day...

Well in the morning at the VA we were all supposed to have patients but three didn't show up. I was okay with it though. My patient's x-rays were crazy. He had severe bone loss and not very much attachment left. I don't really know how he even has teeth in his mouth still. So I was nervous to see him. But the afternoon patient came and he was a class IV! It was difficult especially because of his health problems, but I did get one quadrant done! Yeah! I still need six more quads of a class IV though. I was also able to pass off my second LA PE!! I'm trying to plug away on those PE's and get them out of the way completely:) I can't wait to be done!!!!!

What a freakin' day

Well it all started out ok with a class IV patient. I was able to give five injections!! And I did one quad with no missed spots, but my second quad was just a debridement. I have to do three and a half quads next time. I'm thinking she might end up being my mockboard patient because I don't have anyone else:( Then this afternoon my patient didn't show up. I called a bunch of people and asked people walking around and Karina called a bunch for me too. Nobody wanted to come right in. But I did find a bunch of names to call for screenings for boards:) I hope i can find at least one person. We'll see?

OH MY

So clinic was 80+ degrees ALL DAY. This day was not good. Well... I did find a class IV patient and this is the first one I have ever come across so that was a really good part of the day! My second patient was sure her homecare was terrific and didn't think she had much calculus, but she did on her lingual anteriors. I wasn't able to get all of the sheet calculus off with the way I had been shown before but Professor Wold showed me a new trick and it seemed to work well! So today wasn't too horrible, but i could really do without the heat. It's freakin' winter and HOT. Somethin's wrong with the thermostat!!!!