Much better day...

So, the last time my mockboard patient came in, life was miserable. I lost total confidence in myself and I missed SO many spots. I was a little nervous with him coming in this morning. I went through a touched up a few of those areas that I missed and then I completed the UL quad. Prof. Alexander helped me a lot with the lower teeth. There were a few areas that I missed because of the angle of the tooth in the mouth and the need to angle the instrument differently. She helped me with some great techniques that I'm excited to try.
Oddly enough I didn't miss any deposit on the upper quad that I did. What the!? I guess I do better with the upper quads! Another bright spot for the day, I was able to pass of my perio files pe. Now I only have one more to do this semester...LA! I will be crossing my fingers that I can find a patient to do local anesthetic on. I haven't found one! Deep breath...Everything will work out.

Oh! What a beautiful morning!

I had the sweetest patient this morning. He was an older gentlemen and we had a lovely conversation about his family and his wife. We were able to find a lot of things to talk about. He was a class V patient so the cleaning went by fairly quick. He told me that he has been coming here for years and that I gave him the best cleaning he has ever had. He said that I explained things really well and that he appreciated it. He was so nice! Its great to hear genuine compliments. Its always nice to know that your hard work is paying off. I told him that he was a fabulous patient and that he was a great patient to have at the beginning of the day. Lets hope this afternoon is as beautiful as the morning! :)

Speedy quick!

The title of my blog doesn't reflect my morning appointment. I had a class II pt this morning and she took awhile to complete. I had to battle with her tongue and her cheeks. She had all of her third molars and they were impossible to get back too! It gave me a workout trying to get back there!
This afternoon I had a class V pt and I couldn't believe how fast I got done with her. It only took me 35 min to scale her teeth. I had her out of here in an hour and a half! Now what do I do? ha ha I'm trying to get a hold of Mike so that I can do my caries risk assessment PE....hopefully he answers!