Mockboard Day

Oh goodness...its mockboard day....I don't know why I get so nervous for these days. We have wonderful teachers that prepare us and I'm so grateful that I have this mockboard experience to prepare me for the real deal. Still, its super nerve racking!
I felt much better once I got in and got started. As soon as I sat down to scale I felt more confident. Its all the waiting in the beginning that gets to me! I feel like things went pretty well this morning. Now I'm just sitting here waiting to her my results. Cross your fingers for me!!
I just have to remember that this is a learning experience. If I miss something I have to remember that his is put together so that I can learn. Way to think positive Karlie! ha ha 

Success!

I went into today being so stressed out! I didn't have a mockboard  patient for next week and I was starting to feel the pressure. My good friend Charlotte came in this morning and she was a really quick cleaning, but she loved me enough to chew on a piece of wax and let me do a couple pe's on her. So, the morning wasn't a total waste.
AND....Julie found a patient that was a mockboard pt and I made sure to go over and introduce myself. She agreed to come in and I was able to take 12 xrays in 10 minutes with Julie's help. Record time! With no retakes mind you... :)
This afternoon I had a new patient that was a Class II but he didn't have enough calculus to qualify for boards. I was hoping to find someone for Jodie or anyone that didn't have one. Darn it! He was a great patient and he wanted to make sure that when he came back in three months that he had me for a hygienist. It always makes you feel good when your patient WANTS to come back and see you! ha ha

Last Semester of College!!!

Oh... its been a long day. Its always tough coming back after a long break. But...It is my last semester of college and I am stoked! Only 15 more weeks til we graduate!!!
This morning I saw two children. The 11 year old was bleeding more than my perio patients. Needless to say we talked about her OH habits and the importance of flossing. She was a super cute girl, but man! I was able to get a pano with her too...Only two more to go!
Her older brother was  my next patient. I took xrays before I did the OD. While I was taking the films I noticed that he had a cold sore....so his appointment was over pretty quick. I scheduled him back in a couple weeks.
This afternoon was pretty basic, yet another class V. Story of my life... She was a super nice lady though. She was 83 and in excellent health.
Today was a good day. It went by pretty quickly, but man am I beat! I'm so excited that I don't have class tomorrow! Woot! Woot!!

Don't blow away!

Oh my heavens! What a crazy morning. The wind was whipping around like crazy this morning and all the girls in clinic spent the morning looking out the clinic window at everything that was going on in the parking lot. This poor lady was trying to get something out of her trunk and before we knew it, everything was blown out of her trunk, back pack and all! A piece of sheet metal blew off the roof and just about hit my car. It was a close call! The list goes on!
I tried to call me pt and tell her to stay home, I didn't want her coming out in this weather, when she showed up! There were a few other girls who had their patients come, so we proceeded with the treatment. The whole time the lights were flickering and my cell phone was buzzing with code purple text messages from WSU. It was an eventful morning. I got my patient done in time so she could go to work, but she had to beg the officer to let her leave. We're on lock down and they weren't letting anyone leave the building. I hope she got to work ok! Man, Its been crazy. I'm glad I'm inside!

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!