9-25-08

So today was a pretty good day in clinic. I did not see any perio, but still felt like I acomplished quite a bit. My first patient this morning was a Class 5 and I was able to use her as my exam and 4 quads that we need up at WSU. I am now done with all my class 5's. My afternoon patient was a 17 year old boy who was just a 1B. I was kinda bummed that he was just a 1B but I was able to pass off my air powder polish and sealant PE, so that made me feel much more productive. I am still searching for a mockboard patient. I only have new patients scheduled until then so hopefully one of them will qualify. I am pretty stressed about finding one, but I guess it is mostly just luck. Overall today has been a good day, with little stress. I am just glad that my patients came being that I have had 2 patients no show me already!

Finally a Class 3!

Today in clinic I was able to see a class 3 patient in the morning. I think he was one of my hardest patients yet. I believe the class 3 I saw spring semester was not a "true" class 3. I was able to scale all four quads, get an exam done, and also really use my graceys. All the instruments I used on him were new, and I think that really made a difference because I only missed one spot. So I was all excited that I finally was able to see a class 3 patient, and was hoping my afternoon patient would be a good classification also. I was sooo mad when my afternoon patient did not show! I had Amber call to confirm her and her son (who Amber was seeing), yesterday and they said that they were coming. Well we got a hold of them around 12:50 and she said that she forgot. I don't see how people can forget about an appointment when they are reminded less than 24 hour before. I was pretty mad. I attempeted to call some of the patient I have scheduled to see if they could come in earlier, and also called some patients that I had not scheduled. No luck! I asked 3 or 4 patients who were in the waiting room at midtown clinic if they were interested, and none were. One of the ladies I asked told me that she only had 4 teeth on the bottom that had never been cleaned and they were really lose and hurting and she did not think it would be worth it to clean them. I was confused because it looked like she had all her teeth on the maxillary, until she told me it was a denture. I felt kinda stupid. I guess on a positive note, I was able to schedule a few appointments in October for some patients who could not come in today but wanted to come in another time. Overall I guess the day was okay, I just wish patient would show up to thier appointments!

1st Day of Senior Clinic

Well clinic has not gone well at all so far today. I had a pt scheduled and she did not show. I had Nic call to see if she was coming and her husband said she had left this morning and took the bus. I think she might have got lost or something. I tried to call a few other patients but it was too short of notice and they could not come in. Also yesterday my afternoon pt cancelled. I was so mad and called over 10 other patients to see if they could come in but none were able to. Lets just say the past 24 hours have not gone the way I was expecting them to. I just hope not too many more days like this come my way in clinic. This has probably been one of the most stressful times ever for me in clinic. I hardley had any patients no show me spring semester. Well I guess everything will work out in the end, it always does. I am just glad that I have a patient for this afternoon. Hopefully he meets decent classification being that I had no morning patient. Well this was a good way to vent, and I feel a little better now.