PE's Completed

So this afternoon in clinic, I was very pleased with myself and what I was able to acomplish. I was able to finish my last 3 Pe's that I needed to do. I am glad that I do not have to worry about those anymore till next semester. I was able to do my perio file, root debridement, and arestin PE. I also gave my first true injection. It was a little wired but I felt that I did pretty well. I gave the MSA and PSA. Now to finish my requirements for the rest of the semester I just need to get my 3 quads of a class three. It was nice not having to take any radiographs today, sometimes that seems to stress me out the most. I am done with my PA's for the semester, and think I only need a couple more sets of BWX and 3 more panos.

11-19-08

So today, I could not find a patient to come in during the morning. I called all of the patients that still wanted to come in, but most of them want to come in next semester. I was so frustrated, especially since I still need 4 quads of a class 3. I ended up just having my mom come in and was able to pass off my desensitizing PE. I guess that is better than nothing. I will be glad when this semester is over. I am getting ready for Christmas break that is for sure. This afternoon I have one quad of a class three that I am going to finish for lis. She needs anesthesia which I am a little nervous about being that I have not done anesthesia on an actul patient yet. I feel pretty confident though and hope I will remember everything. I will have to blog again later and talk about how that goes.

11-13-08

So today I was able to scale 4 quads of a class 3 in the morning. I am glad that I was finally able to get a three, now I only need 4 more quads. Hopefully I will get them done. I was also able to pass off my blood glucose PE. In the afternoon I saw a class 5. I thought she was going to be a 3, but things did not turn out that way. I was able to get a FMX on her, and am now done withmy PA's for the year. Hopefully I can get the rest of the 3's I need within the next few weeks. I guess everything always works out in the end.

1A

So today I saw a 1A patient. It was the last one I had to see for the semester. She was a pretty easy patient, and cooperated very well. I was also able to take a pano on a boy that came in. I had to retake it, bacuase I forgot to push the film down to the bottom of the sleeve, so there was a little bit of a cone cut. It was a good learning experience. I think I have all but 1 quad of a three scheduled that i need, so I am pretty glad about that. Hopefully the people I have scheduled show up. I think I will be okay and should be able to get my requirements done. I am not stressing as bad as I was before, but still get worried sometimes. Well I guess everything works out in the end usually.

VA!

Well I am already done with my morning patient here at the VA, so I figured this would be a good time to catch up on my blogging. This morning I saw a class 5 patient as usual. It seems like I hardly ever get perio down here at the VA. Just as long as I can get my requirements done I am fine with it, but it would be nice to something a bit more challenging. I still need 8 quads of a class 3. I have 3 quads scheduled, and don't know what I am going to do about the other five. I guess in the end eveything seems to work out. I can't believe that it is already november, and almost christmas break! It is so crazy to me how fast the program has gone by. I can't believe I am almost graduated, and will never have to go to school again in my life. That makes me so happy! Well I hope that I get a class three -maybe this afternoon!

10-16-08

SO today was a pretty good day in clinic. I saw a patient that I saw last semester. She is a class 5, and was a pretty easy patient. I took4 BWX, which did not turn out as well as I had hoped, but she has a really shallow pallate so it was hard for her to bite all the way down. I am almost finished with my requirements which makes me really happy! I have 8 quads of a IA to do, which I already have scheduled, and 8 quads of a class 3 left. I keep getting class 5 patients. That is all I have seen this week so far. Next week is mockboard, and I am a little nervous. Everything seems so complicated! I just hope my patient ends up qualifying. Well I am glad that it is fall break this weekend, it will be nice to get a little break from school/ work.

I found my mockboard patient!

So today did not start out as I had planned. in the morning i saw the easiest 1B i have seen so far. She had hardly any buildup, and took me only one hour to complete. She was a new patient so I was hoping she would be something more than that. However this afternoon I saw a Spanish speaking lady named Nancy. I was worried she was going to be another 1B since it had only been 9 months since her last cleaning. When I started to probe, I realized that she might be able to qualify for a mockboard patient. I had prof alexander come over and do and OD, and I was excited when she had enough clicks of calculus to qualify. I was so happy, and am so less stressed now. I did not realize that we had to have PA's of the areas that we were going to be scaling, so I will need her to come back for that. So today has been a really good day!