Extra Quads

Since I am done with my requirements, I am just trying to get extra quads now so maybe I can get an A. I had my dad come in today, he was just a 1B and was a pretty easy patient. He was very sensitive to probing which is something I have never had to deal with surprisingly. My patient for wednesday cancelled today so I had to find another one. I got a name off the resource list and found somebody to come in. it feels so good that this semester is almost over, I cant believe how fast it has gone by. Only one more year and then I will be graduated that will be a great feeling!

Finally finished with PE's and Requirements!

So over the past few clinic days I have managed to finish all my PE's and complete all my requirements. It is such a good feeling to have this done and have one less thing to worry about. My patient today was a class 3 in all four quads, but 2 of the quads qualified for a board patient so I only cleaned the right side. I was fine with that because I only needed 2 quads of a class 3 to be done. I am glad that i was able to finish 2 quads today so I can concentrate on getting extra quads next week. I think I will have over 65 quads by the end of the semester so that makes me happy. Today was a wonderful day and so much stress has been lifted off my shoulders!

No Show Pt!

So today I had my possible class 3 pt scheduled to come in. I had lily call and confirm him yesterday and he said he was coming. Well today at 1245 I had lily call him and he said that he would not beable to come to his appt and did not want to reschedule. I was so frustrated! Luckily I was able to have my little brother come in and get a pano and clean his retainer. So I guess I was some what productive today and was able to finish up my pano requrements and also get a PE passed off. I just hope another class 3 comes my way soon!

1A's and Sealants Finished!

So today I was able to see a little 4 year old boy. He was really cute and I was able to take x-rays on him. He had never had x-rays before. It did not take me long to scale him becuse he did not have hardly any buildup, so it was a pretty quick appointment. My husband also came in and I did a sealant on him. I passed off my diagonodent and sealant PE also. Today was a pretty productive day, and I am glad that I am getting my requirements done. I only have 3 quads of a 3 a pano and 13 PA's until all my requirements are met.

Finally PA's

So today was a very productive day in clinic. I was able to complete the last 3 quads of my class 2 exam pt, I now I am offically done with my class 2's yeah! I started on the lower linguals like inst. vining always tells us to and did not have any missed spots today so that made me happy. I was also able to complete a FMX on alyse's brother in law. She was all done with PA's so let me take them since I have been in dyer need of them. I only had to retake 2 of them so I was pretty glad about that. My class 2 patient did not take very long to finish cleaning. I am just glad that I was able to stay on schedule today and finish all that I had planned. I also passed off my 2nd ultrasonic PE!

Class 3!

So today I had a new spanish speaking patinet come in. I took 4 BWX he did not want to pay for a full mouth series like many of my pts. I completed my OD and everything seemed to be pretty normal, he only had a few deep pockets. I thought he would for sure just be a 1B. When I had Angie come over, she looked at the x-rays and pointed out some calculus spurs. I did not even notice them! It was cool to see calculus on the x-rays. After doing an OD check it was determined that he was a class 2 upper and 3 lower. He did not have very much supra calculus, but quite a bit sub. I was acutally suprised he did not qualify for a board pt. Just by looking in his mouth I could hardly see any calculus. I guess I learned today that it is important to look at the radiogaphs in depth before probing, and also feel for calculus as you probe. I cleaned one quad of a 3 and he is coming back in April. Overall i had a good experience in clinic today!

3-19-08

So today was just an ok day. My patient came and I knew she had not had a cleaning for 3 years. I was planning on taking a FMX since she had not been to the dentist for so long. When I got to school she told me that she had just had a FMX taken at the Layton Mid-town who also referred her here. So I was unable to take any x-rays and was pretty bummed. She was a 1B and did not have to much buildup. I was actually surprised when she asked me what I was doing when I started scaling. She told me that she had never had her teeth cleaned this way before but that they were always cleaned with a rubber cup. I informed her that the rubber cup was used for polishing and would not remove buildup. She was suprised and so was I. I was also suprised that she did not have more buildup due to her OH habits. She only brushes at night and never flosses. Hopefully that will change with the OHI I was able to give here. Well I just hope some PA's will be coming my here in the next few weeks.