Kids Kids Kids...

Needless to say my 8:00 a.m. patient was a no show..surprise surprise... 

Luckily there was a family that showed up that thought they had an appointment for their 2 kids but they weren't on the schedule! So I was able to see one of the children. This afternoon I saw 2 kids as well...

I love kids, adore them. Working on them isn't my favorite thing to do though :-) 

I was able to get a lot done today. My last sealant experience was completed today as well! 

Wahoo! It was a very productive day!

Ooopss!!!

Today was a long day! I had my 8:00 a.m. patient cancel at the last minute last night, and I was scrambling to find a pt to fill my chair this morning! I sent our office work study employee named Oliver an email asking him if he would come in this morning, never heard from him! SO my dear friend McKinlei gave me a patient who was excited to get in and came right at 8:00...well then Oliver shows up at 8:10 and he had just ran here really fast! So, I have 2 patients at the same time. Luckily our office manager said he could clock in and help out until I am ready for him. Needless to say I was able to get bite wings and full mouth cleanings on both patients! It was a LONG morning! :-)

Periodontal Files

Today was a pretty fun day in clinic! I was able to see a new patient and finish up another patient. Both of them were mild perio and had some tenacious calculus. I was able to get through the first patient pretty easy and didn't miss much of anything. But in the afternoon my patient had a piece of calculus that was stuck on the distal of the pre-molar #21! My instructor actually sat down with me and helped me get it off. My new favorite tools are the periodontal files, those things rock!!

No Show's suck...

Today I was supposed to see my class 3 patient who was ALSO going to be my mockboard patient on October 16th! We confirmed her appt on friday and then this morning at 8:35 (her appt was at 8:00) I concluded that she probably wasn't going to show up! She wasn't answering my calls either!! GGRR I was so frustrated because if I cannot depend on her for a cleaning, how am I supposed to plan on her for mockboards, which is way more important!!? Anyway, my amazing husband came in so that I would have someone in the chair, and I needed a 1B so it worked out! I got him done really fast and it went well! I actually got a hold of my morning no show patient and she apologized and said that her husband was supposed to call and let us know that she wouldn't be able to make it this morning..which he didn't! But, she is planning on coming in for mock boards, so that is a relief!!

Calculus on the margin of a crown!

I swear I may never get the hang of feeling calculus on the margin of crowns! Sometimes I wonder if I know what I am doing! Today I saw a patient that was a class 3 and she was hard! I didn't miss more than 2 spots on the entire mouth, but the spots I missed were right on the margin of her crowns! Hopefully I figure that out sooner rather than later! 

First day back in Weber State Clinic...

Today was rough! First off, my 8:00 a.m. patient canceled on me the night before, so I was scrambling to find a new one, which luckily i did :-) THEN my 12:30 p.m. patient was a no-show!! I scrambled to find a new patient last minute and LUCKILY a very nice guy came right in! My morning patient was a class 3, she hasn't been to the dentist in 10 years! I did a Full mouth series on her, plus 4 bite wings. She was actually mock board worthy, which is a HUGE relief! I didn't get to cleaning today due to the check for boards, but I am pretty excited that I have her! 

My afternoon gentleman was very nice and came in right away. I was so happy! He was a class 2 and a smoker. The calculus wasn't too tenacious, but due to the smoking his tissues were very tight and made it hard. I still got 2 quads done and he is coming back in for the last two quads in a couple weeks! 

Overall today was a great day!!

Senior Year has begun...

Last year the senior students told us that we would LOVE senior year this year. 

I AGREE 100% 

This year is so much fun! I feel like we have less book work and more clinic time. 

The VA has been a lot of fun and a really challenging experience. 

I am excited to see what is in store for us this year!