Goal Setting

Today went well. I am setting a goal to try to see at least 3 patients a day. I did so today. Things went well and didn't have many complications. I'm excited to progress on.

Second clinic 2009

I am not having very good luck with keeping patients this semester. I was able to bring my daughter in this morning for a patient who informed me that he couldn't come in till 10:30. I was able to pass off 2 PEs and do sealants on her so I felt that I still benefitted this morning. Last night my afternoon patient canceled. I was able to find a patient to come in but not until 2:15. Oh well, at least it was a patient in the chair!!!

Spring first clinic

I was a little apprehensive about starting and wondering if things would come back naturally after the Christmas break. It did and I was pleasantly suprised! To start off the semester I had my first patient cancel when they were supposed to be there in clinic. I was able to get my husband to come in at the last minute so I had a patient in the chair. I was able to get some more x-rays so I'm feeling pretty good about my standing with my requirements this semester. I want to try to push myself so that I am more up to speed for when I graduate.

Spring first clinic

I was wondering what today would be like. I was suprised that things seemed to flow without much thought. I was able to get both patients finished from start to finish, including x-rays. I want to push myself each clinic time to increase in speed but also focus on a light touch to hopefully increase comfort as well.

Spring first clinic

I was a little concerned how the first day would go after our break. I was suprised that things seemed to flow. I was able to complete 2 patients, including x-rays, from start to finish. I want to push myself each clinic time so that I can be up to office speed by graduation time.

Last clinic session

This morning I had my daughter come in for my last 1A patient. I did the caries risk assessment on her just to satisfy my curiosity about her susceptibility to caries. I was suprised that she was in the low category which I was greatful for. I also did a pano on her to see where she was as far as being ready to think about braces. The pano turned out really well and she has some time yet before braces in that the canines are still high in the bone.

This afternoon my last quad of a class III, and my last one for an exam cancelled on my before clinic started. I did have another patient scheduled already for the second half of clinic. I reviewed her chart and she does happen to have one quad that has already been charted as a class III. I may still get my requirement done after all. stay tuned!

My second patient ended up having 2 quads of class 2 and 2 quads of a class 3! I finished one quad of a class 3 and placed 2 arestin medicaments! I made it!!!!!!!!

Class 3

My class 3 was tough in that getting used to cleaning deeper pockets and watching the instruments work deeper in the pocket is a different sensation. It is like flying on instruments only. I loved the challenge and the opportunity to use the files. I found that the visual of how the roots on the tooth are formed helped in instrumenting the file. I almost want more experiences while the desire to continue to learn is there.