I'm Spent!!

I finally finished all of my requirements by the hair of my chinny chin chin (No really, I have no facial hair). My class 3 pt showed up today and I was able to have a great learning experience on a man who hadn't had his teeth cleaned ever in his 78 years of life. Wow! I know, it was intense. I did 3 quads and Celeste did one. Good times. My goal for next semester is to finish my hard requirements early so I don't have to be so stressed in the end. It's been a great year and I've loved almost every minute of it, except for that 10 minutes I spent studying this semester :) I'm excited to have a break from all things dental. I've got lots of fun vacations planned so I can't wait to finish up my last 4 finals and be done with 1st year!!

Boo to No-Shows!!

My last quad of my class 3 didn't show up today. It's because his chimp granddaughter, who's 30, couldn't bother to pass on a simple message or let him have his own cell phone. I do not like white trash people because they take advantage of everyone else. If i'm sounding bitter it's because I am. I expected sweet relief today when I finished the last quad of my requirements, instead I'm stressed out of my mind about finding one more quad of a 3. It really shouldn't be this hard or this stressful. That is my goal: To devise a plan for finding patients that doesn't involve any crazy stunts. I'm thinking mandatory screening days on Fridays. If we would have been forced to do screenings, we might not be in this situation right now. That's not that great of a plan, but for now it's all I've got. My class 3 wants to come in this next monday, but his selfish, bratty granddaughters need him to take care of their kids, and take them to work, who cares if his teeth are 2mm from falling out of his head. Who makes their 78 year old grandpa do everything for them? I mean, really.
So now that everyone knows I'm slightly bitter, I had better end this.
P. S. Thanks to Steph I still managed to clean 4 quads of a class 1B. So Thanks Steph!!

One More Quad

Well, I only have one quad of a class 3 and he is scheduled to come in tomorrow.
I finished my little bro, a class 1B. It was so nice to do an easy cleaning for once. I passed off air-powder polisher. That wasn't very fun, but atleast it is over! My goal for next time is really work on my instrumentation, not just get the teeth clean anyway possible.

My last little 1A

I finished my last 1A pt, so now I only need one more quad of a class 3, which I have scheduled for next week. It's amazing how things eventually just work out. I was so stressed about not finishing my requirements, but now that I'm done, I realize that I never should have been so stressed. My goal for next time I sharpen my instruments is to use more pressure and less strokes-Thanks Instructor Hemsley.

Class 3

Well I found my class 3 pt!! Thanks to Yvonne for the referral. I'm pretty scared because I have no idea how to clean 11 mm pockets, but I'm sure I'll manage. My goal is to remain calm and to not be frustrated by my future learning experience that I will be having tomorrow with my Class 3. Fortunately he is really nice.

Another Class 2

I was scheduled to see a Class 2 pt and I did the entire OD and x-rays, but I don't need anymore class 2's so I gave the pt to Laura. I ended up being the CA the rest of the day, Boo! I was going to have to give my pt a ride home, but luckily he opted to take the bus. Laura is so nice, she gave him bus fare. Thanks Laura, you're the greatest! My goal for next time is to do a screening day in order to find my last 3 quads of a class 3.

My Mistake

I actually had a real learning experience at school on March 7, it was weird :) I thought I had done a good cleaning, but I left tons of subgingival calculus on the mand anterior. I never knew my instruments could go that deep. The calculus was tenacious, but once I realized it was there I was able to get it off. Unfortunately, I've seen all of my class II pts, but I haven't done my class II exam, stupid of me. Oh well, at least I've learned from that too. My goal is to declare exams more often and finish up my PE's.

No Show Patient

My pt that I thought was a sure thing didn't show up. Too bad Holly and I had him and his wife scheduled. Luckily, I was able to find a very nice pt to come fill my chair for 45 minutes. I only got through OHI and she has dental insurance so she will be going to her dentist for the cleaning which is fine because she is a 1B. I am so fortunate that she came up to help me out. I paid for the BWX which isn't a big deal. My goal for next time is to have a short notice person ready to call.

Thanks Christy!!

My sister Christy is the best sister ever!! Since my pt no-showed, she let me clean her teeth (even though she felt like she was drowning). I gave away the name of my pt that no-showed because I'm mad at her and I refuse to schedule her again. I had called and confirmed that appt yesterday afternoon and even offered to reschedule her, but she said no. That is why I am mad at her for not showing up. I did my second 1B exam today and passed with all 4's!! Yeah for me. I need a class III pt and soon. If only my uncle max would answer the phone when I call him. My goal is to be more firm with pt's in letting them know that they have to show up or else.

Class V

I saw my first class V pt today. It wasn't too bad and I'm gaining more faith in the ultrasonic. I didn't miss any calculus so that was nice. Turns out I have to be Sheryl's anesthesia board pt, scary, but that's ok, I can handle it. I'm mostly just nervous about the oral pathology test. My goal for next time is to be more confident with the Ultrasonic.

I love the Ultrasonic!!

I finished a Class II pt today. It was kind of nice to have Prof. McConaughy do my scale check because she is very thorough and caught a lot of the gingival concerns that I and previous instructors had missed. I love the ultrasonic. At first I was kind of lost because I didn't really know how to use it, but by the end I felt way more confident and it was really cool to see big chunks of calculus breaking off effortlessly. My goal for next time is to be more thorough in my scaliing of the distal surface of 2nd molars.

Feb. 7, 2006

I finished an entire 1B pt today and did 4 sealants with ease. It was really nice. My goal for next time is to remember to list #12 and #13 on the HHX, this is the first time I have forgotten.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Dear Celeste,
Valentine's Day is officially cancelled. Turns out you told Cupid that you are cute, and so when he actually saw you, he died laughing. Thanks a lot liar! (I heart Celeste)
I love the Ultrasonic, but I need to work on not giving my patient a shower. My goal for next time is to pay more attention to when I have my foot on the pedal so I don't spray my patient so much.

ClassII

I did 2 quads of a class 2 pt and a FMX. It was good except I thought we did scale check at 10:45, turns out it's 10:15 which is what time I started scaling. Looks like I'll get docked for time. My pt was really nice and understanding. He is going to come back in April from SLC to finish. What a nice guy!!

Edentulous

I finished my edentulous pt today. It took a lot longer than it should have. I had to wait forever to get 1 PA. My goal for next time is to not let the stress of life and school get to me. Lately I have been so stressed.

Today was a good day!

I finished Ruth today. I was hoping she was going to be a class II, but bless her heart, she didn't have a single piece of calculus. ClassV it is!! Everything went smoothly except for the fact that I was totally disorganized. Atleast I finished my pt in one appointment, yeah for me! Next time I am going to be completely organized and not forget to have my pt sign for x-rays and to print a tx plan.

Thanks Mindy!!

I cleaned my BFFs teeth today. It was so fun for me, scary for her I'm sure. I finished my first pt in one appt. It was exciting except that I went way over on time. Like 20 mins. Hopefully I can speed up as I go. My goal for next time is to go quicker and finish on time.

1-24-07

WoW!! Being a CA is the worst! I thought it would be nice not to have a pt so that I could relax for once, but no. I was busy the entire time and I even got out of clinic late. It was a really bad day for me. Oh well. Better luck next time, which is in April, Boo!!

1-22-07

What a slow day!! I swear I couldn't move fast to save my life. It took forever to chart everything and probing took even longer. I must have been talking too much and not focusing enough. My goal for next pt is to finish in one appointment. It will be a class IB so it shouldn't be a problem. Next time I won't talk so much and I'll really pace myself.

Dave is Done!!

I finished Dave today. I managed to do 3 quads in 38 minutes. It's nice to finally finish a pt. I feel really good about everything now. I'm excited to clean Becky's teeth. Scaling went really good because I remember to use an exploratory stroke until I came across some calculus, then I engaged the stroke. I passed off 7 PE's today!! Instructor Vining ok'd passing off that many so I'm very happy. I passed off explorer, anterior and universal instrumentation, intraoral camera, diagnodent (phhew!), sealants, and selective polishing. I even managed to finish early. Today was a really good day for me. My goal for next time is to be more observant and more organized. P.S. Celeste and I put our master plan into action today to find new pt's. So far so good, but we haven't tried calling anyone yet. Wah ha ha ha ha!!!!! (Evil laugh compliments of Celeste)