AHHHHH!!!

Today was possibly the most frustrating day I've ever had.
I had a 13 year old patient that had huge amounts of calculus and plaque. His gums were completely red and they hurt him really bad.
I'm guessing he probably has never brushed his teeth.
IT's a very very sad thing.

Soloman helped me basically reem him out for not brushing and flossing. It was entertaining but the kid needed to hear it!

My goal is to use my air on calculus to be able to see it better.

Class 2 that I didn't need... sniff sniff

It was just so sad because there was so much yummy calculus that I really wanted to get off but I don't need anymore class 2s.
I let Ashley have it so she gets to have a wonderful experience.

I want to get my 1Bs done quicker~!!!! please!!!!
The OD should go faster.
That is my goal.

What a day

So my patient canceled on me yesterday, sadly.
I tried to find a patient all last night and this morning but couldn't find anyone.
But the best thing happened!
Midtown said that I could take their PAs and Panos!
So I got 3 PAs and 1 Pano done today!
I now only have 5 PAs left and no more panos!
I am very happy about that.
I have all of my patients scheduled to meet my requirements so as long as they all show up then I will be golden for this entire semester!
YAY!

Done with Class 3

YAY!
My patient was great today. We finished his last quad so I officially rid myself of class 3 patients until next year.
Wasn't feeling too great today but I'm doing a lot better. Maybe scaling got my mind off of it.
I did a lot better on accuracy today. Funny how with a class 2 I miss a bunch and a class 3 I don't.

Next apt I'm having my good friend Chris come in and we are going to get a lot done.
My goal is...
To do the OD in less than 30 minutes, including disclosing.
I would also like to pass off 5 PEs. None of them are instrumentation PEs so I think we'll be good.
I am also going to do my diet analysis assignment with Chris. I get to find out all of the fun stuff that he has been eating!

INDIANA - thank you for saving my life

So I decided to take it upon myself today to branch out and use the instruments that was given to me.
I tried out the indiana which is the gray handle and oh my... it was amazing.
I had my class 3 today and I was expecting to get 1 quad done but actually got 3 quads done! And I only missed like 4 spots! It was incredible.
Indiana - thank you.

Next time he comes in I really would like to pass off as many PE's as I can. Hopefully that will be possible since there are no CAs that day.

I would like to get better at getting off calculus in one good swoop. No more of this touchy feely crap for 30 strokes and then think I got it.

Class 3! (This is a good thing)

So today was pretty productive day!
I finished a 1B patient and then did an OD on another patient and found out that he was a class 3! 4 Quads!
I hope I will be able to finish him in a fairly timely manner.

My goal for my next few clinics is to be thorough and take as much time as I need to take in order to do a good job. But I'd still like to get done quick! haha

First time seeing a child... oh boy

So I was trying to get two children done today which I would have had no problem except when the mom came in and told us she had to leave by 2:30. An hour and a half early!
I didn't get my exam done nor did I get the other child done.
Oh well.
Poop

But I got a pano so that is happy.

I still want to get faster. That is still my goal.