My mother came in to see me today. What a brilliant lady.
I found out though, that family make the worst patients!
She was complaining and saying, "AND WE DONE YET?" over and over and over again!
But I still love her.
I think that it was a great test of my ability to work under pressure. She would ask what I was doing all the time and tell me when I hurt her. I just have to be confident in times like these and get the work done.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Class 5
I had a patient come in that I've seen three times now. She's a great lady. So funny and punctual and just reliable!
I didn't need class 5s but I was happy that she came in because I was able to complete 2 PEs on her. It was also nice to have a patient that actually listens to what you tell them and implements it. LAst time I taught her to adapt to her lower linguals and this appointment they looked great!!! It's good to know that we do good in the world.
I didn't need class 5s but I was happy that she came in because I was able to complete 2 PEs on her. It was also nice to have a patient that actually listens to what you tell them and implements it. LAst time I taught her to adapt to her lower linguals and this appointment they looked great!!! It's good to know that we do good in the world.
Boards
Boards went great!
Anyone reading this will probably get upset but I'm just telling how it really went for me.
I picked up my patient that morning and I suggest that those taking the exam in the future should do this because it guarantees that your patient will be there and be there on time.
Her first submission went through, which made me happy and the funny thing is that I didn't check which teeth I added as an extra submission but I started cleaning the wrong tooth at first!!!
Despite this, I think it went really well. When I checked her at the end, everything felt very smooth and I'm pretty sure I did well on probing depths.
SO if I end up failing I'm going to delete this post because I will be so embarrassed. And if I do fail, I deserved it because I really did think that I got off all of the calculus!!!
Anyone reading this will probably get upset but I'm just telling how it really went for me.
I picked up my patient that morning and I suggest that those taking the exam in the future should do this because it guarantees that your patient will be there and be there on time.
Her first submission went through, which made me happy and the funny thing is that I didn't check which teeth I added as an extra submission but I started cleaning the wrong tooth at first!!!
Despite this, I think it went really well. When I checked her at the end, everything felt very smooth and I'm pretty sure I did well on probing depths.
SO if I end up failing I'm going to delete this post because I will be so embarrassed. And if I do fail, I deserved it because I really did think that I got off all of the calculus!!!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Screenings are important
Today I told myself that I am ALWAYS going to do oral health screenings.
If something is missed, there will be lots of problems for you as well as your patient.
We've talked a lot lately about legal issues and I don't want to be involved in any legal issue. I will always do what I'm supposed to and DOCUMENT what I did and what was said.
If something is missed, there will be lots of problems for you as well as your patient.
We've talked a lot lately about legal issues and I don't want to be involved in any legal issue. I will always do what I'm supposed to and DOCUMENT what I did and what was said.
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