Last Clinic Day!

So today was the last clinic day of the semester. I was seeing my mockboard patient back again I was able to use local anesthetic and his anatomy was very different so it was a difficult shot to give and I was a little frustrated. But with the help of Prof. Alexander I was able to get it done. It makes me nervous to take LA boards I hope I get a lot better before then. I finished one quad and it was way difficult but I only missed three spots and they were all on the third molar. I learned a ton. Then I had time left so I numbed the upper right and finished that quad also. I was running a little late but I was able to finish. My patient was so grateful and they were so happy with me that they want their cousin to come and see me too. That made me feel good. Then I called in a patient I had seen before that has been wanting to get back in for awhile now. He was one of my first patients I saw last year he is a 1B and it took me one and a half appointments to get him finished last time. Today I had him finished and did a caries risk assesment on him by 2:00. It felt really good to see my progress over the past year. It was awesome to be able to do that on the last day of clinic.

Lab Day #2

Today in the morning session of clinic we had a lab. We went over emergency situations and desensitization products and we used the Velscope on each other. We also did wheelchair transfers which were interesting. You have to get real up close and personal with the person you are transfering. I practiced with Abby and she was so funny. She did a good job of acting like she had no use of her limb it made it for a good practice experience. Then I was sitting in one of the wheelchairs and I stood up to see something and the leg of the wheelchair sprung up and caught my foot and I went flying forward and my teacher caught me before I smacked into the dental unit. It was too funny I'm not even sure how it happened by my leg was completely caught in the wheel chair leg between the foot rest and the leg rest portion. I was laughing so hard I nearly cried. And it created quite a rucous in the clinic so everyone came over and started watching our group it was crazy. After the lab was over my arms felt tired from the transfers and Abby is a tiny girls so I can't imagine what it will be like to lift a large male. I better start some strength training! Then this afternoon I was suppose to see the spouse of Abby's patient but they didn't show up and when we called them Abby's patient is in the hospital so at least they had a good excuse but, I think Abby is cursed becuase she has had a ton of no shows and cancellations. I tried to call a few people but was unsuccessful in finding another patient. So I just helped other students with their patients. What a crazy day at least I'm not stressed about being able to complete requirements:)

I ROCK!

Today I got alot accomplished. In the morning clinic I saw my patient that I had seen for mockboards back again. I was able to give him local anesthetic and pass of my PE. I declared him as an exam because I still need a couple exam quads of a class III. His calculus was very tenacious and I was only able to get one quad cleaned but I did so good. My instructors said I rocked. That is nice to hear after you have had a diffiuclt experinence. I rescheduled him for the last day of clinic both morning and afternoon clinic so that I will be sure I can get him completed this semester. Then in the afternoon I saw two children they were a brother and a sister. I saw the older sister first. It went really well I was able to place a sealant and I did her charting in eaglesoft. When Dr. Naylor examed her for the sealants she diagnosed a cavity and the mom requested that I take a bitewing of the side that had the cavity. Then after that I saw her little brother he was only 3 and was a little apprehensive but we let him sit in dads lap and then he did just fine he let me look in his mouth and check his teeth and polish them and floss them and do fluoride. He even let Dr. Naylor look in and check all his teeth. It was a good day and I was able to finish up the last few requirments I have for the semester except finishing up my last exam quad which I will finish on the last clinic day when my patient comes back.

Takin it easy

So My morning patient cancelled but luckily their was another patient that wanted to be seen asap so he was able to come in today. He was a class V and it went rather well. I was able to take some PA's but I still need like a million ok so only 60 which feels like a million and the silliest thing is that PA's are basically point and shoot so I'm not sure why we have to have so many but oh well I hope I get enough by the end of the year. Then in the afternoon my mockboard patient was suppose to come in but he never showed which is odd since I just made the appointment last night and he was excited to come in and he was early on the day of mockboards. Oh well hopefully I can reschedule him. Then there was another student that had two patients schedule today so I was able to see one of them. It was a 1B but he needed a Pano and he was a good sport and let me do blood glucose on him. So all in all it was an easy day.