No show

Today was another day one of my patients did not show up, so I set out on campus trying to recruit someone to come in but everyone I talked to either didn't want to pay because they had insurance, was studying for an exam, or had a class during the time i was supposed to treat them. I would suggest in the morning going off campus to look for a patient. It's stressful because now I'm worried about not getting my requirements i need for class. :(

I got my new pt done!

I got my new patient done in a single day which was pretty exciting for me. I scaled all four quadrants in 30 minutes and everything which made me so happy. I think doing that is going to be the only way we get done with enough quadrants.

pt no show

Today my patient called in and cancelled right before her appointment which sucked. Nicole called one of her friends who came in for me but she got here at 9:15 so I didn't have enough time to do anything besides the OD and so I didn't get any credit for her since she's probably going to be Nicole's patient. I'm just really stressed out in clinic this semester I'm sure just like everyone else, and I don't think I'm going to get all my PE's done because I've only done one so far and it's our fourth clinic session. I hope everything calms down some.

safety glasses

Today was another class two patient that I didn't quite get to a scale check yet. She was a super nice lady. I need to remember to bring my safety glasses with me wherever I go because today I got into the radiology lab to take x-rays on my patient and I had to walk all the way back to my pod to get them. I think things are running smoother but I still get flustered when i have so many things to remember.

Class 3

Today was exciting. My patient turned out to have two quads of moderate perio and two quads of mild perio which helps me out alot. I got really stressed out at first because my patient had to leave ten minutes early and I was supposed to just use my ultrasonic scaler to let her get the feeling of what her next appointment is going to be like. You can really find patients anywhere, and they may be just the patient you need.

First scale check

My first patient was my mother. I actually got all four quads complete during her appointment. The thing I need help with is figuring out how to tell the difference between sheet calculus and just a rough tooth surface. I missed a few spots because of that. I'm happy today went as well as it did because it sort of relaxes me for my other patients.

First day back

Today was the first day back in clinic for our second semester and I think it helped me relax more for our first patient on wednesday. We actually practiced ultrasonic scaling on each other so i think i'll be comfortable using it on one of my patients in clinic.