1A

This morning I saw both of my 1A patients and they were so cute. One was 2 and the other was 4 and they were better behaved than some of the adults I see, except that the 2 year old had to hold her mama's hand. They didn't really have any calculus so I basically just scaled some plaque off and then used my prophy angle to polished the rest of the plaque off. It worked out well. I got them both out of there in a total of 1 hr 45 min including x-rays so I'm so excited that I'm getting faster. I would definately recommend getting both your 1A requirements done in one setting. That way you only need one appointment for 8 quads. :)

Mock Board

I am scared for the mock board exam. All I've really done is class V patients so I'm nervous I won't find a patient for that day. I gave away some more class V patients so that I'll have a change to see some possible mock board patients. I know I shouldn't be stress out already but I am because it's only a month away. My class V patients have all been really easy and it's good to get them out of the way.

Class V

Today I did my class V exam. I am done with them already in the semester and I only have 3 quads of a perio patient. I would recommend trying to get perio patients as early in the semester as possible because we have to start looking for mock board and board patients. It's just frustrating that I can't fing any yet even at the VA. It will all work out I hope. :D

First patient clinic day at WSU

Today the morning went well, I saw a recall patient who was a class five and I did well on, she got out of here early and I didn't miss any spots. My biggest advice would be to figure out the explorer and check before the instructor comes to make sure you're not missing any spots. My afternoon didn't go so well, my patient showed up early to tell me that she wasn't going to be able to be my patient today, it was depressing because earlier I could've found another patient. I walked around campus and everyone either had class to go to or didn't want ot pay for an appointment. I would be willing to pay for a perio patient that i need but not someone that I could do like my sister.