Almost there... Can't believe it!

Wow... Only one more day of clinic left.

MIXED EMOTIONS.

Ready to be done.
I will miss it, too.

Today I saw my class III patient. Nice man. Funny man. His calculus was rock solid. He told me he was "tough as nails" and now I think I believe him. Luckily, Insctructor Vining is a champion and helped me quite a bit!! Thank goodness we're not on our own yet.

For my last day my brother danny will be coming! He's saving me. I still need a pano, and someone to air powder polish. My roommate volunteered. Do I dare let her volunteer for the air powder polisher??

:)

probably.

Thankful For Soon To Be Family!!

Last week I saw two darling little girls in my chair! Actually, in about a month they will be my new nieces!! They were so good, and really excited about all the cool tools I had to show them! I was worried that the younger one would be a little nervous and not cooperate, but she was fabulous, and they both did just great!!

Heidi, if you ever read this, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I SOOO appreciate you coming all the way to Ogden to help my fill my requirements! Sorry I was so focused on getting the girls finished that we didn't get to chat much, but know that I just love you, and I think you're so great, and I'm super grateful that you did that wonderful service for me!! THANK YOU!!

Herpes--my worst nightmare...

Oh no. Today my class III pt. came in to finish. Something on his lip frightened me. To most, a "cold sore" is no big deal. To a dental hygiene student in the end of filling requirements at the end of a semester, this little guy is devastating! My instructor had to turn him away................. I didn't cry. But I wanted to. He said he wasn't coming back. I talked him into it.

Thank Goodness.

Light At The End Of This CRAZY Tunnel!!

Today I saw the light. Definitely not the light outside--there's not much of that, but the light at the end of the semester! My goal for clinic today was to accomplish my average 1B patient, from start to finish, in one appointment... I'm proud to say I did it! Hooray! I even took x-rays (though I was a little late because of them, but I'm sure I could have gone faster somehwere!) The best part? I was able to do good OHI with him, and not feel rushed--we actually had some good conversation, and I wasn't even trying to stick my instruments in his mouth to quiet him ;) haha jk!! But it was a good day! Now I'm just going to be working on finishing up requirements... I think I'm down to having everything I need except for two quads of a class II. Of course not all of those are finished, but at least scheduled... I think I'll be doing some screening soon to find that glorious class II patient!

Post Spring Break Syndrome...

I'm experiencing minor Post Spring Break Syndrome...

My symptoms include--
*aversion toward studying
*keen sense of beautiful weather out my clinic window
*tendency to procrastinate assignments
*frequent use of the term, "oh well"

Hopefully my holistic approach to this disorder (increased yoga, purchasing a spring dress, & working on wedding plans) will heal me of this infirmity... or at least relieve my mind for a bit!

Anyone else have the same problem??

Woot!

I'm finishing up clinic right now and I just cleaned two quads of a class II patient in about 45 minutes with no errors!! By far my best accomplishment yet.. (Granted, they were maxillary and of course her appointment was much longer because of the pre-cleaning steps as well as the fact that I re-cleaned her lowers, not to mention flossing, polishing, fluoride, and waiting a long time for the x-ray printer to work :) But still, it was a great feat!

I still need...
4 quads of a class II
2 quads of class III
8 quads of IA
and I have IB's out the wazoo that need to be finished...


Plus some BWX, panos, sealant pt.'s, and lots of PE's... If anything, I'm way behind on PE's. But I know things will work out with a little planning... And some searching for that special class III patient :)

By the way.. I'm such a spaz--there is something very wrong with this picture! See if you can figure it out! haha

Coming Along...

It's been a long while since I posted, but my requirements are slowly coming along. I've learned to take clinic as it comes & not fret... Things always seem to work out. Yesterday I saw two patients. A fellow classmate came in in the morning to let me do sealants, and I finished a pt. up in the last hour. It was great to see two people in one appointment, but it does definitely take some planning, and coordinating to make sure you don't have overlap. Luckily I stayed on schedule, and was able to accomplish exactly what I was trying to do :) It felt so good! I'm actually really beginning to love clinic because I'm more relaxed. I'm getting the hang of everything, and starting to feel at least somewhat credible, which is great! Still looking for 2 kids, and those with gums that are not in the best shape, also anyone who is getting wisdom teeth extracted in the near future... If you can help, let me know :)