My family is the BEST!

Today we only had morning clinic and we are getting so close to the end of the semester! I still have a few PE's that I desperately need to pass off, one of them being the blood glucose one. Which thank you to Uncle Dave he is so willing to come be a patient for me and letting me take his BG since he is a Diabetic. He seriously is the BEST! Never complains and always asking if I need any more people to work on to make sure I meet all my requirements. Seriously I love my Family! And what better way to catch up on things than to do a cleaning at the same time ;) Not only did I get the BG PE passed off but I was able to get my infection control done as well. I finished him in no time which felt amazing! I mean I know he is only a 1B but I was completely done and had him out the door my 9:30! Really I think I'm starting to get it! I think I might actually be getting faster!

MOCKBOARDS!

Today was mockboards and thanks to Heidi I had a patient! She was so willing to share her patient with me once she found out I still hadn't found anyone that would qualify. My patient was awesome but yet very difficult at the same time. Heidi saw him for the morning session and he said that the anesthetic doesn't work on him... ok... we tried again anyway. yep he was right it didn't work :(  He kept jumping and twitching which made it really difficult to get him completely clean, but he was a good sport about it. He had thick rings of calculus around his lower anteriors which was SOOO tenacious! my ultrasonic took forever to get it off! And yet it was so gratifying to see the chunks of calculus fly off and the difference at the end.

I swear the VA only has class V's! Today was awesome but yep 8 more quads of class V. I saw the sweetest lade ever this afternoon! Not your typical lady vet. She was all dolled up and really looked like a high maintenance kind of lady. She was hilarious, she's a southern bell and I was a little surprised that she was LDS. She was talking all about the church and places she has lived. I started talking with her about things she likes and she loves health and wellness type stuff and especially beauty stuff, so ofcourse I had to tell her about Joy Life! She was so interested and so encouraging. I instantly felt like I had a bond with her. I could seriously just sit and hangout and chat with her for a long time. She honestly changed a lot of the way I thought of things. Amazing what you can learn from your patients and how they impact our lives!

Finding Patients...

So this morning I saw a patient that someone else was the preferred provider. This was so frustrating to me cause I didn't know when I schedule him. I called one of my patients my peer pal gave me and she couldn't come in but her husband wanted to come in. Great! Its Wednesday night and I don't have a patient so sure I'll see your husband. Low and behold of course I get to clinic this morning and he was Olivia patient. I did what I could to call her and let her know what had happened and she was totally cool with it. I tole her that I would try to return the favor and give her a class II back when I found one. So frustrating when families have multiple preferred providers! Luckily we have lab this afternoon, cause I need a break!

The return of the LIAR!

This afternoon I brought in the liar from last week to finish. I tried to get him to be a mock board last time but I think when he used the bathroom last time and looked in the mirror, the difference in his teeth were amazing and he didn't want to wait. There was so much staining it was incredible what that ultrasonic did. And I think he actually did try to brush and use the techniques that I taught him last time. The plaque score was so much better and his tissues in the quad that I cleaned just a week ago looked so much healthier! Yay! What I do actually makes a difference in peoples lives! I finished his other 3 quads and I'm not sure that I want to be the one to see him in the spring. He kind of has an attitude... but I want to see the improvement so bad! I might just have to buck up and deal with it.

Today my morning was pretty chill, I saw a class V patient that my peer pal had given me. She was so sweet and so easy going. Apparently she has been coming to Weber for a long time her chart is HUGE! But what can I say that happens when you stay on top of your dental cleanings.:)

Yet again...

VA today though always crazy wasn't to bad. The best part is that Olivia, Candace, April and I get to go outside in the amazing weather for lunch. I yet again saw 2 class V patients and was able to finish them both. Yay 8 more quad of a class V and Im on the road to meeting requirements! We've been getting to know Barb a little better and I'm not sure what to think yet.