My goal today was to not miss more than 2 spots on my scale checks. I didn't miss any spots on either of my patients today but they were pretty easy class 5 patients. Today went well. I can't believe we only have 1 day of clinic left! Wow it has gone so fast and I feel like I have improved a lot. My goal for next week is to get my paperwork done in 20 min.
posted by Mon Dog @ 3:30 PM
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My goal for today was to work on my scaling time. I saw my class 2 exam pt. this morning, so I was really trying to get a good scale time, but unfortunately I think I was hurrying too fast because I missed 4 clicks of calculus. My pt. this afternoon was a class 5. I was going along really well until I got to the lingual of the mandibular anteriors. He had sheet calculus all along those teeth. It took a few more minutes than usual to clean those teeth. I feel good about today though because I finished up the last of my requirements and my last exam! Next week is Thanksgiving, so I am going to eat a lot of food and not worry a bit about patients! In two weeks, my goal is to miss a maximum of 2 spots of calculus on each patient.
posted by Mon Dog @ 2:19 PM
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My goal for this week was to find a sealant patient. I found one, but it was my husband that came in and let me pass off a plethera of PE's on him. This morning we had a lab, but this afternoon, I got my husband done, and then I saw a boy that is 5 years old. Things went really well! I feel like today was very productive! My goal for next week is to work on my scaling time.
posted by Mon Dog @ 3:02 PM
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Our first mock board exam was today! My goal was to fill out all the paperwork correctly. The paperwork was a little easier than I expected. I didn't get any points marked off for my paperwork. My patient barely qualified today, so it wasn't the best preparation for the real board exam, but it was still a good experience. I had one error on probe depths, and one error on calculus. For our mock boards next semester I want to find a patient that is more similar to a real board patient. My goal for next week is to find a sealant patient.
posted by Mon Dog @ 3:50 PM
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