I've always scheduled myself in the afternoon for mockboards. I'm always happy about this till the afternoon comes!
The morning went well. When I examined the patient before the appointment I felt almost everything the instructor had which is a big improvement from last time! I was happy about that. We took the mock anesthisia test which I felt was helpful as well in directing my focus on studies. I think we were all grateful for it.
I was happy that this time my patient showed up on time. This was especially appreciated since I had to take PA's on her. I must say those were some of the toughest PA's I've taken. She ended up holding the snap-a-ray. To get an anterior film I had to almost take it like an occlusal film, but it worked out..thank heavens!! I feel though that I learned alot from just taking the difficult PA's.
I got her in at 1 exactly and then waited.
The cleaning itself was a good learning experience just like the PA's. She had tough calculus and her jaw got tired really fast so I had to stop often to give her a rest and strategize when to have her open and when to not. She had the craziest CEJs and I was sure I would miss so many areas because I couldn't tell if it was calculus or tooth. As I was ultrasonicing my tip would get caught on the CEJ and actually started shaking because it couldn't move. It was crazy. I eventually got her finished with not much time to spare and finished up. It was a huge relief to finish up and be done with mockboard #2!!!!
Also, just a shout-out to the amazing girls in my clinic. They were all so helpful and cleaned up for me while i walked her out. We have such an AMAZING class!!!!
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