Today was the BEST day of clinic I've had so far. Perhaps it's because I got a lot done. Perhaps it's because I passed off a lot of PE's, and took some x-rays. Perhaps it's because I have now officially finished all of my 1B requirements. Perhaps it was because this past weekend we became Big Sky Indoor Track and Field CHAMPIONS. I'm not sure. It was just a good day. I had to be in clinic ALL day today which I was afraid of, however, it really was great. I had to miss last wednesday's clinic day because I had the indoor championships to attend, so I made up that day...today! I first saw Marisol, whom I saw a few weeks ago, and finished up the last 2 quads of her class 5 mouth. I was done so quick, and it was a relief to have her done. I did miss a couple spots on her posterior line angles of her wisdom teeth (those darn things), but I was happy to have the experience of seeing that I had missed them, and fixing the problem. I was able to do the Diagnodent PE on her also, and had Instructor Vining explain what it all meant, because I sadly do not know spanish. She was a great patient and left happy. I also whipped out my ultrasonic for the FIRST TIME and was able to remove some heavy stain from her posteriors. I love that thing. Why have I been so scared to use it? Vining said, "Just have fun with it!" And...I did. A lot.
Then..my handsome hubster came in this afternoon. He was my patient last semester, and I was "slow" back then, and only got one quad done. So today, I zipped around his mouth in a flash, and was done scaling his 3 remaining quads in less than an hour. He was quite impressed with how fast I've sped up in the past few months. I didn't miss any spots, and that was a relief. I then was able to diagnose and place a sealant on #18, and it was my first time placing a sealant this semester. It went well, and I'm glad to have one out of the way! THEN-- I took a pano on him, and THEN I pricked his cute little finger to figure out what his blood glucose level was. He was normal :) I guess. He was the best patient ever, and it was such a relief to get him done-- I thought he'd never be able to come back because of tennis practice, MCAT classes, etc...but he had the day off, so I forced him to come see me :) It was nice having him as my ginny-pig (spelling?) because I felt like I got so much stuff done today! Today life is great. Life is always great, but today was another happy reminder that my. life. is. the. best.
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