Today in clinic I was freaking out. Okay- freaking out is an understatement. I was SO flippin scared to see my class 2! All I've seen so far this semester are "healthy" patients for the most part. . I haven't had much of a challenge yet- But I was ready for it. .. ok. Sort of. Probing scares me to death still, because for some reason I'm so scared of hurting my patients. I hate seeing them flinch, whince, close their eyes in pain, etc. It just isn't my favorite thing. I don't like seeing people experience even a TINY bit of pain. Ever. I need to get past that.
So my patient was over 30 minutes late which was a bit frustrating. And then his health history took about that long, so it was quite a process to even begin starting something. Finally-- I began his OD and boy was it exciting. I'd never seen my probe go down so much, and seen so much bleeding upon probing. It was a new experience that I was glad I was able to have. I think some of my probe readings were off because I kept hitting a lot of calculus- but it was fine. I really hope my patient is up for the challenge in getting his oral hygiene in check. . One of the first things he said to me was, "Is there any way I could ever get my smile to look as good as yours?" What a compliment! And what a great way to realize that he does want to make a change. I can't wait for it to happen! That's what hygiene is all about! He doesn't know what I've got in store for him :)
So-- we finished up his OD and we were all out of time. . Dang. Hopefully he's on time next time! I hope he comes back in the next week, and so I can get to scaling that mouth of his. I'm excited to see the end results :) All in all, today was a good day. I can't complain. Life treats me way too good sometimes. I must be doin' something right.
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