i got a feelin'.

that mockboards is going to be the death of me.

 

but first: i'll start off with something more positive.

Yesterday in clinic I saw an easy cheesy 1B patient in the morning.

She presented with a mouth full of crooked teeth screaming: braces!

(Fitting, how we just had that guest speaker on Monday).

Anyway- she is getting all geared up for those soon.

I scaled her up in about 35 min. and was hoping to make good use of my extra time.

She had a few teeth that could have used sealants,

but we couldn't take x-rays, and my instructor said that wouldn't be a wise idea.

darn.

So instead, I passed off the diagnodent on her, and sent her on her way.

good 'nuff.

 

Then...

and then.

 

The afternoon came.

I was seeing a new patient who had never ever been to the dentist or had a cleaning.

she was 20 years old.

and she had a mouth full. full of calculus. radiographic and everything!

(with very little bone loss).

are you thinking what i'm thinking??

future board patient.

I was going to start cleaning her, but she informed me that she wouldn't be able to come back for quite awhile to be finished, because she was starting a new job this next week and didn't want to start off the job by taking time off-- that wouldn't look good on her part!

so. . i presented to her a plan.

i told her how we have to take this really important test in the spring, and it helps us graduate, and we look for people who have a mouth JUST like hers. she felt special.

and she said: yes. that she would do it.

I talked to Perry about everything to make sure it was ethically "sound", and he said yes.

"If she has waited 20 years to get her teeth cleaned, she can wait a few more months".

Also: This was a patient miss acord gave me, so i told her about what happened and come springtime, we may share her, or it may work out that we each find someone else.

honestly, it's just too far away to be able to know what will happen-

who knows if this girl will even be able to do it, come springtime. but it was exciting anyway.

Oh yes-- and miss acord also let me feel my mockboard patient's calculus and it is TENACIOUS. she is a class III and has a TON of radiographic calculus, and very sensitive.

This mockboard is going to be the death of me.

I'm not setting my expectations too high for this first one: I actually hope I don't pass, so that I know what to do for the next ones (and REAL one), and have it be a great learning experience.

Anyway- this is forever long. I'm heading to Wisconsin in the morning for a HUGE race.

the top 19 (out of 30) nationally ranked teams will be there.

we are number 13.

so we must dominate.

 

GO WILDCATS!