April 3, 2008

Today was my clinic simulation day. I was nervous and just wanted to get it done. It just made me worry having to see 4 patients in one day. The morning was crazy! My first patient didn't show, but I ended up cleaning a quad of Kim's class 3 patient that she didn't need. I also got a local anesthetic experience which was good. My second patient only had 6 teeth, but she just had a knee replacement a few months ago and forgot her pre-medication. I was able to do a visual exam and x-rays, but she has to come back to finish. This afternoon I saw a class 5 patient who was very talkative. She was pretty easy, and actually really fun to work on because she was very interested in everything I was doing and how she could improve her oral health. My second patient was a 13 year old boy. He had full braces, but his orthodontist removed the wire to get his teeth cleaned so access wasn't too terrible. I am very very glad to have completed this project.

March 27, 2008

Today was an okay day. I originally didn't have a patient scheduled for the morning, but Gina called me with a patient that she wondered if I would screen, and I was more than willing to help out. He was a possible mockboard. I didn't clean any quads, but that is okay. In the afternoon I saw my cousins husband. I had to pass off a N2O PE, so I paid for him to do it. It went well. I was glad to have that PE done.

March 13, 2008- Anesthesia Boards

Today were our local anesthesia board exams. The written portion was in the morning. It was intense. I passed! Two girls from our class did not pass. That was hard to see them so devastated because you can't even take the clinical portion if you don't pass the written. It was a huge relief to pass. The examiners were extremely nice, especially for the clinical portion. I used Kim for my patient and everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. I got a HUGE positive aspiration on my IA and then when I went in again I had osseous contact. I just tried to stay calm and redirect. It was scary, and then when I opened up my envelope I was terrified. I had a huge fear of not passing because knowing my luck I would not pass. However, I didn't fail. I passed! What a huge relief. I feel so much better now!