Herpes breakout and 4 clinic days left

Well it is the story of my life.  My patient didn't show up this morning and when I called her to find out where she was she said that she was staying home because she heard last week that we couldn't see our patient when they have a cold sore. So, it was a fun morning.  I volunteered to take Bitewings for a  walk-in and happy that I did it because the conventional x-rays take for.....ev......er.  Then I had another walk-in ask how he can get his teeth cleaned.  So I was able to get his OD done but my instructor did not have enough time to do an OD check so I have to wait until the next time he comes in.  I am hoping that he has at least 1 quad of a III.  The morning wasn't a complete waste of a morning but I wish that I could have at least got one quad cleaned. 

The afternoon wasn't a waste of a day.  My patient showed up which is pretty exciting and I was able to clean 2 quads of a III.  I probably could have cleaned another quad but I was waiting to pass off some PE's.  I don't know why they have to watch us pass off the Root Debridement PE.  I am doing Root Debridement on almost every patient I see and I am always doing calculus removal.  When they do the OD check they feel for calculus and when they come back there isn't anymore calculus.  It's not just falling off by itself. 

The one thing that I am wondering is when are they going to start pressuring us to go faster.  I don't know if I am going at the right speed or not but if I am not I wish that they would start pushing me now rather than later.  I just have 4 more clinic days until the end of the semester and 24 more PE's to do altogether.  This semester has been going by way too fast.  I am definitely not ready for this semester to be over with because then we are closer to having to be ready for Boards.