Board Patient

I found him! That is, my board patient. I was not expecting him to be anything, but in the back of my mind I was hoping. Luckily he qualified, and he is pretty much perfect for boards. Clean health history, no restorations at all, and plenty of calculus. I feel really good about it. I got all his xrays done today and he seems reliable and really nice. I may have to use one quad for my mock board, but hopefully I can find someone else to qualify for that. Anyway, it was a good day. My afternoon patient didn't come, I was disappointed because we have a limited amount of days left to get the rest of our requirements in. I've got things pretty well set up. Now I just cross my fingers that it all turns out the way I have planned. We'll see! I need to think very positively!

Making friends with patients

Both my patients that came in today were patients that I have seen throughout my time here, and now I'm kind of sad that I won't be treating them anymore. I saw how it's nice to make friends with you patients, and how you can build trust with them. It will be nice to get into an office where I can stay for a while and get to know my patients over a longer period of time. I'm going to make sure whoever get's their names to treat next semester that they take good care of them:).

Boards

All I can think about is boards. They are just around the corner. I finished at the VA this past week and I am glad to be done, but I also liked going down there just for a change in scenery and I worry less about getting my requirements done because I see more patients during the week when I am there. It is nice to have an extra day to dedicate to studying though. All I need for requirements is Class IV's, and I also need a mockboard and board patient. I have a few prospects and I hope they will work out. With a lot of luck hopefully I can find them soon.