Morning:
Again, I had a patient cancel. This makes my life so much more stressful when I am scrambling for a patient last minute. I was able to fill the appointment with a patient who just had teeth on the lower arch. Since I knew this, I scheduled a Class 1A patient together to make up the difference in time. Well.. my Class 1A patient came down with a fever and started throwing up last night, so her mom (my friend) text me and told me she didn't think she would be able to come. Trying to be positive and knowing I wouldn't be able to fill the time slot, I told her to let me know in the morning with hopes that she would get better over night... wishful thinking! She is still sick and not doing well :( Bummer! Anyway, my other patient came in. I got through the whole OD and 7 PAX. I got my instructor for an OD check and she noticed.... HERPES! AHHH!!! I can't believe it! I was so embarrassed. I'm supposed to know what this looks like and diagnose it myself. I should've excused him myself. Dang it! I felt like such an idiot. I felt bad for my patient. It was definitely a humbling learning experience for sure.
Afternoon:
This appointment went much better. I was ready for whatever was going to be thrown at me, but it went really smooth. I was able to see a Class V patient who was very sweet during the whole appointment. I am grateful for reliable easy-going patients. I was also able to do 1 set of BWX on her which was nice to be able to check off some things on my requirement list! Today was a day full of learning experiences to make me a better clinician.
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