Technically, I've already had 3 patients. I cleaned Erik's teeth, another gentleman's teeth, and did a full mouth series for a young man. Unlike these patients, the patient I saw on Monday is in it for the long haul. Ok, maybe Erik is, too. But anyway, making dentures (the BCD way) is quite a process. I found a 3rd year gunner to do extractions for me. I'll get to do the local anesthesia, so that will fulfill a requirement for me : ) He'll get 27 extractions. After quite a bit of healing (approx. 4 weeks), I'll do preliminary impressions, final impressions, and get to work on a wax try-in. This will all start this summer. I would love to get him his dentures before the summer is over, but we'll see. I was assigned to a very nice Dr. in removable. The only problem, is that if you don't ask him questions, he assumes you know what you're doing, unlike most Drs. who assume you know nothing (because we don't) and talk your ear off while you desperately try to remember what they are saying. So, since we rushed through our consult on Monday, I had to go back and pick his brain a little bit today after discussing my case with some 3rd years. He's a really nice guy and really has a lot to teach me, I'm just going to have to be on my toes on this one.
So, tomorrow, I hope to schedule a chair in the Oral Surgery clinic for my patient : )
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