Week 5 - Still Alive

In total this week, I did a filling, finished a perio case, delivered a denture and a flipper plus 2 more extractions. Eh, I'll take it.  I actually saw 4 patients in one day (today) and did more than survive.  It actually worked just fine.  Huh.  Next week I have an operative progress exam, I'm still working on another denture, a buildup, some consults, impressing a fixed PE, and a perio PE.  Kevin has a lead on a bridge for me and I *have* to call him on Monday.  I'm also screening another potential bridge patient on Thursday.  I got a new patient today who has 2 possible root canals, so I pray that will pan out and I can get those off my list.  I won't be able to do the other root canal my classmate gave me until after Spring Break.

In other news, I'm finding that some of my patients that I diagnosed early on in my clinic career are coming back to haunt me.  Granted, I am not solely responsible for finding all the cavities and other issues - I'm still learning.  I have licensed dentists checking everything I do and they've missed it, too.  But it sure leaves me in a lurch and makes it hard to *esplain* it to my patients.  2 now.  And they're married.  Double trouble.  They're both getting teeth pulled and not excited about it.  Neither am I.  So far I've lost 2 crowns out of it, and the wife *who was a completed case* is now back on my roll with removable - the last thing I need right now.  I'm going to try to pass her off to a classmate.  I can't afford any more removable.

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Endo: 0/2 (I've been assigned a case and will do it after Spring Break.  I just got 2 possible RCTs assigned to me and will SOAP those soon)

Fixed: 3/13 - prepped #4, have some leads for a bridge

Operative: 28/50 (2, maybe 3 next week - I'd love to be in the 30's by the end of the month)

DAU: 9/10 to graduate (I'm going to schedule Nanna so we can get her finished)
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Progress Exam Status (apparently, this is the key to moving on):

Operative - 1/3 (last 2 are scheduled for this month)
Perio -0/2 (one scheduled)
Fixed 0/2 (one in progress)
Oral Surgery - DONE
Endo - DONE
Removable - DONE
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D3 Finishes!

Finished with Perio! (2/4 to graduate, 1 tx planned)
Finished with Removable! (3/9 to graduate, 3 in progress)
Finished with Nitrous! (3/6 nitrous to graduate)
Finished with Oral Surgery Extractions! (46/100 ext to graduate)
Finished with Pre-Prosth! (4/6 preprosth cases to graduate)
All assisting is complete!

Snowed Out and Week 4.4

I had to wait a few days to make last week seem like anything productive.  Not that this week has proved to be any better.  The snow last week put a wrench in my schedule and I'm still recovering from the set-backs.  Such is life.

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Removable: 1.5/3 to pass (4 to get an "A") - I'm delivering a denture on Thursday and a flipper on Friday = 3

Perio:  2/4 completed cases to graduate (I'm scheduled to do a Diagnostic workup progress exam on the 26th)

Endo: 0/2 (I've been assigned a case and will take impressions - since I'm going through a crown - next Tuesday)

Fixed: 3/13 - prepped #4, have some leads for a bridge

Operative: 28/50

DAU: 9/10 to graduate

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Progress Exam Status (apparently, this is the key to moving on):

Operative - 1/3 (last 2 are scheduled for this month)
Perio -0/2 (one scheduled)
Fixed 0/2 (one in progress)
Oral Surgery - DONE
Endo - DONE
Removable - DONE
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D3 Finishes!

Finished with Nitrous! (3/6 nitrous to graduate)
Finished with Oral Surgery Extractions! (44/100 ext to graduate)
Finished with Pre-Prosth! (4/6 preprosth cases to graduate)
All assisting is complete!

Christmas in February and Week 4

Last week was very uneventful.  No-showed on Monday, did my oral surgery progress exam on Tuesday, crazy patient issues on Wedensday, jaw relations on Thursday (set teeth all night long), and anterior/posterior try-in and crazy patient issues on Friday.  I finished up the denture at home over the weekend and turned it in today! 

I also made a visit to Dr. Gannaway's office due to all the crazy patient issues to ask - PLEAD - for another patient.  Since my fixed seems to be vaporizing before my eyes and I have no bridge, I'm a little panicked.  He filled me in on Friday that he earmarked a patient for me, and I got her in my box today!  Answered prayer.  She needs a bridge (!), some fillings (!), and might be type II perio (!).  That means I need to get her through consults, in and out of perio, hop on that bridge, and get those fillings done - all before April.  I hope she's good!  I'll keep plugging away as if she's not, but pray that she is : )  Early (late?) Christmas!

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Removable: 1.5/3 to pass (4 to get an "A") - turned in denture #2 to the lab today and started Nanna's flipper = 3

Perio: 2/4 diagnostic workups, 8/16 quads SCRP, 1/4 re-evals to graduate (I've arranged to share a pt to get my progress exams done)

Endo: 0/2 (I have one promised for February, but I need another!)

Fixed: 3/13

Operative: 27/50

DAU: 9/10 to graduate
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Progress Exam Status (apparently, this is the key to moving on):
Operative - 1/3 (last 2 are scheduled for this month)
Perio -0/2
Fixed 0/2 (one is scheduled for this month)
Oral Surgery - DONE
Endo - DONE
Removable - DONE
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D3 Finishes!
Finished with Nitrous!  (3/6 nitrous to graduate)
Finished with Oral Surgery Extractions! (40ish/100 ext to graduate)
Finished with Pre-Prosth!  (4/6 preprosth cases to graduate)
All assisting is complete!

Week 3

I was supposed to start a new denture today, but my patient cancelled...again.  I seated a crown last week and did 3 fillings.  Things are really slow and it's kind of depressing.  I've lost all my bridges and even the crowns are starting to look grim.  Ah, but the Lord will provide.  The Lord will provide.  The Lord will provide *it's my new mantra*...

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Removable: 1.5/3 to pass (4 to get an "A")

Perio: 2/4 diagnostic workups, 8/16 quads SCRP, 1/4 re-evals to graduate (I've arranged to share a pt to get my progress exams done)

Endo: 0/2 (I have one promised for February, but I need another!)

Fixed: 3/13

Operative: 27/50

DAU: 9/10 to graduate
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Finished with Nitrous!

Finished with Oral Surgery Extractions!

Finished with Pre-Prosth!

All assisting is complete!