I'll Drive Downtown Everyday for Four More Months, But That's It.

It snowed today and I'm supposed to go back to school tomorrow.
All I really want to do is watch movies on the couch for the rest of my life.
Not really.
That's why I have to go back to school tomorrow.
It's my last semester.
I started to read over my WREB candidate guide (trying to be responsible) and when I got to the operative  section, I really just wanted to throw up.
But it's my license, so I kinda have to pass it.
Then I have to find a job.

Pedo is Neato

I finished up my pediatric rotation this week and basically got confirmation that my stainless steel crown counts and I'm done.  I completed another case, and apparently doing the rotation counts as a completed case, so there's no way they can say I'm not finished.  One more set of requirements down!

I was assigned another perio patient, so there is hope : )  And I'll start another crown tomorrow.  It's something. Then I don't have to see patients until mid January : )

* 1/2 oral surgery progress exams
* 0/2 perio progress exams
* 3/5 root canals
* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 1/2 community service credits
* 20/50 crowns - 9 in progress, one ready to cast, one at the lab
* 74/99 filllings
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Oral surgery extractions complete! (105/100)
Nitrous oxide sedations complete!
Molar endo complete!
Stainless steel crown complete!
Removable proficiency exam complete!
Pedo requirements complete!

At least the whole pulling teeth part seems pretty successful...

While on oral surgery rotation, I decided to make it as productive as possible and finish my oral surgery minimum requirement of 100 extractions (150 for an "A") and my "student choice" progress exam.  I have to do one more "instructor choice" progress exam and I'm D.O.N.E. with oral surgery as far as my graduation is concerned.

Speaking of graduation, we got a notice in our boxes that we will be doing cap and gown sizing as soon as we come back from the Christmas break.  Might be a little early to do that, huh?

* 1/2 oral surgery progress exams
* 0/2 perio progress exams
* 3/5 root canals
* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 20/50 crowns - 8 in progress, one ready to cast
* 74/99 filllings
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Oral surgery extractions complete! (104/100)
Nitrous oxide sedations complete!
Molar endo complete!
Stainless steel crown complete!
Removable proficiency exam complete!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mr. Angry Tooth and I will be sleeping in, quilting and studying for boards this week.  179 days.

* 3/5 root canals

* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 93/100 extractions, I really just need to do my progress exams and call it done after rotation in December
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 20/50 crowns - 8 in progress, one ready to wax
* 74/99 filllings

* 3/5 root canals
* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 92/100 extractions, I really just need to do my progress exams and call it done after rotation in December
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 20/50 crowns - 8 in progress, 2 to be seated tomorrow, will wax one soon
* 74/99 filllings

Ending the Beginning of the End

This is my last full week of patients this semester.  Then I go on rotation *a much needed break* and see a handfull of patients right before the Christmas break to seat a few crowns, do a few fillings, and prophy with the best of them.

* 3/5 root canals
* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 92/100 extractions, I really just need to do my progress exams and call it done after rotation in December
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 20/50 crowns - 8 in progress, 2 to be seated tomorrow, getting a gold crown ready to turn in for approval
* 69/99 filllings

School is Beating the Life out of Me.

* 3/5 root canals
* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 92/100 extractions, I really just need to do my progress exams and call it done after rotation in December
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 19/50 crowns - 9 in progress, 2 back from the lab, will cast one tomorrow to seat on Monday
* 69/99 filllings - I've done a lot of fillings lately, but apparently didn't know how to read the record on Axium, hence the big jump!

The Final Numbers are In

My numbers are 50 crowns and 99 fillings.  Really?  99?  We couldn't just make it the full 100?  And we'll see just how close to that 50 crowns I can get.  This basically means I will be working my tail off until the porcelain deadline.  My entire tail.  It will all be gone.

* 3/5 root canals
* 6.5/9 removable units
* 1/2 partials
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 92/100 extractions, I really just need to do my progress exams and call it done
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 18/50 crowns - 10 in progress, 4 back from the lab, waxing one up right now
* 57/99 filllings

Onward and Upward. Or Something Like That.

For a week where I only saw 2 patients, a crown, 2 fillings and 2 extractions is pretty good, right?
This week: a denture reline, crown lengthening surgery, 2 completed cases (Please, Lord!), a completed denture proficiency exam, and maybe more.  I might be at 6.5 removable units by the end of the week.  Crazy.  I may even start a new partial on Wednesday.


* 3/5 root canals
* 5/9 removable units, 1 in progress
* 1/2 partials, 0 in progress
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 92/100 extractions, I really just need to do my progress exams and call it done 
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 17/40ish crowns - 10 in progress, 4 back from the lab, two at the lab as I type
* 57/100ish fillings

Because Every Crown Seated is Worth Writing About

But this one was a long time coming.  I took off the old crown sometime around April.  I impressed in May, I think.  1st attempt to seat in June.  2nd attempt to seat post re-tx endo in August?  Something like that.  Re-impressed about 3 weeks ago.  Seated 10.12.10.  Hallelujah.  My patient agrees.

Requirements Completed

* 3/5 root canals
* 5/9 removable units, 1 in progress
* 1/2 partials, 0 in progress
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 91/100 extractions
* 3/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 15.5/40ish crowns - 8 in progress, 6 at the lab as I type
 57/100ish fillings

Bleh

I have my first WREB-type progress exam tomorrow and I'm trying to put off thinking about it for as long as possible.  I'm also hoping to seat another gold crown on Wednesday.  I've got to get where doing crowns this year is like doing fillings.  Quick, easy, often.  I'm booking them as fast as I can.  I have a new root canal patient that I hope will work out better than the last two.  I seriously need perio.  Seriously.  I finished Nanna's partial, I'm just waiting on lower posterior teeth to come in so I can finish up my F/F proficiency, and I have 2 other partials that just need survey crowns seated to get started.  I should also finish my 3rd and possibly last pedo case this week.

I had my phasing conference, and I'm not sure what my numbers are yet.  I'm not really sure that it meant a whole lot in the long run, except there's a list of treatment I don't have to do because those patients are unreliable or need entirely too much for me to finish in time.  I guess that's a start.

Next up on my plate: part II of boards.

Requirements Completed


* 3/5 root canals
* 5/9 removable units, 1 in progress
* 1/2 partials, 0 in progress
* 2/4 perio cases, plus 1/2 starts
* 91/100 extractions
* 2/4 completed pediatric cases
* 1/2 community service credits
* 14.5/40ish crowns - 8 in progress
* 57/100ish fillings