I headed into this last clinic with great optimism and excitement that I may finish all my requirements. I had 12 quads, 11PAs, one sealant, and one PE. I had one patient with 4 quads, and another with 1. I almost finished all five in one sitting. It was not my scaling time that held me back from finishing them, it was my probing and juggling two patients at one time. I ended up finishing 4 quads in the morning, but that left me with 8 more to go. After lunch I had permission to work on a couple of the hygienists because we thought their patients were not coming, but they ended up being a half hour late. So I ended up taking a 1b patient and I finished with some time to spare. My scale time continued to improve and I feel like I am where I should be for time per patient. But I still ended short.
I would like to say that this day to remember was one to be of capping off a great semester, but it was not. I will always remember this day as a reminder to finish my difficult requirements as early in the semester as possible. I was short 11 PA's, 4 quads, one sealant, and one PE. Time to step it up and become a scaling machine.
Mark, out.
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