:S

Today I had a very class II patient. Any by very I mean it was almost class III but not quite. I took 4 digital BWX with that chunky sensor. Then got through everything with the help of Mr. Solomon translating for me. I scaled the 2 lower quads (which apparently I forgot, you're supposed to scale an upper and lower in the same side. whoops) and then had about 7 missed areas! I seriously thought I got it all when I explored. Prof. Costley showed me that I wasn't adapting enough to feel properly. So I rescaled and still missed 4 areas. She said I was able to make the deposits smaller but I didn't get rid of them. :S I need to use more lateral pressure and get more subgingivally.

I'll never get my requirements at this rate!

Pt came in and hadn't filled out his HHX yet so he took 20 minutes to fill it out. Meanwhile he told me he needed to leave at 2 even though I had told him it would be 3. So basically I had 1 hour to do everything. I got through OD and took 4 digital BWX. He has 2 quads of class II so that will be nice if I could ever get to the scaling!!!!! I'm so frustrated! I tell them when I schedule them what the time frame is and they agree to it but last Monday my pt was half and hour late, today my pt needed to leave 1 hour early, and next Monday my pt will be 1 hour late!!! AH! When will I ever get it all done!?
On the plus side...I feel like I was able to get a lot done in just that one little hour that I had. I feel really good about my OD and probing. (Probably cuz that's all I've ever done so far!)