Tenacious

Today I had a patient that was referred to us by her dentist. When I sheduled her appt she said she didn't remember the last time she had a cleaning. I was hoping she would be my class 3 patient. Turns out she was just a class 2 but that's A-okay since I need 6 more quads. Prior to today she let me know she's really sensitive and needs anesthesia. I was hoping to get at least 2 quads done....but of course when I make goals they don't seem to work out like planned. I was only able to finish one quad. There was a good amount of calculus on the mandibular anteriors and her teeth were malpositioned so it made it more difficult to get off. I missed 2 areas that I struggled with a lot. Prof. Costley ended up getting them off for me. I was a little frustrated with today because I just felt like I didn't do very well and I should have accomplished more. I guess there's not much I can do about now. I was able to pass off my explorer PE and detect calculus with it and that felt good. Sometimes it's hard to find calculus or feel what the instructors feel but I definately found it today!