Are you serious?!

Today was our first patient day. I had the hardest time finding 2 patients. I went through about 15 different people and either their number was wrong or I had to leave a message and they never called me back. I finally got 2 scheduled and of course....my first patient doesn't show up!! Ahh!!! It is so frustrating when a patient really wants to come in and sounds excited and reliable and then doesn't show. I should have known this would happen since I had the hardest time even scheduling them! So good thing I have a wonderful husband that is willing to come in last minute and let me poke around in his mouth. My second patient showed up in the afternoon so that made things better. Ok so today...Professor Wold helped me a lot today and told me to not be shy about going deeper into the gums. I get so timid and don't dare to go any deeper. This is something I need to overcome. I also need to lighten up on my grip. By the end of the day my fingers are killing me so I need to work on that too. My afternoon patient had no idea how to floss her teeth. This was a good time to do a little OHI so I am excited to see how her homecare improves from now until I see her next.