What color are your scrubs....

So--some may say that I didn't get much done this morning--and well, they (he) is right! My patient came in expecting to get in and out--quick. Well, come to find out--she might have been the perfect mock board patient for me. So, after much discussion, we decided that there was no way to tell without x-rays. So, after I offered to pay the $8 myself--my patient was fine with this. Only one of her quads qualified. So, we had decided that she would come back one day and I would scale three quads, then the next week she would come back in for my mock boards. I would be so excited about this--except--my patient was kind of rude about it. I hope that she will come back in on the days we scheduled. I think that she was a little mad at me that I didn't clean anything today. She hasn't been cleaned for 8 years and she had major calculus. On her lingual anteriors--it was a sheet! She was very jumpy, so next time when she is numb, I will probably feel more comfortable! I still need to work on explaining things to my patient. I had a hard time telling her what was really going on in her mouth without confusing her. I found myself saying calculus, and other words that she wouldn't know. I don't really think that I am very good at explaining--especially the part that I wanted her for my mock boards. She kept hinting that she heard that some people will pay their board patients, etc. I told her that some people have resorted to that, but that I was lucky that she was in need of help and that she called when she did---it worked out good for both of us. She was a little bit annoyed with me by the end of the appointment.

So, I promised that I would be more productive this afternoon. But my patient decided not to come! But lucky for me, as I was waiting at the front desk for my patient, another lady walked in and wanted to schedule an appointment. I told her that if she could wait for about 15 minutes to make sure that my patient wasn't coming, then I could see her today! It worked out great! She was a super nice lady--and it didn't hurt that she had a huge mouth. It was so easy to see what I needed. I found myself telling her to close her mouth a little bit sometimes. She was a class 5 patient that was really concerned about her oral health. She said that she was so worried about recession, she finally bought a sonicare toothbrush that will turn off if she is pushing to hard. It was nice to talk to someone who actually brushes! Her appointment went really smooth. I enjoyed talking to her and cleaning her teeth.

So I was a little upset today--the only question I got asked by Shane was what color were my scrubs? My scrubs were GREEN I really think that he is color blind. He was telling me that they were gray like his. I think that he just wanted to be twins and wear the same color. Maybe next week we can color coordinate. ha ha ha.

Oh, and I would just like to start a little petition to get Shane to stay in our pod. I know that I could get at least 2 other people to back me up on this. Why would we want to cause all of this confusion about what instructor we are going to have next--lets just keep them the same. Sound good?! Okay--it's official. Shane--you are stuck with us!

p.s. Ummmm....what does ARBY's stand for? I'm thinking that it has something to do with roast beef? Let me know.