I hate setting up for sealants!
So, today I am going to try to be a little bit more positive. You probably didn't think that I had it in me after reading my last few posts. ha ha ha. Well, today you're in for a treat!
This morning I saw the cutest 12 year old girl. She was really nice and easy to talk to. I saw her little sister last week and was excited to see another member of the Tawzer family. She was pretty clean--but had a few areas that she needed to work on. She seemed really interested in the information that I was giving her. I was able to do 5 sealants on her (Melissa Rees did 2 of them). It seemed like I hadn't done sealants in forever! It kind of shook me up for a minute--but then I was back on course! It was good experience. It takes longer to get everything set up and taken down than to just do the sealants.
This afternoon I saw the sweetest lady. Her name is Maria Rico. She didn't have a mean bone in her whole body. Even when her face was dripping wet from ultrasonic--she was still very nice and said that it didn't bother her. Why can't more patients be like her?! She was a class 5 and was very concerned about her oral hygiene. I felt like things went really smooth. We finished about an hour early and still got everything done. I was happy to have a good/semi-easy patient for this afternoon. Things went great and I was actually able to schedule her son and maybe her husband for the following weeks. She already showed me a family pictures and high school dance pictures, so I feel like I already know the whole family. ha ha ha.

2 Comments:
hey, way to go on the sealant experience! Sounds like you have a friend for life in Maria Rico!! I love it when pt's are so kind. It's actually somewhat rewarding to be there teaching them how to take care of their mouths when they are nice and act like you are doing them some good. And way to go on the referrals to her family! I think that is a great compliment to you and your skills! Well, now let the real fun begin on Tuesday at the VA!! Can't wait! :) PS, thanks for letting us party at your house and for the delicious brownie sundaes....yum yum!
Yay! Melissa I'm in complete awe that you actually busted out the torture device (air powder polisher) on a real patient and passed it off. Now you can go on with your incredible life and never have to look back at that hideous thing. Hooray!! I'm really jealous. Anyway, I also wanted to say thanks for letting us come to your house. I thought it was so fun and also thanks to both you and Jami who were so nice when my husband was being a big idiot. You're great. See you at the butt crack of dawn tomorrow.
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