mockboards, baby.

Holy mockboards.

So glad they are over. I passed, and that is all that I care about for the time being. My patient showed up. (good thing!) I speak no spanish other than "hola", "abra", and "cierre" so it was difficult because my translator couldn't make it til 1:15. but steph helped me out so that was rockin'.
Note to self: either learn spanish, or find an english speaking real board patient. it will make my life much easier.

1st submission: denied (dang, minus 4 points already???)
2nd submission: accepted
Note to self: on real board patient find someone without interproximal amalgams that you might mistake as interproximal calculus. then, HOPEFULLY, the 1st submission will be accepted.

So, i got to cleaning. Need to have patient done and checked to mr. solomon by 3:18 p.m.
Note to self: if possible, on a real board patient, find someone lacking their wisdom teeth. pain in my butt.

I was cleaning along, taking my time (2 hours for one quad plus 3 teeth? please. cake, right?) when my translator finally showed up. We commenced to make awkward small talk while i cleaned my patients teeth. ("what are you going in to? oh neat.... oh yeah, i graduate in april. super stoked.... *awkward silence*.... ")

Then, at 2:15, my patient stops me and tells the translator that she needs to leave no later than 2:55 so that she can pick up her kids from school... WHAT?! so, i did my best speed cleaning, speed perio and recession charting, and scooted her up to mr. solomon. i was convinced of failure because of the time issue and having to speed clean the rest of the teeth.

Luckily, i passed! Yeah, baby. I actually got more errors on perio charting than anything else. Only one missed calculus spot. Word.

In other news, i sat on not one, but TWO chocolate chocolate chip muffins today. Once in brooke's car (had no clue i did it at the time), once in the wet lab ("muffin, where are you??? ugh." sit down... squish. sat on the muffin) oh my word.

All in all, good times.