Feb. 10

I was able to finish up my class IV I started last week. Missed two spots in the one quad this time but I still think it's good because she had root caries and it was hard to tell if there was calculus left or the edge of the root.
This afternoon I brought back my class III for a tissue eval. Her pockets were better but she had a ton of plaque on her teeth and bleeding everywhere. I think the problem is a language barrier. She says she understands my instructions but I don't think she does. I told her to call back in the fall for another cleaning so the student who gets her will probably get another class III out of her unless she improves on her home care!

Feb. 3, 2011

I did a true class IV this morning and it was awesome! Her xrays were amazing to look at. I was hoping to get both quads done on her but was only able to complete 1. But I only missed one spot in that quad which I felt very good about seeing all the calculus she had on the root surfaces on the xrays! She was a good patient for being elderly and having alzheimers though.
My afternoon patient I was hoping would be a class III because she's a smoker and it had been a few years since she'd had a cleaning. No such luck! Tons of stain and some calculus but that's it. Class II. Starting to look a little desperate for class III's.