You Win Some... You Lose Some!

Today I was at the WSU clinic and, let's just say I haven't had the best of luck there so far! 8 o'clock came and went and my patient did not show. I tried calling her multiple times and could not get a hold of her so I went straight to the resource list. I found someone to come in at 9:30 and, just as I had them confirmed, my patient called and said she was lost on campus trying to find the clinic. So, I ended up doing a screening on my original patient and an OD on the patient I found of the resource list. At first, I was a little flustered. But, I was determined not to let this get the best of me. I just had to tell myself that I was doing the best I could do and the rest was out of my control! I was hoping that my first patient would qualify for mock boards, but she did not have adequate calculus. I was feeling discouraged that I would not find a mock board patient, but my second patient (off the resource list) qualified - this made my hectic morning totally worth it! This was the first day of second year clinic that I did not clean any quads and it was somewhat weird to be in clinic all morning and not clean any teeth! However, I was able to get two sets of BWX and 2 PAX. So, some progress was made. I have really tried to focus on keeping my emotions in check this year and "controlling the controllable" and letting the rest be. Through focusing on this, I have found myself learning and enjoying clinic a lot more because I allowing myself to be comfortable within this setting. Can't wait to get some teeth clean Thursday at the VA! :)