Today was overbooked again. It is really frustrating when
this keeps happening. The morning is rough because we simply aren't fast enough
to get all the patients done in that short amount of time. I feel it isn't
helping me get faster, because I'm just so frustrated trying to get everything
done, knowing there is another pt in an hour and all I have time for is an OD.
We also may have found a mock board pt for Sierra. I hope that works out. I
have heard a lot of stories about how we are more than just a dental hygienist
when people come into our office. I'm talking about those pts who tell you
their life story. The problem with my pt, is that he had a LOOOONNNG life. He
really wanted me to know everything about everything. This made it really hard
to work in his mouth. I didn't want to be rude, but at the same time, I didn't
want him to keep talking. He kept talking about his friends and how most of
them have passed away. He was younger than 50, so this was kind of sad. I
didn't have any idea how to respond to anything he was saying. I tried really
hard to not make it awkward, but I would try to keep talking so that I could
work on his teeth. He even wanted to start getting into politics, which I don't
really know anything about, but I tried to talk about it so that I could keep
working. It was a very interesting day. I like the variety of pts that come
into MT for a cleaning. They are all really interesting and I feel like I am
learning something new with each pt. Although, not everything is related to
dental, I still learn something.
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