LA Mockboard/class IV!!!

This morning the Local Anesthesia mockboard went so well, I got a 90% on the written and I did a "textbook" PSA injection according to Professor Alexander. I did fail the IA, but that was because I didn't wait for the examiners to say "proceed" and I stupidly said "at site of deposition" while swinging the syringe to place it over the premolars. Yeah, I'm a dork... oh well, I'm glad I did it now and not in two weeks during the real thing!

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE WREB AND NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS JUST TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY! I'M FREAKING OUT A LITTLE HERE...

This afternoon was a normal clinic day, I had a class IV patient with special needs and a few health issues. I don't really understand why the first year instructor who gave this patient to me on Monday made such an emphasis on how difficult this patient would be. This class IV was a lot easier to deal with than my last class IV, except I had to work around the N2O nose piece and the patient's rather large tongue and small mouth. It was a good experience, I only missed one spot! Here's to rejuvenating my confidence in my own clinical skills... hopefully I can maintain this positive outlook through the end of school.