ups and downs

Today in clinic there were a lot of ups and downs for me. I first had a new pt. and was really hoping he was a mock board pt. So I start probing and nos really specific depths, then we took x-rays and there wasn't really any calculus but professor Alexander said that there was still a chance that he would be. So I was really praying. Well he wasn't. I am almost freaking out now because I am seeing three kids between now and mock boards. So I was hoping to find a second patient for the afternoon because I was seeing a 5 year old. I wanted to as least screen a patient. Well about an hour after my 5 year old left I asked a pt in the waiting room if they wanted their teeth cleaned. She did. I bring her back and she is SS and realized I couldn't take x-rays because she was pregnant. There goes that chance. Then I was probing and there really wasn't anything significant and I am not really feeling calculus. So I then got the explorer and holy cow. She totally had a lot of calculus. I checked around and I was like oh my heck. I had prof alexander check her and we counted up the spots and there were exactly the right amount of big clicks if you used three teeth from another quad. Then I said I still can't use her because I can't take x-rays on her. Prof. Alexander said you just miss 4 points from the beginning if you don't have x-rays. If by chance I find someone else between now and then then I think I would give her away, but that is not likely. Thank goodness.