11/6/12

I have come to find out that if a pt will not answer their phone when you call to remind them of their appointment, and won't call you back it means that they are going to be a no-show. Plan on it. Instead I found a diff pt last minute to finish with. I also had a new pt that ended up being a class IV.  YEH! I was needed one of those. It was a good experience also because he had a really high bp reading, so we carefully monitored that throughout the appointment. He was surprised to find out that it was so high since he had not had it read in a  long time. He promised to go get it checked with a doctor so he could take something to control it. When he opened his mouth he a ton of sloughing. I asked him what tp he used, and he said it was crest pro-health. We talked about changing brands.  He was happy to learn that.  I get the sloughing too and it is annoying. He said he was just trying to get the best newest kind that would do the most good. Sorry crest, but I recommended Colgate total. What I enjoyed today working with my pt is having enough knowledge about products and home care that I could use that to help someone else. He was a good pt because he wanted to learn. My goal over Dec. break is to make up small hand outs for home care items and information that is useful to a pt. for example diabetes/perio, chx rinse, tb/flossing skills, prevident, and oral cancer self checks. It would be nice to send it home in writing because it is hard for the pt to remember once they are home everything that you said.