Bear with me. This is my first blog.
This probably wont be a long blog and I may addon to it.
As a dental college student, part of my grade is having approximately two patients a day. If they are a no call - no show then I get a zero for my grade. I need a certain amount of points to reach graduation. But to be honest, sometimes I am actually happy that someone cancels because it gives me the rest of the morning/afternoon to get errands done. LOL!!!! No Im not lazy, not un-motivated but I am a busy woman with so much to do!!! I have one patient who has given me almost 1/4th of my required credits with their dental plan. (Once I complete her treatment plan I will have worked on her for almost 2 years!) She is a nice older lady and I really enjoy her visits. Ive given her Ten fillings, three root canals, extraction, permanent bridge (lasts about 10-12 years) and a vaneer. The dental college is great because the price is soooooo much cheaper than going to a real dentist. She has canceled about 5 times. And alot of patients cancel. I will still get my credits because of the large intake of patients.
So sometimes a zero is ok with me 