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Your new patient presents to establish as a patient and you are completing all of their assessments.  They are a current smoker and their oral hygiene is fair to poor.  Their tongue is coated and has a dark coloration to it.  It also has a white plaque along the right lateral border that the patient was unaware of.  This plaque is not removable and is asymptomatic. The chief complaint is that they have noticed “some redness and irritation along their gums and inside their right cheek” that started to appear a few weeks ago and has gotten worse.  They are also concerned about the staining on their tongue.  They would like to have these looked at and get established as a patient at the dental school. QUESTION: Here is a photo of their dorsal tongue.  What is the term for this condition?

You are conducting a head and neck exam on your new patient.  There is a variation of normal in each of these photos to recognize and record. Use these photos to record these findings on the head and neck exam paperwork. QUESTION: What is this staining called that is caused by a certain antibiotic taken during tooth development?

You are conducting a head and neck exam on your new patient.  There is a variation of normal in each of these photos to recognize and record. Use these photos to record these findings on the head and neck exam paperwork. QUESTION: What will your notation be for these tonsils and oropharynx–what is the variation?

You are beginning the periodontal treatment on this patient which includes full quadrants of scaling and root planing on the mandibular arch and partial quadrants of scaling and root planing on the maxillary arch. You will using ultrasonic and hand scaling instruments to treat this patient. QUESTION: You maintain a parallel terminal shank with the proximal surfaces when you are scaling with the Younger Good.  What will be the result of using this technique?

Dr. Abara is a social scientist interested in measuring both explicit and implicit racial bias in her study. Define explicit and implicit bias. Give one example of how Dr. Abara could measure explicit racial bias and one example of how she could measure implicit racial bias.

“Realistic group conflict” refers to a situation in which:

This case study contains pictures that you would use to make notations on a head and neck examination form.  Choose the right description for each picture.    

Adduct means to lead away from the middle

Your 62 year old new patient presents with generalized calculus and periodontal issues including deep probe depths, mobility and furcation involvement. The patient had a massive stroke 2 years ago that left them with some cognitive impairment, speech impairment and reliance on a wheelchair for mobility. He has not been to the dentist since. He relies on his partner to drive him to appointments and to help him with completing medical paperwork. The patient also has some trouble speaking clearly and the partner helps you to understand what he is saying. QUESTION: What is the main ethical principle that pertains to obtaining an informed consent?

CASE STUDY #1: Your patient presents for a periodontal maintenance appointment after being gone for 10 months due to the pandemic.  She is usually on a 4 month recall, so this is an amount of time that would usually have included two appointments.   She reports hypertension and diabetes, both of which she controls with medications, and her vitals today are BP 130/86, pulse 88, respirations 14. In doing your periodontal assessments and radiographs, you determine that she has 4mm probe depths in the anterior teeth, several 5-6mm probe depths in the posterior teeth with isolated furcation involvement and generalized moderate to heavy calculus.  She has several amalgam restorations and crowns and you notice several areas of demineralization and recurrent decay, but she is not having any pain or sensitivity.  Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which insert(s) should be used to access the deep probe depths and furcation areas of the posterior teeth?