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Your first patient in the spring has hypothyroid and hypertension, controlled with levothyroxine and lisinopril.  The vitals for today are 142/84, pulse 80 and respirations 14.  They haven’t had a dental appointment in a year and had bitewings taken then.  Your head and neck findings indicate a few abnormalities to chart and their periodontal assessments indicates that they have localized recession on premolars and generalized 1-3mm probe depths.  They indicate that they clench at night and you find that some of the anterior teeth move less than 1mm when you test mobility using 2 blunt ends of instruments. Since they are low risk for caries and have no dental concerns, you determine that they do not need new radiographs. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which is incorrect technique when scaling with the H5/33? 

You are working with a dental faculty to complete an initial appointment on a new patient during an NPE appointment. Since the patient had radiographs transferred, you had time after completing the head and neck exam to do a periodontal evaluation and record a PSR score. After completing this evaluation you enter these scores into the PSR chart and discuss your findings with your faculty member. Use this information to answer the following questions. 3 2 4 3* 2* 2 QUESTION: Which is the main instrument that you are using to conduct the PSR periodontal evaluation?

Your first patient in the spring has hypothyroid and hypertension, controlled with levothyroxine and lisinopril.  The vitals for today are 142/84, pulse 80 and respirations 14.  They haven’t had a dental appointment in a year and had bitewings taken then.  Your head and neck findings indicate a few abnormalities to chart and their periodontal assessments indicates that they have localized recession on premolars and generalized 1-3mm probe depths.  They indicate that they clench at night and you find that some of the anterior teeth move less than 1mm when you test mobility using 2 blunt ends of instruments. Since they are low risk for caries and have no dental concerns, you determine that they do not need new radiographs. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which three permanent teeth will mark as “missing” in the odontogram? 

Your new patient is a 20 year old college student who is slightly overdue for his 6 month recall. He had radiographs transferred that included a set of bitewings and panoramic taken 8 months ago. He does not report any health issues and only takes a multivitamin, no medications.  He reports alcohol use 4-5 times per week, smoking marijuana 2 times weekly, occasional smokeless tobacco use and using e-cigarettes for vaping daily. His vitals today are 110/72, pulse 74, respirations 16.  The risk assessments indicate a moderate risk for perio, caries and nutrition.  You have some findings on the head and neck exam to discuss with the faculty and the periodontal findings indicate 4mm probe depths posterior proximals and recession where he uses the smokeless tobacco. QUESTION: Which instrument could access the stains from smoking on the anterior lingual fossas? 

Your first patient in the spring has hypothyroid and hypertension, controlled with levothyroxine and lisinopril.  The vitals for today are 142/84, pulse 80 and respirations 14.  They haven’t had a dental appointment in a year and had bitewings taken then.  Your head and neck findings indicate a few abnormalities to chart and their periodontal assessments indicates that they have localized recession on premolars and generalized 1-3mm probe depths.  They indicate that they clench at night and you find that some of the anterior teeth move less than 1mm when you test mobility using 2 blunt ends of instruments. Since they are low risk for caries and have no dental concerns, you determine that they do not need new radiographs. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Based on their occlusion in this photo, what irregularity may be contributing to the anterior mobility?

Your patient hasn’t been to the dentist in 5 years and has 3-6mm probe depths and a localized 8mm probe depth at an implant. There is generalized calculus and 3 implants, one with significant bone loss. The dental hygiene diagnosis is moderate periodontal disease,  ADA III with a .3 level of calculus. Through a periodontal consult with the periodontist at the first appointment the patient is treatment planned to have 4 quadrants of scaling and root planing and a consultation in the graduate periodontal clinic regarding the implant.  You and a senior student are paired to complete the last appointment of SPR treatment today, you are each completing one quadrant.  The senior student checks out a variety of ultrasonic inserts and instruments and you are helping to set up.  Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: The senior student asks you to pass him a 13/14.  What is this instruments used for?

Kyle is a transgender patient who prefers male pronouns. He presents to the office for his 3-month recall appointment. His health history is unchanged with a history of hypertension, renal (kidney) disease that he has been dialysis treatment for since earlier this year and a history of breast cancer, in remission since 2018.  His dental history includes dry mouth and full-mouth Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) in 2021. Vitals are BP 132/84, pulse 88, respiration 18. Today’s periodontal charting is largely unchanged to compared to past visits, his periodontal condition is stable with very little bleeding, generalized 4mm pocketing and mild recession in the posterior sextants. When visiting family out of state last month he broke a tooth and had an emergency root canal at a local office. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What is the most appropriate explanation for the coronal polishing when the patient ask why it is done?  

Kyle is a transgender patient who prefers male pronouns. He presents to the office for his 3-month recall appointment. His health history is unchanged with a history of hypertension, renal (kidney) disease that he has been dialysis treatment for since earlier this year and a history of breast cancer, in remission since 2018.  His dental history includes dry mouth and full-mouth Scaling and Root Planing (SRP) in 2021. Vitals are BP 132/84, pulse 88, respiration 18. Today’s periodontal charting is largely unchanged to compared to past visits, his periodontal condition is stable with very little bleeding, generalized 4mm pocketing and mild recession in the posterior sextants. When visiting family out of state last month he broke a tooth and had an emergency root canal at a local office. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: You select a 15/16 area-specific curet to begin scaling. What is true about this instrument?  

Write a function with the header void noRepeat(int value). The function examines an integer. If the integer has previously been passed into the function, the function returns a -1. If the integer has not been previously passed into the function, the function returns the number passed in. Even if the function is called multiple times in the program, then the function must not return the same integer as when the function ran previously.  You are only required to write noRepeat. You are not required to create a main function. Example of the function calls in a program:1. Call the function with 3.2. Function returns 3. 3. Call the function with 414. Function returns 41. 5. Call the function with 36. Function does not return 3 because the number (3) was passed in previously. The function returns -1 in this case.

Hand trace the following pseudocode: What is the state of the function call stack the second time “Hello” prints?