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Put the following steps for establishing a finger rest in the correct sequence for the mirror in the oral cavity. Grasp the mirror and establish a finger rest Establish patient chair and head position Establish a finger rest near the first tooth to be treated Assume the clock position for the treatment area Adjust the unit light and other equipment Grasp the instrument in the non-dominant hand

What is the function of the ring finger in the modified pen grasp for the mirror?

Answer the question based on your dominant hand. The mirror fulcrum for tooth #29 MF is placed approximately around the area of: #5/6 for a right-handed operator or #5/6 for a left-handed operator. The operator can select the 11/12 curet and/or the 7/8 curet to remove the calculus on #29 MF supra?

What tooth is treated by the 204S scaler?

What part of the instrument cutting edge should be adapted and remain in contact with the tooth surface?

An instrument that is flipped during patient treatment so the clinician can use the other end is a _____.

A clinician is experiencing muscle strain in their wrist and fingers. What instrument design would reduce the strain on the clinician’s wrist and fingers?

Which of the following instruments has one continuous cutting edge around the face because the two sides are united without interruption by the rounded toe?

The mouth mirror can become fogged during the examination of the tooth surfaces. The clinician can prevent condensation on the mirror face by requesting the patient to breathe through their nose and/or rub the surface of the mirror along the buccal mucosa to coat the mirror with saliva.

A clinician is holding an instrument so that the tip of the working-end is facing him/her. With the instrument in this position, the functional shank appears to be straight. The clinician’s instrument has _____.