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You are seeing a new patient.  Through the dental history you determine that they have a broken tooth, would like to get established as a patient and have a 7/10 fear of the dentist.  When completing their medical history they report hypertension, type II diabetes and anxiety, all of which they take medications for.  They report their latest diabetes numbers from 6 months ago as 9.2 and 180.  They indicate that they are overdue for their medical visit and blood test.  The vital signs you get are BP: 186/102, Pulse: 102 and Respiration: 18.  QUESTION: Which of the following would be the “reason for today’s visit” (the chief complaint) to write on the dental history?

You are a plantation owner in Virginia in 1620. Which crop are you most likely planting?

Match each colony with its region

It is the early 1900s. You work for the New York Times as an investigative journalist whose job is to expose corrupt business practices. What other name might your job be called? 

CASE STUDY #2: You are seeing a new patient and are completing their periodontal and caries charting in AxiUm.  After completing the charting, you are discussing your findings with the dental hygiene and dental faculty clinic instructors.  The patient has several areas of concern, both periodontally and restoratively, so you have a lot to discuss.  Remember that you will need to use the appropriate professional dental terminology in your discussion to demonstrate your knowledge.  Use this scenario to answer the next 5 questions. QUESTION: Which of the following would be a mucogingival defect to discuss with your faculty member?

The French-Indian War broke out after disputes over which territory?

Based on the evidence presented in your text or notes a reasonable argument could be made that the country that had the best relations and missionary efforts with Native Americans in the 1500’s and 1600’s was 

You are a soldier in Washington’s Continental Army. You are encamped at Valley Forge during the brutal winter of 1777-1778. It is currently 5 degrees outside yet this foreign drill sergeant is making you and your fellow soldiers learn to march in the snow! “Crazy ol’ Prussian,” you mutter to yourself. “I just want to go back to sleep.” Who is the “crazy ol’ Prussian”?

On your new patient you are using the light, explorers and radiographic images to determine where there are restorations, check the restorations for areas of decay and to determine where there is calculus to remove.  On tooth #30 there is an area where there is a gap between the tooth and the amalgam that you can stick the explorer into.  On tooth #18, there is excessive amalgam material that extends into the proximal embrasure space.  You feel vibrations that indicate that there is calculus on many of proximal surfaces, you estimate about 25% of the surfaces total.  One of the patient’s chief complaints for today is that his bridge fell out and he brought it with him in hopes it could be re-cemented. QUESTION: What type of direct restorations are these for you to chart on his odontogram?

You are seeing a new patient.  Through the dental history you determine that they have a broken tooth, would like to get established as a patient and have a 7/10 fear of the dentist.  When completing their medical history they report hypertension, type II diabetes and anxiety, all of which they take medications for.  They report their latest diabetes numbers from 6 months ago as 9.2 and 180.  They indicate that they are overdue for their medical visit and blood test.  The vital signs you get are BP: 186/102, Pulse: 102 and Respiration: 18.    QUESTION: Which ASA classification would be given for the patient today?