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CASE STUDY #3: You are seeing a patient for a  4 month periodontal maintenance appointment.  She had full periodontal charting 10 months ago and bitewing radiographs taken then.  She reports that she was diagnosed with diabetes and she’s having a hard time managing it so far.  When you look in the mouth to begin your charting, you see that there has been some gingival changes and that her probe depths are deeper than at her last appointment.  You also take some photos and show the patient the changes that you are seeing. Use this information to answer the next 5 questions.  QUESTION: On the photo of her smile, you discuss that the tissue is no longer pointed in between the teeth and is now straight across on the maxillary and swollen and bulging on the mandibular.  What dental terminology describes the contours of the papilla that you are seeing?

Explain the historical context of this cartoon. In other words, what is the cartoon trying to say?   

In the fifteenth century the leaders of international Islam were:

What war did Joan of Arc participate in?

Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?

Pepin the Short helped Pope Stephen II do what?

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 tooth would not be accessed for possible furcation involvement?

You are performing a periodontal screening on a new patient using the PSR scoring. Here are the scores that you determined for this patient. Use this information to answer the next 5 questions. 2 1 4 3 2 3* QUESTION: Which condition would NOT be represented by the use of an asterisk (*) in a PSR score?

CASE STUDY #1: You are practicing the periodontal probes and are getting ready to discuss these instruments with your faculty. You will also demonstrate proper activation of this instrument in the mouth on your partner.  Use this scenario to answer the following questions. QUESTION: Which inaccurately describes the movements used for activating periodontal probes?

Your patient is a 90 year old man with several health conditions including a past stroke in 2017, past heart attack in 2000, hypertension since 1980 and dementia diagnosed in 2016.  His vital signs are BP: 132/84, pulse 84, respiration 14 and he takes his 5 prescribed medications daily to control his health issues.   His daughter brought him because he no longer drives and she helps him during the appointment with the paperwork and with answering your questions.  The daughter wishes he could have a dentist that comes to his nursing home, so you work with her to try to recruit the dentist you work for to see patients there 1 day per month. QUESTION: In Ohio, are you able to see patients at the nursing home without the dentist being present?