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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?

Why was the Inquisition instituted?