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Briefly describe at least TWO changes in the late twentieth century that are shaping current patterns of global inequality.

What are some of the main push and pull factors in international migration? Explain both factors and illustrate with real-life examples.

According to Marxist perspective, which of the following is NOT true?

According to the lecture, foreign aid has benefited the social groups in need rather than the poweful political and economic actors.

Advanced fulcrums should be used selectively in areas of limited access. Advanced fulcruming techniques are not intended to replace the standard intraoral fulcrum.

An extraoral fulcrum that involves resting the front surfaces of the middle, ring, and little fingers against the cheek and underlying bone of the mandible is called _________.

A fulcrum in which a finger of the clinician’s nondominant hand is used to concentrate lateral pressure against the tooth surface and help control the instrument stroke is called a(n) _____.

When instrumenting root surfaces, treat each root as a separate tooth. The toe of the curet can be used against the roof of the furcation on a mandibular molar.

Tyrone wants to remove a medium-sized tenacious piece of calculus located 3 mm beneath the gingival margin. For his initial attempts at removing the deposit, which of the following instruments should he select?

A rest used to stabilize the clinician’s dominant hand by placing the pad of the ring finger on a tooth near to the tooth to be instrumented is termed a(n) _____.