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Social, environmental, and physical circumstances that have an effect on health status and shaped by the distribution of power, money, and resources at a global, national, or local level defines:

Your patient is pregnant and in her first trimester. She complains of morning sickness and brushes her teeth with a fluoride dentifrice right after she gets sick. What is a concern related to this practice?

How do moisture levels on the tooth surface affect the visibility of an incipient lesion (why does drying help)?

The best type of mouthguard for a 15 year-old adolescent involved in contact sports is

Which feature in the dental operatory is LEAST likely to create a barrier for someone with a physical disability?

One of the best tools to combat challenges and improve health literacy for our patients is to:

Early Childhood Caries (ECC) in your very young child patient will likely have what effect?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: The rationale for a private practice dental hygienist seeing a child dental patient even before the child’s complete primary dentition is erupted is:

Given the following risk assessment factors, what caries risk is your 26 year old patient? Sealants on all first molars (# 3, #14, #19 & #30) at age 7 Sealants on lower second molars (#18 & #31) at age 12 Restoration of DO decay on #2 at age 14 Sealant on #15 at age 14 Uses fluoridated dentifrice daily Has one soda drink a day during 15 minute afternoon work break

Your teenage patient was playing soccer when she took an injury to her mouth and her tooth became avulsed. Avulsion means: