Your new  patient is a mechanical engineer who has been away…

Your new  patient is a mechanical engineer who has been away from the dentist for a few years.  He had been going to an older dentist who retired and hadn’t been up on newer technology in the dental office.  His very interested in learning about what and how you are doing  the procedures of the appointment and asks a lot of good questions.  Choose the right answer to each of his questions.   QUESTION: At what angulation do you hold your power and hand instruments to get the calculus and stain off?

Your new  patient is a mechanical engineer who has been away…

Your new  patient is a mechanical engineer who has been away from the dentist for a few years.  He had been going to an older dentist who retired and hadn’t been up on newer technology in the dental office.  His very interested in learning about what and how you are doing  the procedures of the appointment and asks a lot of good questions.  Choose the right answer to each of his questions. QUESTION: At what frequency does your ultrasonic instrument work (assuming you are using the Cavitron units at the Ohio State College of Dentistry)?

You and your classmates are participating with a dental scre…

You and your classmates are participating with a dental screening event at a local health fair for immigrant and refugee families that have recently relocated to central Ohio. As part of this screening, you are using your magnification loupes and headlight, and have access to shepherd hooks explorers, periodontal explorers, probes and mirrors. On any willing participate, you are completing a head and neck oral cancer screening, an abbreviated PSR screening using one tooth in each sextant, and identifying any clinical visible areas that you are suspicious of decay. You chart all of this information and present a summary form and referral to the OSU dental clinic for each of the participants. QUESTION: What would the summary be for the PSR score for this patient? 4 3 4 4 2 3  

CASE STUDY #5: You are doing your Capstone internship in you…

CASE STUDY #5: You are doing your Capstone internship in your senior year with the Central Sterilization. As part of your job, you are working in dispensary distributing instruments and on the ground floor evaluating instruments for replacement and assisting with sterilization of instruments from the appointments throughout the College of Dentistry. Use this information to answer the following questions. QUESTION: A student comes to you in dispensary complaining that their ultrasonic handpiece is working properly but is getting hot to the touch. Which would NOT be an accurate response?