Christine Dursunian Principles of Dental Hygiene II Professor Willis Research Paper Stress‚ dieting and periodontal disease and to compromised systemic health. Stress‚ dieting‚ cultural diversity‚ foundation of health and periodontal disease: The average person would never think that all four of these topics would coincide with one another. They do‚ each affecting the other as stepping stones towards periodontal disease. Periodontal disease‚ including periodontitis and gingivitis‚ are
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Case Study – Priory Dental Surgery Appointment Booking System (PDS) Priory Dental Surgery (PDS) requires a new software system to handle the booking of patients’ appointments. The Surgery opens 6 days a week‚ Monday to Saturday‚ from 9:00 to 16:00. The Surgery has 5 dentists who will provide treatments for either NHS patients or privately insured patients. It also employs a receptionist who will arrange patients’ booking and a manager who will oversee the management of patients and dentists
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C. Calculus Formation Relationship with Plaque: * Calculus is formed by the deposition of calcium and phosphate salts in bacterial plaque. These salts are present in salivary and crevicular fluids. * Plaque mineralization begins within 24-72 hours and takes an average of 12 days to mature. * Calculus contributes to the disease by providing foci for plaque accumulation. It is not the causative or etiologic factor‚ plaque is. * Calculus is porous and can act as a reservoir or nidus
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Please contact our office with any questions or concerns you may have. We will be delighted to assist you. Full Removable Dentures Full removable dentures are the most sensible tooth replacement option for some people. If you are not eligible for dental implants or are otherwise uninterested in the procedure‚ this is a wonderful solution. Removable dentures are beautifully crafted replacement teeth set into
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Pharmacology Case Study #1 Name Mississippi University for Women Nu 501 – Advanced Pharmacology 1/22/2010 CC: Pain in left side of face‚ jaw‚ and head x 1 wk HPI: 60 y/o BM with hx of HTN presents with pain on left side of face‚ jaw‚ and head x 1wk. Pt denies any trauma. Reports left facial pain x 1 wk‚ throbbing‚ starts in jaw area and extends to head‚ “8” on pain scale 0 -10‚ pain worsens when eating and drinking‚ especially cold drinks. PMH: Diagnosed with HTN at age
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As a dental technician in the USAF the type of organizational model used is based upon the Matrix model because there is usually two or more forms of supervision that one has to adhere to be successful in administering and completing patient care (Lombardi‚ Schermerhorn‚ & Kramer‚ 2007). To be successful at any type of organization employees must be informed from the leadership and be able to come to their leadership with problems or concerns the way this is done within the dental clinic is
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are 24 years and older who suffer from fear of pain avoid the dental office because when they visited the dentist as a child there was no “pain-free” dentistry. The helplessness and loss of control come from having to sit still and not being able to see what is going on. Allowing someone to look in your mouth can be intimate. Having a stranger look in it can be embarrassing because it is an intimate part of the body and the dental personnel are only inches away. If a person had a negative experience
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Drinking water with fluoride can save money on their dental care. Fluoride remineralizes tooth surfaces and prevents cavities because certain food that we eat contains bacteria that produce acids that remove minerals from the tooth. Tooth decay can lead to other form of diseases such as heart attack‚ stroke‚ diabetes‚ digestive disorders‚ and respiratory diseases. In other hand‚ consuming fluoride water can led to many health risks: dementia‚ dental fluorosis‚ bone loss‚ joint pain and may reduce the
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analysis did not reveal any statistically significant correlations between patients’ aesthetic perception and dentists’ perception as mentioned in several other studies.(An KY‚ Lee JY‚ Kim SJ‚ Choi JI. Perception of maxillary anterior aesthetics by dental professionals and laypeople and survey of gingival topograghy in healthy young subjects. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2009;29:535-541) Communication triangle Objectively the aesthetic view was defined as any dentoalveolar segment that is
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Shadowing‚ both a general dentist and a pediatric dentist will help the shadowing student better understand the differences between treating adult patients from younger patients. Pediatric dentists must have a great understanding of child-specific dental needs‚ such as the heightened chances of cavities (Pediatric Dentists). Also‚ the pediatric dentist must be able to work well with children to successfully treat them (Pediatric Dentists). The dentist should be: outgoing‚ high spirited‚ and provide
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