Answer the question based on your dominant hand. The mirror fulcrum for tooth #29 MF is placed approximately around the area of: #5/6 for a right-handed operator or #5/6 for a left-handed operator. The operator can select the 11/12 curet and/or the 7/8 curet to remove the calculus on #29 MF supra?

The modified pen grasp for the mirror helps the clinician provide stability and control. The clinician can use a rubber band and/or a ball to strengthen the muscles of the hand and to reduce operator fatigue.

The universal and the area-specific curets have two cutting edges.  More than one Gracey curet would be needed to instrument the posterior teeth.

A clinician is holding an instrument so that the tip of the working-end is facing him/her. With the instrument in this position, the functional shank appears to be straight. The clinician’s instrument has _____.

Which of the following describes correct elements for a clinician’s chair position?

Which of the following diseases are associated with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV)?

Put the following steps for establishing a finger rest in the correct sequence for the mirror in the oral cavity. Grasp the mirror and establish a finger rest Establish patient chair and head position Establish a finger rest near the first tooth to be treated Assume the clock position for the treatment area Adjust the unit light and other equipment Grasp the instrument in the non-dominant hand

Dr. Jones informs Mr. Carson about all possible treatment options; who would be performing the treatment; and discussed the costs of the treatment. Mr. Carson has the option to accept or refuse any treatment recommendations. This describes which term?

Which of the following is not true concerning a written exposure control plan?

Which pathogen is not a virus transmissible by the oral cavity?