Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who…

Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who just went back to work and is struggling to find time for self-care and isn’t brushing daily. She reports no medical history issues except anxiety, for which she takes a medication. Her vitals today are blood pressure 130/84, pulse 86 and respirations 20. Through the dental history, you determine the has not had a dental appointment in 3 years, is having some issues with sore and bleeding gums and has a 4/10 fear of the dentist. As you complete her assessments and radiographs, you determine that she has generalized bleeding and inflammation with 4-5mm probe depths, but no bone loss. You use the risk assessment rankings and Motivational Interviewing to try to help her establish goals/objectives to improve her oral health. Use this information and the photo below to answer the following questions. QUESTION: She sets a goal (objective) that “I will brush daily for two minutes.” Which objective domain would this be?

Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who…

Your new patient is a new mother with a 2 month old baby who just went back to work and is struggling to find time for self-care and isn’t brushing daily. She reports no medical history issues except anxiety, for which she takes a medication. Her vitals today are blood pressure 130/84, pulse 86 and respirations 20. Through the dental history, you determine the has not had a dental appointment in 3 years, is having some issues with sore and bleeding gums and has a 4/10 fear of the dentist. As you complete her assessments and radiographs, you determine that she has generalized bleeding and inflammation with 4-5mm probe depths, but no bone loss. You use the risk assessment rankings and Motivational Interviewing to try to help her establish goals/objectives to improve her oral health. Use this information and the photo below to answer the following questions. QUESTION: What dental hygiene diagnosis would be given for this patient?