Ms. J, who presents to the office for a routine continuing care appointment, is excited about information she has just read on the Internet about a new device for interdental biofilm removal. She begins to ask Glenda, the dental hygienist, detailed questions about the product such as whether it really works, where it can be purchased, and how much it costs. Glenda is unfamiliar with the aid but does not want to be embarrassed in front of the patient so she tells Ms. J the product does not work and spends an extra 5 minutes at the end of the appointment reviewing manual flossing techniques.
Which of the dental hygiene core values (Table II-I, Section II Introduction, page 44) have application in this scenario? Consider, also, the ethical duty for lifelong learning.
From the patientâs perspective, what is the role of the dental hygienist in this situation? Consider the roles of dental hygiene in Chapter 1.
Is it unethical to mislead the patient about a product when the value is unknown or the dental hygienist prefers the benefits of another (perhaps rival) product? Why or why not?
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mericans who all had different opinions about the events in America at the time. The importance of knowing the perspective of the Native Americans becomes most abundantly clear when discussing wartime in America, more specifically the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In the French and Indian War, the French and the British fought over control of the eastern side of continental North America. Many Native American societies aligned with their closer trading partners, while others decided that neutrality was the best path forward. However, those who fought did so with their own motivations. For example, the Abenakis joined the French due to British encroachment onto their land. Later in the 1700s, the Revolutionary War broke out between the British and the British colonies in America, now the United States. Once again, Indians were forced to choose a side and hope that they were able to choose the winning side in the end. One of the most interesting decisions that was made during the Revolutionary War was the split between the Six Nations. Four of the tribes, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, the Senecas, and the Mohawks joined the British and the other two tribes, the Tuscarora and the Oneida joined the Americans. Many tribes ended up joining the British due to American attacks by colonists who lumped all Indian tribes together and attacked without warning. 6. What is environmental history? What does the study of colonial North American history through an environmental lens change and/or add to our understanding of Nativesâ social developments pre-contact, and of European-Native interaction in the colonial era? Environmental history is the study of the interaction between the affairs of a human po>
mericans who all had different opinions about the events in America at the time. The importance of knowing the perspective of the Native Americans becomes most abundantly clear when discussing wartime in America, more specifically the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. In the French and Indian War, the French and the British fought over control of the eastern side of continental North America. Many Native American societies aligned with their closer trading partners, while others decided that neutrality was the best path forward. However, those who fought did so with their own motivations. For example, the Abenakis joined the French due to British encroachment onto their land. Later in the 1700s, the Revolutionary War broke out between the British and the British colonies in America, now the United States. Once again, Indians were forced to choose a side and hope that they were able to choose the winning side in the end. One of the most interesting decisions that was made during the Revolutionary War was the split between the Six Nations. Four of the tribes, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, the Senecas, and the Mohawks joined the British and the other two tribes, the Tuscarora and the Oneida joined the Americans. Many tribes ended up joining the British due to American attacks by colonists who lumped all Indian tribes together and attacked without warning. 6. What is environmental history? What does the study of colonial North American history through an environmental lens change and/or add to our understanding of Nativesâ social developments pre-contact, and of European-Native interaction in the colonial era? Environmental history is the study of the interaction between the affairs of a human po>
