A 38-year-old woman with severe periodontitis is in her 10th week of pregnancy. When the dental assistant tries to discuss oral hygiene and future appointments for scaling, the patient becomes angry and says that she can live with bleeding gums and brown teeth from her former smoking habit. She also says that she is not interested in learning about hygiene because her teeth will eventually fall out anyway. How could the dental assistant convince this patient of the importance of oral hygiene?

What kind of wound occurred when the skin scrapes against a hard surface and tiny blood vessels break in the outer layer of skin

Asoccer mom is driving her 75 year old grandmother and her 9 year old daughter home after the game. the grandmother and daughter were both in the back seat and both were wearing their seat belts. a car ran a red light in front of them, causing them to t-bone that car on the passenger side. fortunately there were no serious injuries, but the grandmother did sustain several rib fractures. the mother, daughter and driver of the at-fault car were shaken up but unhurt. what are some possible reasons that the grandmother sustained rib fractures while the other victims did not?

You're in the breakroom at work when you see a coworker posting a cartoon on the bulletin board. you read it as you pass, and it's a joke about women breastfeeding in public. a male walks up, looks at it and starts laughing. other make employees walk up, and one takes it down saying he is going to make copies for everyone. what do you do?