A new patient comes into your practice for a routine checkup. She has not had a checkup in 6 months. The patient is a young woman of about 25. The patient notes that she is allergic to shellfish and has asthma. She regularly takes medication for her asthma and allergies. She also takes birth-control pills. After performing the periodontal evaluation, you note that the patient has a periodontal reporting and screening (PRS) score of 0.Which of the following would be a normal heart rate for this patient?

Dental hygienists assist dentists in conducting cleanings and advising patients on proper oral hygiene and care. The NBDHE Dental Hygienist exam has 350 questions and has two components ( with many subsections): Discipline Based and Dental Hygiene Patient Cases.  Component A: The first component covers these main exam sections: Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice; Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services and Principles of Community Health and Research.  Component B: The second component of patient cases contains at least one each of geriatric, periodontal, pediatric, special... Show more

Dental hygienists assist dentists in conducting cleanings and advising patients on proper oral hygiene and care.

The NBDHE Dental Hygienist exam has 350 questions and has two components ( with many subsections): Discipline Based and Dental Hygiene Patient Cases. 

Component A: The first component covers these main exam sections: Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice; Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services and Principles of Community Health and Research. 
Component B: The second component of patient cases contains at least one each of geriatric, periodontal, pediatric, special needs and medically compromised patient cases.

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