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?

Which of the following is a nonspecific defense against pathogens? - b cells - antibodies - t-cells - inflammation

Latesha moore has a choice at work between a traditional health insurance plan that pays 80 percent of the cost of doctor visits after a $250 deductible and an hmo that charges an $8 co-payment per visit + a $20 monthly premium deduction from her paycheck. latesha anticipates seeing a doctor once a month for her high blood pressure. the cost of each office visit is $50. she normally sees the doctor an average of three times a year for other health concerns. comment on the difference in costs between the two health care plans and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

You should expect adults to respect you in return. true false