Importance of Oral Health Essay

installed and permanently placed with special cement. The Life Span Of A Crown Crowns generally last approximately five to 15 years. This depends on wear and tear on the crown, oral hygiene and more. Individuals must remember that the tooth is still prone to decay, thus brushing and flossing remain of great importance. In addition, grinding of the teeth, biting fingernails and chewing ice can all impact the life span of the…

If the glucometer reading is fifty mg/dL and J.T. is still conscious and alert at this time, fifteen grams of rapid-acting oral carbohydrates must be administered. Some examples of these carbohydrates include three glucose tablets, four ounces of fruit juice or regular soda (without manually adding sugar), eight ounces of skin milk, five LifeSavers candies, three large marshmallows…

grade is an appropriate grade to start teaching the students the importance of taking care of their teeth and what can happen if they do not. I tend to think that this lesson could be taught at a Kindergarten level but perhaps First grade is more developmentally appropriate because the students can understand the information more clearly and relate it better to their everyday life. This lesson plan did include two different health goals, they are as follows; ‘I will take care of my teeth’ and…

movements and expressions—using them to tell a story about my culture, my heritage, and me. Learning Bharatnatyam, an Indian classical dance form, since the age of 5 allowed me to stay connected to my heritage and taught me perseverance and the importance of hard work —characteristics that will allow me to achieve my ultimate goal of becoming a doctor. My passion and dedication for medicine parallels my early journey through dance and has been reinforced by memorable experiences…

the modern nurse. Communication is mulitifacted it is verbal and nonverbal can be therapeutic or damaging. All of these pillars are essential to nursing practice. It is the opinion of Karin, Monifa and Meishka that communication is of the greatest importance. Karin has chosen communication because she believes it is essential for interacting…

organization directly aligns with my belief that there must be a global effort in fighting injustice and promoting human rights. As a future Human Rights attorney, it would be an honor to contribute my skills to an organization that understand the importance of protecting intersectional identities and ensuring humanity is safeguarded. As the Howard University National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President, I campaigned and advocated for voting rights and political literacy…

have a much higher incidence rate when compare to white women of the age (Ademuyiwa et al., 2015). Prevalence have been found to be higher among older individuals than younger individuals affected by the disease. Breast cancer is still an important health issue which requires more medical research as it is still unknown as to why the biology of breast cancer among young individuals is different from that of older individuals. Breast cancer in younger women have been found to be associated with…

What is African American psychology? African American psychology is defined as “the body of knowledge that is concerned with the understanding of African American life and culture. African American psychology recognizes the commonality of experiences of African people throughout the world” (Fairchild, pg. 93). There are two perspectives in which African American psychology can be presented. The first way in which the reaction of African American psychology to racist attacks on black people by…

three month at SQUH, Oman Amina, S, Al-Hussaini College of Nursing, SQU Fasting on Ramadan: effect on glycemic control on type II diabetic patients, observational study for three month at SQUH, Oman Introduction Type 2 DM is worldwide health problem affecting 2.8% of population globally in 2000 and expected to be 4.4% in 2030 (Patel, Mirakhur, El-Magd, El-Matty, & Al-Ghafri, 2007). DM affected by many factors such as demographical features (age, race, hereditary & BMI) and lifestyle…

and local health. I have been living here since September and I get the impression that people keep to themselves more than necessary since we do not have any substantial community centers or local community events to bring people together. This atmosphere may affect a person’s personal health because of the potential for people to be isolated in their own homes, not feeling welcomed by their neighbours. In order to design a study to find out about this community’s personal and local health I…