I had a client at the UBC clinic that informed me never flosses and only brushes his teeth when he has food stuck in between his teeth. He told me that it is a waste of time because it doesn’t actually help remove plaque. He was a thirty three year old man who immigrated from […]

In third year I was assigned a new client who was a sixty year old female. Her chief complaint was that she had “sore gums that always bleed”. She also told me that they only bleed when she brushes her teeth, so she stopped brushing over two weeks ago. The assessments revealed that the woman had a […]

I treated a recall client of another fourth year student a few months ago. She was a seventy six year old lady who was involved in more extracurricular activities, such as dancing, singing and learning Mandarin, than most people. However, she had poor oral self care habits, and had a molar with severe chronic periodontal […]

I recently have been providing dental hygiene treatment to a client who has severe hypersensitivity. She also has a phobia of the dental office, especially of needles, but she is motivated to improve her oral health. This posed a huge problem for me because I couldn’t even probe her dentition without local anaesthetic. I thought […]

I have been providing treatment to a client for two semesters, who we will refer to as Mr. Smith that has controlled hypertension. His readings are consistently between 130-150 for systolic pressure and 80-90 for diastolic pressure. I spoke with his family physician and she assured me that Mr. Smith sees her on a regular […]