Infectious
The ADA was amended to include another population of individuals after a dentist sued for a right to dismiss a patient with this diagnosis.
What is HIV?
Appointment
What is "cita"
Big van: they have this insurance, but they still often can't access dental care
What is Medicare?
This neighborhood, encompassing the main campus of Columbia University, stretches from 110th street to 155th street and spans river to river
What is Harlem?
This syndrome presents with connective tissues disorders as well as cementum defects
What is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?
Characterized by mulberry molars and oral cankers, the progression of this infection was studied for 40 years, ending in 1972 by denying a known cure to Black Americans
What is Syphilis?
JUST FOR FUN
Recia, having served in this branch of the military, also earned a Bachelor's degree in this prior to attending hygiene school.
What is education?
Little van: This safety net program, a van rotation site, is now in danger of funding slashes due to recent federal financial finagling.
What is Head Start?
JUST FOR FUN
This brainy Hogwarts Gryffindor has muggle parents that are dentists
Who is Hermione Granger?
White cell chemotaxis disorders, heart defects, supernumerary teeth, leukemia
What is Down's Syndrome
(What is the medical term? How does it happen?)
The medical term for these lesions, most commonly perio-oral area, also presents as gingivostomatitis in pediatric patients
What is HSV-1?
(What are HSV 2, 3, 4, 5)
Are you in any pain?
Big and little: Potentially resulting in Barrett's esophagus later on in adults, seen in children can also lead to sour breath and caries in absence of plaque and poor diet.
What is gastroesophageal reflux disease?
JUST FOR FUN
This popular dish, often called "Puerto Rican lasagna" is layered with plantains and meat and is Daniel's specialty.
What is pastelon?
Also known as acrocephalosyndactyly, this condition is characterized by craniosynostosis and malformations of the hands and feet
What is Apert syndrome?
(other conditions with craniosynostosis: Crouzon syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, and Jackson-Weiss)
This type of vaccine was developed to combat rabies, flu and most recently SARS-CoV-2
What is an mRNA vaccine?
This tooth will need a root canal
Que es "Este diente necesita tratamiento del raiz"
Big Van: The most common CAUSE for this condition in women which may necessitate bisphosphonate therapy
What is menopause?
These neighborhood haunts are named after the type of food they sell: fried pieces of meat, stuffed fritters, and fried pockets of meat and/or potatoes
What are cuchifritos?
JUST FOR FUN
"He thought of the telescreen with its never-sleeping ear. They could spy upon you night and day..."
In this book, George Orwell describes telescreens as two way devices that are continuously playing in all households, a source of propaganda while also recording and monitoring the population.
What is 1984?
This individual, who believes different races and ethnic groups have "different immune systems" is also against community water fluoridation.
Who is RFK?
(What position does he hold in the US?)
How many times a day do you brush your teeth?
Que es "Cuantas veces al dia se cepilla los dientes?"
JUST FOR FUN
Fluoride is accused of calcifying the pineal gland, blocking this chakra
What is the third eye?
The dental van is one of Columbia's efforts to give back to the community following this phenomena which displaces residents by increasing the property value of their neighborhoods and/or buying large swaths of land.
What is gentrification?
Treacher Collins, Crouzon's, hemifacial dysplasia are all examples of this
What are branchial arch syndromes?