When adjusting or polishing gold or amalgam restorations, the assistant should place which of the following items in the high-speed handpiece?

diamond bur
stone or rubber point
large round bur
carbide bur


stone or rubber point

Rationale: Stone (white) is used to polish amalgam and rubber points are used to polish gold.

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A) Right patient, right medication, right time, right dose, right route B) Right decision, right medication, right order, right dose, right place C) Right patient, right medication, in date, right dose, right route D) In date, right medication, right order, right dose, right time

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The external cause code for a fall from babystroller, initial encounter, is code _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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You assess an unresponsive 65-year-old man and find that he is apneic and pulseless. The patient's wife tells you that he has an automatic implanted cardioverter/defibrillator. After initiating CPR, you should:

A) deactivate the implanted defibrillator by running a magnet over it. B) apply the AED as soon as possible and analyze his cardiac rhythm. C) ask the wife why and when he had the automatic defibrillator implanted. D) avoid using the AED because the implanted defibrillator is more effective.

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Misunderstandings or breakdowns in the lines of communication can result in ________ in the workplace.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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