Performing oral cancer screenings annually on all patients is the current standard of care in dentistry. A visual exam of all tissues is sufficient to meet this requirement

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) First statement is true, second statement is false.
D) First statement is false, second statement is true.


D
Explanation: D) Although an annual exam should be rendered it is NOT always provided. However, it is as easy, since a visual exam of all tissues is sufficient to meet this requirement.

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