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II. ENVIRONMENTAL ERGONOMICS Exposure Control and Prevention of Disease TransmissionWorkstation Design and PositioningInstrument Design and Principles of InstrumentationInstrument SharpeningIII. PATIENT ASSESSMENT Life Stage Changes Comprehensive Health and Dental HistoryPhysical and Extraoral ExaminationsTobacco and Chemical DependenciesIntraoral ExaminationClinical Manifestations of Common MedicationsPeriodontal ExaminationHard Tissue Examination Radiographic Evaluation and UtilizationNutritional AssessmentIntraoral Photographic ImagingSupplementary AidsIV. SELF AND PROFESSIONAL DISEASE PREVENTION THERAPY Devices for Oral Self CareFluoride and the Reversal of Dental CariesDentifricesChemotherapeuticsDentinal SensitivitySealantsPrevention and Emergency Management of Dental TraumaCare of Appliances and Dental ProsthesesV. HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION Oral Risk Assessment and Intervention PlanningPersonalizing Preventive StrategiesVI. THERAPEUTIC IMPLEMENTATION Hand and Mechanical Periodontal DebridementCosmetic and Therapeutic PolishingPeriodontal Dressings and SuturingVII. ANXIETY AND PAIN CONTROL Anxiety ControlChemistry and Pharmacology of AnestheticsLocal Anesthetics: Injectable and TopicalNitrous Oxide/Oxygen SedationVIII. OPERATIVE THERAPIES Operative ProceduresCosmetic WhiteningIX: CARE MODIFICATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PATIENTS Salivary DysfunctionNeurologic and Sensory ImpairmentHormonal ImbalancesMental and Emotional DisturbancesImmune System DysfunctionHead and Neck Cancer and RadiationX. EVALUATION OF CARE Evaluation and Supportive CareCase Development, Documentation, and PresentationXI. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND VISION Professional DevelopmentInsight and Commitment