Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, caused by a bacterial infection that usually starts as a painless sore. There are three stages of symptoms in adults. These stages are known as primary, secondary, latent, and late syphilis. Several years ago, it was almost extinct in the United States. Syphilis is on the rise again due to the increase of the number of gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with other men. Having syphilis also increases the chance of developing HIV/AIDS..The first traces…
Diabetes Diabetes and oral diseases are very closely related. In fact, an alarming ninety three percent of diabetic individuals in the United States also have periodontal disease, according to Sindelar (2013, p. 56). Moreover, diabetes and periodontal disease have a bi-directional relationship; as in diabetes can have a negative effect on periodontal disease just as periodontal disease can negatively affect diabetes. Therefore, maintaining oral health and practicing good oral hygiene is…
ultimately boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Throughout this paper I am going to be discussing the time I spent observing two great hygienists Becky, who is very relaxed and welcoming to her patients, and Belinda, who has a great way of delivering oral hygiene information. Becky is a mother of three and graduated from Oxnard Community College. We saw five patients throughout her shift. All the patients came in for a prophylactic cleaning, and three of them required their X-Rays to be…
Criticizers of abstinence-only curriculums think that abstinence-only programs are ineffective at reducing the initiation of adolescents participating in sexual activities. Rather than research showing that abstinence programs are not effective, there are simply few studies that have examined the impact of abstinence-only education on student sexual behavior (Denny & Young, 2006). The studies that are available show that abstinence-only curriculums are effective in increasing knowledge and…
There are five major perspectives on child development: psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, context, and evolutionary. Psychoanalytic perspective is the theory of personality developed by Freud that focuses on repression and unconscious forces and includes the concepts of infantile sexuality, resistance, transference, and division of the psyche into the Id, ego, and superego. Freud was also the first one who believed that all human beings were born with the desire towards hunger, sex and…
The Factum This case was about where a parent or guardian has permission to withdraw the child from high school sexual health classes against the child’s wishes. In 17.1 in a board has defined that in the School Act parent or guardian of the student should be provided with a notice from the school if it is regarding “educational programs or instructional materials, or instruction or exercises” (S v General, 2014 SCC,[2014] at para1 ). “In the situation where a teacher or another person that is…
The area of gerontology is a growing field that encompasses the socioeconomic study of the aging population.While older generations have encountered many hardships, there are many more they may face as they age. One of the most interesting challenges they may find is about sexual activity, and just how many older adults are engaging in risky sexual behavior, which can be identified as having more than 5 sexual partners within 5 years, or not using a condom. In a study approved by a local ethics…
Past dental history and oral hygiene practices Ben regularly attended dental appointments with an oral health practitioner until three years prior to this consultation. He underwent orthodontic treatment to achieve space closure from missing upper lateral incisors in the upper arch and to relieve maxillary and mandibular crowding of teeth. 12 months prior to this consultation, fixed braces were removed and fixed lingual and palatal wire retainers were placed on the anterior teeth. Ben reports a…
When there is no parent teaching about sex, it can lead to negative impact on to the children. For example in Adolescent expectancies, parent-adolescent communication and intentions to have sexual intercourse among inner-city, middle school youth, Guilamo-Ramos had explain, “peer norms were more strongly associated with sexual behavior for adolescents…
psychoanalysis. According to Freud addicts are they way they are because of the oral fixation, which is a result of the first stage in psychosexual. As stated by many different sources and research addiction can involve “The theory of personality”, cognitive dissonance, and even denial. First of all, alcoholism plays a part in Freud’s psychosexual stages of development. I’ve learned that alcoholism can develop in the oral stage…