Dentistry Case Studies Samples For Students

This paper discusses brushing our teeth, its health benefits and how it may affect our daily lives in both simple and complex ways. Teeth brushing is a simple hygienic process that is routinely done, mostly after waking up in the morning or after every meal. It involves using a tooth brush and tooth paste to clean teeth. The concept behind it is simply for hygiene purposes. People are encouraged to brush their teeth after every meal. Due to the nature of daily activities in school and places of work, it is difficult to brush teeth after every meal. However, that should ...

SWOT ANALYSIS:

Strengths:
- An old and successful brand name
- Experience of working in emerging markets
- Knowledge of developing or growing economies
- Good financial backing
- Diversified company
- The company is experience high growth in sales, net income, and earnings per share
- 38% Market Share in the oral care industry
- Full variety of oral care product – In 2009 alone, Cottle-Taylor was able to sell 46% of all tooth brush sold in India

Weakness:

- Margin of the company falls on low-end products
- Weak distribution network in ...

Final project

Introduction
This project documentation provides a comprehensive description of the different element of the project. The report captures the planning, design and implementation of an enhance wide area network for a small dental practice after their restructuring. Initially the dental practice incorporated only three dentists, two dental assistants and one receptionist. It is pertinent to note that they all operated from the same physical location. However, after the merger of the company with different dental practices new aspects have been introduced. The new practice incorporates 15 dentists, 12 dental assistants and 5 receptionists. The organization has five different physical locations. ...

According to Scully (2012), the oral cavity (which includes the lips and the mouth) is one of the most common forms of cancer around the world, with three quarters of diagnosed cases affecting people in developing countries. In those areas, oral cancer ranks as the third most prevalent of all cancers, just after stomach and cervical cancer, and about 378,500 new cases are diagnosed every year. In developed countries, oral cancer is less common, but it still ranks as the eighth most common cancer type, although the frequency varies quite a bit by country.
Most oral cancers start ...

Mrs. Cross, 65, is a patient in an acute care hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse tells you that Mrs. Cross has a history of schizophrenia. You are assigned to provide AM care for Mrs. Cross.
How would you approach Mrs. Cross when you enter her room? How would your knowledge about her mental health problem affect your initial contact with her?
When assigned to provide AM care to Mrs. Cross, I would approach her with understanding and compassion. My knowledge about her mental health would not affect our initial contact or the way in which I would ...

a) FOR EACH STATION, WHAT IS THE EXPECTED NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THAT STATION (INCLUDING WAITING AND BEING SERVED).

Limited evaluation sequence

Blood pressure station;

70 percent of 15 (students that get admitted by the nurse in one hour)
= 11 students

Thus, 10 students served while 1 student waits.

Heart test station;

Since the station serves 11 students in an hour, all the students will be served and none will be waiting.

Detailed evaluation sequence

Blood workgroup station;

30 percent of 15
= 4 students

All the 4 students served in full blood workup station

Chest X ray station;

...

Introduction

For an action to be tried under the false claim act, it must have some form of intents. In most cases, honest billing mistakes are not considered as fraud under the false claim act. For a healthcare provider to receive reimbursement, a physician must authorize all the services provided. It is imperative that the provider administers healthcare to the patient in the presence of an authorized physician. Any action outside the provisions of this can be tried in the court of law for payment under mistake fact, the false claim including fraud (Krause, 2015).

Issue

The eminent issue presented in ...

Caner care and the complications of chemotherapy have always created concerns in the nursing profession. Arguments have been that these complications are preventable since evidence based research has discovered strategies to limit burns and other adverse effects of the treatment. The following pages of this document present a case study of a patient suffering from chemotherapy complication. A synthesis of evidence based research interventions that have been recommended as prophylactic measures will be advanced as an appropriate nursing care is designed for this patient.

Mr. John was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and agreed to surgery. Adjuvant Chemotherapy was prescribed after surgery ...

What is the case statement? What decisions does P & G need to make?

The Procter and Gamble Company has to revise its advert if it is to make a positive impact in the market. The proposed ‘Mumbles’ advert is comparative and implies negative notions on the use of Colgate and Palmolive’s ‘Simply White’ product. This form of advertising, is also involuntarily shifting the viewers’ attention to the rivalry between the two companies: when the objective, and this is an educative guess, is to show the brand’s prowess over the rival’s brand. P&G, therefore, needs to revise its advertisement approach towards a more positive and more product oriented approach. P&G ...

The case study ‘Brighter Smiles for the Masses-Colgate vs. P&G, focused on the working mechanics by the two American consumer giants, on how to connect with the target market and strategically outdoing the competition.

The following are the case analysis and answers to the questions pertaining to the case study.

What is the case statement? What decisions does P & G need to make?
The case statement is the introduction of Crest Whitestrips by P&G that revolutionized the oral care market, by allowing the consumers to whiten the teeth in the convenience of their home and the inception of a new category that became a cash cow for P&G in the tune of millions of dollars, ...

Cottle, initially based in Philadelphia, was started in the year 1815 as a company that originally manufactured hand- soap products (Quelch & Zalosh, 2012). It is a corporation that has been able to grow over an extended period, being able to gain a lot of market power and strength. The company has been able to operate as a multinational corporation with more than two hundred countries serving as its base. The company has been able to make huge profits and even gain a lot of capital revenue, to a tune of $11.5 billion, by the year 2009.

SWOT analysis

The cattle business ...

Patient information

The patient under review is a 42 year old female Indian who is admitted into the emergency room presenting with acute gastrointestinal bleeding. Prior patient diagnosis reveals the patient had suffered from dental abscess and also a fractured tooth, which was subsequently treated with antibiotics. However, a tooth extraction procedure was carried out for the extraction of the tooth. Ensuing dental ache was treated with drugs purchased over the counter (OTC) including ibuprofen and acetaminophen before the medical prescription of Vicoprofen. The patient complains of nausea and headache in addition to vomiting copious amounts of a dark brown liquid ...

Introduction

This paper addresses the major steps that Caring Angle Hospital can implement to realize its goals. Also, it recommends one strategy that the heath care provider can adopt to obtain a large market share. Finally, it examines value-added services will strengthen its value proposition.

Major steps for Caring Angle Hospital

Improve the quality of care
Improving the quality of care is important since it will prevent patients from hopping from hospital to another. Caring Angle Hospital can employ various strategies to enhance the quality of their services. The hospital administration should consider managing the process of care rather than focusing on controlling on the physicians. ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

Background

Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Johannesburg, Netcare is one of the largest South Africa healthcare providers, operating through a wide chain of local hospitals and dental centers. Over the years of the operations the company grew in domestic market organically as well as through acquisition strategy, starting with the acquisition of Medicross, which allowed the organizations to an acquisition of 75 physical facilities, including medical and dental centers across South Africa.
Ricard Friedland, the head of the organization faces several challenges with regards to the future direction of the organization and potential strategies with regards to the organizational ...

Acute coronary syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of clinical symptoms indicative of acute myocardial ischemia. These conditions include non-ST-segment elevation myocardial ischemia (NSTEMI), unstable angina, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). These conditions are high-risk manifestations of atherosclerosis in the coronary artery and significant causes of utilization of emergency services and hospitalization (Kumar and Cannon, 2009). STEMI causes 30% of all acute coronary syndromes in Australia (Harper and Lefkovits, 2010). This paper will describe the expected presentation, pathophysiology, ECG findings, pre-hospital management, and initial 24-hour management of STEMI in hospitals settings. These aspects will be described ...

Overview

The current case once again brings to light the countless flaws in the prevailing Indian healthcare system that is plagued by shoddy practices, including unavailability of proper infrastructure, along with the callousness and disenchantment of the medical practitioners and the staff in general both towards the medical profession and the patients, that manifests itself into decreased morale and increased turnover and absenteeism rates amongst them. With the needle this time pointing towards SR Hospital, a middle-class government hospital in Kerala (India), the case tries to briefly talk about the current financially debilitating state of the medical establishment, which again is ...

Strategic Analysis Alacer Gold Corp and Gold and Mining Industry

Introduction
Gold is a precious metal with high ductility and malleability, and it finds application as jewelry and investment. It is considered to be one of the safest bet for investment, especially during economic instabilities. Consequently, rapid political instabilities in the Middle East and financial crisis led to rapid increase in the price of gold worldwide. Technological innovation is also a major factor that affects the gold and mining industry. Therefore, the strategic analysis narrows on the gold industry, with a specific focus on Alacer Gold Corporation. It looks at the trends in the industry and how Alacer Gold ...

Part B – Case Study Portfolio: Students will need to work through the 2 case scenarios given.

Rhinoplasty can be performed in two ways using the external perforated method and the internal continuous method. As the patient wants a quick recovery and the least amount of swelling the latter was used. Within the case it also mentions in this case that sutures are internal so the latter was most likely. Lymphedema (swelling) around the eyes at least in the first few days up to a month is a common side effect and may persist up to a month. However, the internal perforated method may lead to increased internal mucosal tearing as opposed to the external perforated ...

Identification of Crimes and Defenses

Fact Summary: After taking cocaine, Nino and Bill decide they want more. Nino comes up with an idea to “scam” some more from Thomas, the boyfriend of Bill’s sister. On the way to Thomas’ house, Nino explains the details of the scam to Bill. Before arriving however, Nino drops will off and gives him a steak knife and tells him, “I may need protection.” After waiting 45 minutes, Bill walks to Thomas’ house and knocks on the door. Nino rushes out and begins beating him and cursing him for not keeping to the plan. In the process of beating ...

Introduction

Toothbrush companies have used both money and time to come up with a toothbrush and oral health products that encourage their customers to brush recurrently, placidly and properly. The effort by major toothbrush manufacturers the USA has led to the creation of creation of 2.9 billion industry of oral care product only. The results are that people have changed their brushing habit from a compulsory behavior to a trendy lifestyle habit. Recent increased concern in oral health by consumers has triggered toothbrush manufacturers to invest on satisfying their customers by providing categories of toothbrush that can offer optimal dental health to all ...

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Background

The Colgate Palmolive Company (CPC) is basically an American based multinational consumer Products Company which have a focused on the production, marketing and distributing of households, healthcare and personal products including detergent, soaps and oral hygienic products in particular. The product line of the company including toothpaste and tooth brushes as well. The company has its headquartering located in New York City (NYC), United States.
The brand of Colgate list down in 10 most valuable brands of the world and it is one of those companies which had a perfect tract record in terms of increasing the ...

What were the reasons for Netcare’s success in South Africa?

South African private hospital group Netcare Ltd has definitely had a lot of success. This year there was a 25% increase in the profits. One of the main reasons for Netcare’s success is that the treatment and the facility of the hospital is world class. The facilities are impeccable providing the best health care service to its customers. Netcare has also been so successful in South Africa because the doctors and the staff are well trained to provide the best service.
Another reason for the massive success of Netcare Ltd is the branching out. The many subsidiaries of Netcare ...