Dismissing the patient's fears and reassuring him or her that everything will be okay prior to the procedure improves chairside manner
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FALSE
Explanation: Dismissing the patient's fears may convey an attitude of apathy, or imply that the patient's apprehensions do not matter. If placement of an intraoral imaging receptor during the radiographic procedure is uncomfortable, show empathy.
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An AP clavicle projection obtained with the patient rotated away from the affected shoulder demonstrates the
1. medial clavicular end superimposed over the vertebral column. 2. medial clavicular end shifted away from the vertebral column. 3. scapular body with increased thoracic superimposition. 4. scapular body with decreased thoracic superimposition. a. 1 and 3 only b. 1 and 4 only c. 2 and 3 only d. 2 and 4 only
Animal handlers generally have little or no contact with the public
Indicate whether the statement is true or false