During second semester, Spring 2019, I saw my first patient who had a medical condition and heavy case type. This patient had recently received chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer. During patient interview, I assessed that he had dental anxiety, and I focused on minimizing his discomfort throughout the course of his treatment. The patient was tolerant of hand scaling and light ultrasonic debridement under pain management with topical anesthetic Oraqix. He was receptive to home care instructions and made his best effort to maintain compliance with learned oral hygiene techniques. It was rewarding to see an improvement in the patient’s confidence level after the completion of his oral prophylaxis.
