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Category - Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services

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A patient with controlled insulin-dependent diabetes is categorized by which ASA classification?
  1. ASA II
  2. ASA III
  3. ASA IV
Explanation
Answer: B - A patient with controlled insulin-dependent diabetes is categorized as ASA III.
Controlled insulin-dependent diabetes constitutes a systemic disease which limits physical activity but is not incapacitating. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists, this condition puts the patient's medical risk at ASA III.
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