Intorduction to Dental Assisting

modern term for "Lady in Attendance"?

The highly skilled dental health professional known as the dental assistant.

Who was the first dentist to use (laughing gas) nitrous oxide for relief of dental pain?

Horace Wells (in 1844)

who employed the first dental assistant/lady of attendance?

C. Edmund Kells (in 1885)

Who discovered the x-ray beam?

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (in 1895). Or W.C. Roentgen (1895)

Who created the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Congress (1970)

What does OSHA do?

Insects dental offices and employee safety.

What happened in 1982?

The first hepatitis B vaccine becomes commercially available.

Who releases Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings-2003?

Centers for Disease Control and prevention?

What did As B.W. Weinberger note about in Dentistry?

An Illustrated History, a profession that is ignorant of its past experiences has lost an asset because. "it has missed its best guide to the future?

Who is the most important person in the dental office?

Patient

Dental team consist of:

1. Dentist (general dentist or specialist)

2. Dental assistant (clinical, expanded functions, business)

3. Dental hygienist

4. Dental laboratory technician

What is a dentist?

legally and ultimately responsible for the care of patients and for the supervision of all other members of the team.

To graduate from a dental school it has to be approved by?

CODA (Commission on Dental Accreditation) and ADA (American Dental Association)

Dental education programs typically last?

4 academic years after an undergraduate degree.

When dentist graduate, they are awarded?

DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) or the DMD (Doctor of Medical Dentistry), depending on which dental school they attended

Before going into practice dentist must pass a?

written national board examination and are then requited to take a clinical board examination for licensure in the state in which they choose to practice.

How many specialties does the ADA recognize?

11

advanced education can vary from?

2 to 6 years

managing pain, anxiety, and overall health of a patient before, during, and after a procedure.

Dental Anesthesiology (2019)

Developing policies for programs to control and prevent disease. Involved with fluoridation issues, community oral health education, and Head Start programs.

Dental public health

pulp / common term: root canal therapy.

Endodontics

identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral cavity / biopsies & work closely with oral surgeons

Oral and maxillofacial pathology

sophisticated imaging techniques to locate tumors

Oral and maxillofacial radiology

diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases and injuries (wisdom tooth)

Oral and maxillofacial surgery

provides primary dental care to individuals with complex medical issues

Oral medicine

correction of malocclusion (crooked) of the teeth

Orthodontist

care for infants and children through adoles-cence, including those with special needs.

Pediatric Dentistry

tissues supporting and surrounding the teeth

Periodontics

diagnosis of missing or deficient teeth; rehabilitation through artificial constructs

Prosthodontics (1948)

A dental assistant has to be?

quick to adapt to new situations as needs arise to take on various responsibilities

How long does CODA standards require a dental assisting program?

approximately 1 academic year in length (10 months)

Dental assistants may also receive training at a vocational or. proprietary program that is?

accredited through the state's board of dentistry

The chairside dental assistant is directly involved in?

Patient care and can be the most comprehensive and varied in the dental office

Definition of intraoral?

In the mouth

The circulating assistant serves as

an extra pair of hands

The sterilization assistant?

efficiently and safely processes all instruments and disinfection procedures and manages bio-hazardous waste. Other tasks and include weekly monitoring and sterilization monitoring reports

The minimal education required for a dental hygienist is?

2 academic years of college study and an associate degree

A registered dental hygienist must?

pass both written and clinical state board examinations

Roles and Responsibility of the Dental Hygienist

1. oral cancer screening

2. Educating patients

3. prophylaxis (regular cleanings)

4. Removing plaque and calculus/deep cleaning

5. Applying cavity-preventive agents, such as fluoride and sealants

6. condition of oral tissues/gingeva (gums)

7. radiographs

8. local anesthetic (Numbing shots)

The dental laboratory

works under the direction of a licensed dentist by following a detailed written prescription

Many have received their training in CODA-accredited programs that are How long?

2 yeats in length.

To become a certified dental technician (CDT), the dental laboratory technician must?

must pass a written examination

Dental treatment rooms are also know as?

the dental operatory; the heart of the clinical area of the dental practice

The sterilization is also referred to as the?

instrument-processing area and is where contaminated instruments are cleaned, pack-aged, sterilized, and stored for reuse.

What must always be used?

Utility gloves must ALWAYS ME WORN

The sterilization is also referred to as

the instrument-processing area and is where contaminated instruments are cleaned, pack-aged, sterilized, and stored for reuse