White or brown discolorations of tooth enamel with surface defects called mottling.
What is Fluorosis
100
Whater, carbohydrates, fats, protiens, vitimans, and minerals.
What are the six essential nutrients
100
The symptom or group of symptoms that represents teh patient's reason for seeking care.
What is the chief complaint
100
Machine that transmits and receives information and images over phone lines by transforming them to and from electronic signals.
What is a facsimile machine or fax machine
100
Filing the charts by the first and then subsequent letters fo each patient's last name.
What is alphabetical filing
200
The toothdrush bristles are placed at a 45-degree angle to the tooth toward the gingival sulcus.
What is the Bass Technique
200
Eating disorder in which overeating is followed by vomiting
What is bulimia
200
An extensive evaluation and recording of all extraoral, intraoral, and soft tissue findings.
What is a Comprehensive Oral Exam
200
when pages are arranged in their original order
What is collating
200
A filing method in which files are given an assigned number and filed in numeric order.
What is numeric filing
300
Uses a red dye to temporarily stain plaque
What is a disclosing agent
300
Occurs when an excessive amount of glucose is deposited into the blood
What is hyperglycemia
300
A process of examing by applying the hands or fingers to the external surface of the body to detect evidence of disease or abnormalities.
What is Palpation
300
Answer promplty, identify yourself, be friendly, be courteous and respectful of people's time, transfer calls effectively, and close the call appropriately.
What is phone etiquette
300
Records that include medical information from dental exams and dental treatments, as well as what the patient reports regarding his or her relevant medical conditions or problems
What are clinical records
400
Type of brushing that can cause damage that leads to recession of the gingiva, exposure of the root surface, and wearing away of enamel.
What is toothbrush abrasion or mechanical abrasion
400
Caused by refined carbohydrates left in the mouth.
What are caries, tooth decay, or cavities
400
Portion of dental examination that consists of any observations regarding the patient made by members of the dental team.
What is an Objective Evaluation
400
Provides permanent space for information to be stored within the computer itself or attached to it.
What is the hard drive
400
Records that contain contact information for the patient or the person who is responsible for payment, as well as the patient's insurance information.
What are financial responsibility records
500
Type of floss that patients with tight contacts between their teeth should use.
What is waxed floss
500
Important for thyroid function.
What is iodine
500
Portion fo the dental examination that consists of the patient's observations about why the patient decided to visit the dentist
What is a Subjective Evaluation
500
Part of the computer system that manages the data and is not visible.
What is software
500
When a document is removed from the file and stored or proplerly diposed of