Chapters 2 & 3
A dental supply representative is a member of the dental healthcare team:
false
Not doing something that should have been done is called what:
Act of omission
How many incisor teeth are in the primary dentition
8
How often should the health history be updated?
The CDC's role in Infection Control:
CDC issues specific recommendations on health-related matters based on scientific evidence.
In order for a dentist to work, they must 1st pass what to practice dentistry:
Pass a written and clinical examination given by the state they live in
This is the highest offense that results in imprisonment:
Felony criminal
Which tooth is lost when the mixed dentition period ends
Primary maxillary second molar
Quality assurance as it pertains to delivery of dental care would include:
Documentation of radiographs and when they were taken, and timely recall of patients to address dental needs.
Agency that protects employees against disease-causing organisms like HBV, HIV< and HCV?
OSHA Blood Borne Pathogens BBP standard
This specialty specializes in the prevention of malocclusion of teeth
Orthodontics
When a doctor prepares a tooth for a crown but does not deliver the crown, this is considered what?
Abandonment
When smiling, which tooth surface do you see 1st?
Facial
What is a treatment plan and what does it include:
Sequenced to address all problems that were identified during the examination, along with options for treatment
This precaution is designed to protect employees from pathogens that can be spread by blood or body fluid excretion or secretion:
Standard precaution
This specialty specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of oral tissues that support and surround the teeth:
Periodontics
An informed consent form does not fully guarantee protection for the dentist being sued by a patient:
true
When the mesiobuccal cusp of the permanent maxillary 1st molar occludes mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular 1st molar:
Angle class II occlusion
All of the patients' records are the property of whom?
The dentist
Can contaminated protective clothing be picked up by a laundry service?
yes
How many years of dental academics do dentists usually have to do:
4 years
When baby teeth are replaced by adult teeth, this is called:
succedaneous
What type of gloves can be used for dental treatment?
Latex or vinyl