Enter Title

Leadership

100

Form of management that allows the dentist to make all the decisions and the roll of the staff is to carry out those decisions

Authoritative

200

Form of management that does not place responsibility of management on any one person

Free-Reign

300

Form of management that recognizes each member f the staff as being important and permits them to help make decisions concerning the practice

Participatory

400

Form of management that expects the future to be filled with variables and understands and embraces "change"

Future

500

One of the characteristics of an effective leader

Self Confidence, Competence, Genuine, Accept cultural diversity, enthusiasm, assertiveness, effective listening, recognition of other's needs, and willingness to be a team player

Dental Specialties

100

I specialize in diseases of the periodontium.

Periodontist

200

I specialize in the extraction of 3rd molars.

Oral Surgeon

300

I specialize in treating children.

Pedodontist

400

I service the communities that have poor access to dental healthcare.

Public Health

500

My teeth are crooked.  Who can I get to straighten them out?

Orthodontist

The Dental Team

100

I am responsible for prophylaxis and dental health education.

Dental Hygienist

200

I am responsible for maintaining office records and equipment

Administrative Assistant

300

I am responsible for all task carried out in the office

Dentist

400

I am responsible for four-handed dentistry

Dental Assistant

500

I am responsible for the overall dental health of the patient.

I am the patient

Communications

100

The patient is very nervous about today's procedure

Non-Verbal Communication

200

My friend told me that this procedure will hurt

Verbal Communication

300

You need me to know what is on today's agenda

Morning Huddle

400

I include: prejudice, poor listening, preoccupation impatience, diversity, and impaired hearing

Barriers to Communication

500

Name some words that should not be used when speaking to the patient

Pain, Hurt, Needle, Shots...

The Law

100

state requirements to practice dentistry and the scope of dental practice for each member of the dental team for that particular state

The Dental Practice Act

200

performing a treatment that a reasonably prudent professional would perform in similar circumstances

Standard of Care

300

Permission granted by a patient after he or she is informed about the risk

Informed Consent

400

Declination of services put in writing and signed by both parties and a witness to be documented in the patient's record

Informed Refusal

500

Personnel file should be maintained with current copies of all credentials to ensure that they are legally eligible to practice the assigned duty

Assignment of Duties