A treatment room checklist should be completed before the patient is seated. This checklist should include (3)
What is having the patient’s record, radiographs, and laboratory case in place.
100
Movement of fingers, wrist and elbow
What is Class III
100
Area where instruments & dental materials are exchanged
What is the transfer zone
100
When performing a single-handed instrument transfer with a right-handed dentist, the dental assistant transfer the dental instruments with this hand
What is the left hand
100
This factor does not influence the manner in which the operator grasps and holds an instrument for use
What is the height of the operator
200
When turning on the dental light over a patient seated and positioned in the supine position, the dental light is directed here
What is on the patient’s chest
200
Class that involves movements of fingers & wrist
What is class II
200
Zone located directly behind the patient
What is the static zone
200
Instrument grasp that holds the instrument in the palm of the hand and uses the thumb to stabilize and guide the instrument
What is Palm-thumb grasp
200
During four-handed dentistry, the operator must have
What is easy access to the patient’s oral cavity.
300
When greeting and escorting a patient to the treatment room, the dental assistant should: (3)
What is 1) address patient using his or her title 2) Establish eye contact and smile 3) Introduce himself or herself
300
These classifications of motion should only be used with single-handed instruments
What is Class I, II, and III
300
Assistants zone based on a "clock concept" for right handed dentist
What is 2 o'clock to 4 o'clock
300
When passing a dental instrument, this is how the dental assistant should grasp the instrument (2)
What is at the end of the handle and opposite to the working end
300
Finger rest that stabilizes the hand so that there is less possibility of slipping or traumatizing the tissue in the mouth
What is fulcrum
400
One way to help the patient feel more comfortable and relaxed is to: (2)
What is 1) Initiate conversation with the patient 2) Ask the patient whether he or she has any questions about the treatment
400
Operating an x-ray unit is an example of this Class motion
What is Class IV
400
Operator's zone based on a "clock concept" for a right handed dentist
What is 7 o'clock to 12 o'clock
400
Instruments transferred by directing their handles into the dentist's palm and held by the working end
What is instruments with hinges
400
When the mouth mirror is used intraorally, the mirror must be _____ to the tooth surface
What is parallel
500
Team dentistry is described as : (3)
What is 1) four-handed dentistry 2) Being taught to dentists and dental assistant students for the past 40 years 3) The way the dentist and the dental assistant work together to perform clinical procedures.
500
The dentist and the assistant try to eliminate or reduce these class movements to reduce stress and body fatigue (2)
What are class IV and V
500
12 o'clock to 2 o'clock for a right handed dentist
What is static zone
500
Instrument exchange used to transfer surgical instruments
What is a Two-handed exchange
500
The basic instrument grasps include these (3) grasps