Description
What job is the ¨face of the office?¨
Front Desk Dental Receptionist
Complete 2-4 hygiene school and pass the Registered Dental Hygienist Exam.
What is a Dental Hygienist?
Helps with diagnosing, restoring, and maintaining the oral functions of patients.
What profession specializes in braces?
What is a Orthodontist?
What does oral mean?
Mouth
Cleans/Sterilizes the instruments
What is a Sterilization Tech?
Complete a 3-4 undergraduate program and complete a 4 yr. ADA Dental School.
What is a General Dentist?
This profession requires a lot of patience with children
What is a Pediatric Dentist?
What procedure does a Endodontist?
Root canals
What job number the teeth differently?
Pediatric Dentist
What is a Dental Laboratory Technician?
This profession requires 4 yrs of undergrad, 4 yrs of dental school, & 4 yrs of a specialty program in radiology.
What is a Oral & Maxillofacial Radiologist?
What is "good health" for dental assistance
getting right amount of sleep, nutrition, active mentally and physically
This profession can do practically anything.
What is a General Dentist?
How much does it cost to take the CDA exam
$450
Concerned with diseases affecting the oral cavity.
This profession has the longest education requirements needed.
What is an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon?
(four years of undergraduate, four years of dental school and four to six years of residency training.)
This profession looks out for the patient and also comforts them
What is a Dental Assistant?
Gives anesthesia to patients and monitors them.
What is a Dental Anesthesiologist?
Which profession has the highest salary?
Oral & Maxillofacial surgery
This profession focuses on patients that have complex medical issues and how they can get treatment.
What is Oral Medicine?
Focuses on diagnosing and treating the patient's pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, and neck.
What is Orofacial Pain?
This profession talks to the public about how to prevent oral diseases
Treats and diagnosis the diseases of the surrounding tissue of the teeth.
What is a Periodontist?
What are the 5 types of dental assistants?
Chairside Assistants
Circulation Assistants
Sterlization Assistants
Expanded function dental assistants
Administrative Assistants