Dental Anatomy/Microbiology
How many teeth in the Adult Dentition?
32 Teeth
What is the easiest and most effective way to prevent the spread of disease?
Good hand washing
What type of specialty usually charts the teeth using the Palmer notation?
Orthodontics
What is Direct supervision?
Auxiliary are permitted to perform certain duties only when the Dentist is present.
The Dentist uses radiographs to help diagnose:
Caries
What bacteria life is the most resistant?
Spores
What agency created the Blood borne pathogens standards?
OSHA
What is the name of the item most likely to be used to isolate a tooth during an endodontic (root canal) procedure?
Rubber dental dam
Who is the owner of the patients xrays?
The Dentist is the owner, but the patient has the right to a copy.
When a charting error is made in the patient's chart, you can correct it by? (Paper chart)
Drawing a line through the chart error
Which artery supplies blood to the mandibular teeth?
Inferior alveolar artery (IA)
What is Glutaraldehyde
A high level disinfectant/sterilant.
What is the main ingredient in tooth whitening products?
Peroxide
What is a "Tort Law"?
An intentional or unintentional civil wrong.
A patient's medical history should be updated:
Every time the patient is to be seen for dental care.
What are the 3 primary shapes of bacteria?
Coccus (sphere)
Bacillus (rod)
Spirochete (spiral)
Name the 3 primary methods of chemical exposure.
Ingestion, inhalation, and skin/skin contact
If a person occludes and you can't see the mandibular anterior teeth, what is this called?
Over bite
Insurance fraud is an example of what kind of offense?
Felony
Name the three tooth numbering systems.
Universal
Palmer
International
What is another name for the parotid salivary duct?
Stensen's duct
How long should heat sensitive instruments be immersed in a liquid chemical sterilant in order to be considered sterile?
10 hours
What type of archwires are typically used for initial orthodontic treatment?
Nickel titanium (NiTi)
Tell us a teeth/dental related joke that will actually make me laugh
PERSON not team gets to go home
What is most important and should be recorded in a patients chart?
EVERYTHING