MCTC-Dental Terminology

Week 1

100

furca

branch

200

dent

tooth

300

-ist

specialist

400

-otomy

incision, cutting into

500

-plasty

surgical removal, surgical repair

Week 2

100

a-

without

200

ultra-

above, beyond

300

-ic

pertaining to

400

-sis

state of

500

path/o

disease

Week 4

100

uni-

one

200

oma

tumor

300

micro-

small

400

neo-

new

500

ankylo-

fused, growing together

Week 3

100

kilo

1,000, measurement

200

-ary

pertaining to 

300

de-

down, loss, without

400

bride

debris

500

therm/o

temperature

Abbreviations

100

EFDA

Expanded Function of Dental Auxiliary

200

DDS

Doctor of Dental Surgery

300

CDA

Certified Dental Assistant

400

ADA

American Dental Association

500

NADL

National Association of Dental Laboratories