This person is able to assume many activities that don't require the professional skill and judgment of the dentist.
What is Dental Assistant
100
This specialty involves the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries to the pulp and associated structures.
What is Endodontics
100
The dental lab tech may legally perform only these tasks
What is Written prescription of the dentist
100
This person removes deposits on the teeth, exposes radiographs, places topical fluoride and dental sealants, and provides patients with home care instructions.
What is a registered dental hygienist (RDH)
100
Dentists are awarded this after they graduate from a dental surgery. They can also be awarded the Doctor of Medical Dentistry depending on which dental school they attended.
What is Doctor of Dental Surgery
200
This term describes the seated dentist and chairside assistant working as an efficient team.
What is Four-handed Dentistry
200
This specialty involves the oral healthcare of children from birth to adolescence.
What is Pediatric Dentistry
200
Dental labtechs make these
What is crowns, bridges, and dentures
200
Private and specialty dental offices, health clinics, school systems, research facilities, publics health departments, educational programs, and marking and sales of dental products.
What is places of employment
200
This person has the responsibility for sterilization procedures
What is Sterilization Assistant
300
They serve as an extra pair of hands where needed throughout the clinical areas of the practice.
What is Circulating Assistant
300
This specialty involves the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of malocclusions of the teeth and associated structures.
What is Orthodontics
300
To become a certified dental technician you must do this first
What is pass a written examiniation
300
Hygienists may be part of this professional organization
What is American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA)
300
This person is a representative of a specific company, often a drug or dental product manufacturer, who visits the dental office to provide the dentist with information concerning the specific company's product.
What is Detail Person
400
They create regulations that limit the responsibilities assigned to a dental assistant.
What is the Dental Practice Act
400
This specialty involves the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the oral tissues that support and surround the teeth.
What is Periodontics
400
This group is comprised of dental technicians
What is American Dental Laboratory Technician Association (ADLTA)
400
Hygienists must pass these in order to be licensed by the state by which he or she plans to practice
What is written national or regional board examinations and clinical state board examinations
400
This person is a specialist who installs and maintains dental equipment. This service may be provided under a maintenance contract or on an as-needed basis.
What is Dental Equipment Technician
500
The curriculum must include didactic, laboratory, and clinical content. How long is this program?
What is 1 year
500
This specialty involves the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial regions.
What is Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
500
The dental lab tech normally works in these places
What is private laboratories, their own laboratory, and in house laboratories
500
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