Download Introduction to Dentistry and Dental Specialties and more Exams Dentistry in PDF only on Docsity! Orientation to dentistry RDH - Registered Dental Hygienist RDA - Registered Dental Assistant DDS - doctor of dental surgery (dentist) ADA&C - Alberta debtal association and college CADA - College of alberta dental assistants CRDHA - College of registered denyal hygienests of alberta CDAA - Canadian Dental Assistants Association NDAEB - National dental assisting exam board CDAC - Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada HPA - Health Professions Act Endodontics - Specialty that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dental pulp Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, jaws, and associated areas. Oral and maxillofacial radiology - use of imaging to diagnose head and neck diseases Oral pathology - Dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the oral structures orthodontics - alignment or straightening of the teeth paediatric dentistry - Treats children periodontics - treatment and prevention of diseases of the gums, bone, and structures supporting the teeth Prosthodontics - Replacement of natural teeth with artificial teeth or dentures Public Health - a community-wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the population Dental Team - Dentist, dental assistant, dental hygienist, dental laboratory technician. DMD - Doctor of Medical Dentistry DDM - Doctor of Dental Medicine 9 dental specialties - Endodontics, oral and maxillofacial radiology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral pathology, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, public health Dental assistant level 1 - Chairside assistant chairside assistant - A person other than a registered dental assistant or a debtal hygienist who assists a dentist under their supervision Circulating assistant - assists in whatever ways are needed in the office Dental assistant level 2 - RDA registered dental assistant - A dental assistant who has met the qualifications required by the state that issues the registration. dental prophylaxis - Used for scaling and coronal polish Tort Law - Involving an act that brings harm to a person or damage to property 4 D's of malpractice - Duty, derelict, damages, direct cause Act of Omission - failure to do what a reasonably prudent person with the same or similar training would do in the same or similar circumstances Act of Commission - doing something that a reasonably prudent person would not do under the same or similar circumstances Risk Management - Excellent communication with patients, maintain accurate and complete records res gestae - Statements made at the time of an alleged negligent act that are admissible in court as evidence. Implied consent - Given when a patient agrees to treatment Guidelines for informed consent - The person(s) giving consent must fully comprehend: 1. The procedure to be performed 2. The risks involved 3. Expected or desired outcomes 4. Expected complications or side effects that may occur as a result of treatment 5. Alternative treatments that are available Informed refusal - Occurs when the patient refuses treatment after he/she has been fully educated regarding the consequences of not receiving the treatment. When is written consent required? - If new drugs are to be used, if experimentation or clinical testing is involved, if a patients photo is used, minors or children, treatment takes more than 1 year to complete Who owns a patient's medical record? - Dentist Who was the earliest dentist - Hesi-Re what was hesi-re known as - chief of the toothers and the physicians How far back was dentistry practiced - 7000BC What Ancient Greek scholars wrote about dentistry? - Hippocrates, aristotle Who preformed dentistry in the 19th century - Barbers or general physicians Who is Pierre Fauchard? - Father of modern dentistry, started dentistry as we know it today What were Pierre fauchards developments? - Extensjve use of dental prosthesis, introduction of debtal fillings as a treatment for dental caties, statement that sugar derivates acids and are responsable for debtal decay What role did Hippocrates play in history - He stressed the importance of keeping the teeth in good condition. He began to outline a rational approach to treating patients What is the premise of the Hippocratic oath - To refrain from wrong doing and to treat patients with confidentiality and to the best of ones abilities Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor - First woman to practice dentistry in the united states Ida grey Rollins - The first African American woman to become a dentist in the United States Robert Tanner Freeman - First African American to receive the DMD degree from Harvard university Two major contributions of G.V Black - 1. The principle of extension for prevention in which the margins of a filling were extended to within reach of a tooth brush for cleaning a tooth. 2. Standardized rules of cavity preparation and filling C. Edmund Kells - 1896 - First dentist to employ a dental assistant Dr. George Blue Spruce Jr. - First Native American Indian dentist Irene Newman - First dental hygienist What role did Hippocrates play in history - He began to outline a rational approach to treating patients he stressed importance of keeping with teeth in a good condition What is the premise of the Hippocratic oath - And obligation to refrain from wrongdoing and to treat patients with confidentiality to the best of one's abilities Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor - First woman to graduate from a college of dentistry Emeline Robert Jones - First woman to practice dentistry in the united states Ida Gray-Rollins - The first African American woman to receive a dental degree in the united states Robert Tanner Freeman - First African American woman to receive the DMD degree from Harvard university Two major contributions of G.V Black - 1.The principle of extension for prevention in which the margins of a feeling we're extended to you within reach of a toothbrush for cleaning the tooth. 2.standardize rules of cavity preparation and filling C. Edmund Kells - First dentist to employ a dental assistant Dr. George Blue Spruce Jr. - First Native American Indian dentist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen - Discovered x-rays Horace Wells - First used nitrous oxides for tooth extractions