Chapter 12 & 13

Question 1

What are facilitation skills?

Answer 1

Interpersonal skills used to ease communication and develop a trusting relationship between the dental professional and the patient;
facilitation mean s “the act of making something easier”

Question 2

What are included in nonverbal communication?

Answer 2

The use of body language that includes messages conveyed by posture, body movement, eye contact, and facial expression.

Question 3

Are dental x-rays safe?

Answer 3

All x-rays are harmful to living tissue.

Question 4

Why is a lead apron used during x-ray exposure?

Answer 4

A lead apron and a thyroid collar are used to protect reproductive, blood-forming, and thyroid tissues from scatter radiation.

Question 5

Name the advantages of digital imaging.

Answer 5

Digital imaging requires less exposure to radiation; manipulated electronically; environmentally friendly as no film or processing chemicals are used.

Question 6

Who owns the dental images?

Answer 6

All records, including dental images are property of the dentist.

Question 7

Can a pan image be exposed instead of a complete intraoral series?

Answer 7

No. A pan cannot substitute for a complete series of dental images.