Delivering Dental Care

Question 1

A Brief meeting or review of the day before the patients begin arriving should take place in the morning

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Initiating a conversation and asking the patient whether he or she has any questions about the treatment

Answer 2

Can help the patient feel more comfortable and relaxed

Question 3

Is the process of the operator and assistant working together to perform clinical procudures

Answer 3

Four-Handed dentistry-

also known as team dentistry

Question 4

During four-handed dentistry, the operator must have

Answer 4

easy access to the patient’s oral cavity

Question 5

assistant zone for a right-handed dentist

Answer 5

2 to 4 o’clock

Question 6

The dentist and dental assistant shuold try to eliminate or reduce _______ and ________ movements to reduce stress and body fatigue

Answer 6

Class IV

Class V

Question 7

Is the area where instruments and dental materials are exchanged from the dental assistant to the dentist

Answer 7

Transfer Zone

Question 8

Basic Instrument grasps

Answer 8

The pen grasp
The palm grasp
Palm-thumb grasp

Question 9

The dental assistant grasps the instrument at the

Answer 9

End of the handle or opposite of the working end

Question 10

Instruments with hinges are transferrred by

Answer 10

holding them at the hinge and directing the handles into the dentist’s palm

Question 11

The dental assistant uses the left hand

Answer 11

to transfer dental instruments and materials to the right handed dentist

Question 12

Is when the dentist must be in the same treatment area as the person who is performing the function

Answer 12

Direct supervision

Question 13

Is the viewing an object through the use of a mirrow

Answer 13

Indirect vision

Question 14

The mirrow must be parallel to the working surface

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Is a finger rest that stabilizes the hand so the there is less possibility of slipping and injuring the tissues in the mouth

Answer 15

Fulcrum