final Flashcards
what needs to remain confidential with dental office?
-financial records
-patients identity
-records with or without written consent
what does a CDA do?
help/support the dentist during procedures
what a dental laboratory technician do?
make crowns, bridges, dentures
what does as endodontic do ?
diagnoses and treat diseases of the pulp
what does a oral pathology do?
diagnosis and treat the diseases of the oral structure
what does a orthodontist do?
preventing/intercepting/correcting skeletal and dental problems
what does a periodentic do?
diagnosis and treat the disease of the supporting tissues
what is prosthodontics ?
provides and replaces of natural teeth
what are some roles of a dental hygienist?
-RDH
-removes deposits on teeth
-exposes radiographs
-fluoride
-fissure sealant
-OHI
-administer anaesthetic
RDH
Registered Dental Hygienist
NDAEB
National Dental Assisting Exam Board
CDABC
Certified Dental Assisting of BC
BCCOHP
BC College of Oral Health Professionals
HPA
Health Professions Act
BCDA
BC Dental Association
CDAA
Canadian Dental Assistants Association
what is autonomy ?
self determination
what is beneficence
of benefit to the patient
what is code of ethics ?
voluntary standards of behaviour established by a profession
what is confidentiality ?
not revealing any personal information about a patient
what is ethics ?
what is right and wrong
what is justice
fair treatment of patient
what is law
minimum standards of behaviour established by statutes for a population or profession
what is nonmaleficence
of no harm to the patient
what is veracity
not lying to patient
some ways to “read “ a patient
-human behaviour
-non verbal communication
-socialization
-verbal communication
what should be put into a patients medical history
-alerts of any medical conditions, meds, allergies
-red dot and or highlighted alerts
-signatures
-dates
-consent signed
how many times are we updating HH?
every visit
what is detection?
identifying the presence of something, like a tooth imperfection or decay
what is extra oral?
outside the oral cavity (face and neck )
furcations
space between two roots of a tooth
intraoral
inside the mouth
mobility
the movement in a tooths bone structure
morphologically
type of bio that deals with form and structure
palpation
to examine by touch
probing
to examine with the use of an instrument
restoration
to bring something back to it normal/old state
MOB
mesial occlusal buccal
MOD
mesial occlusal distal
RCT
root canal
PFM
porcelain fused to metal
EXT
extraction
S
sealant
what is red used for
a procedure that needs to be done
blue
completed by our office
black
completed by an other office
who governs the CDA ?
BCCOHP
what is the resting pulse for an adult
60-100 beats per min
where do you take the carotid
neck
what do oximeter measure in blood ?
oxygen
most common site to take pulse
radial
relaxed respiration of an adult
10-20
blood pressure is recorded by ?
systolic/diastolic
how many kortkoff sounds can be herd
5
what artery is used when taking blood pressure
brachial
where is a tympanic temp taken
ear
rate rhythm depth affects what in a person
breathing
rate rhythm volume affects what in a person
pulse
what is the reading when the heart is relaxed
diastolic
what is tachypnea
very rapid breathing
what would be stage 1 of hypertension
145/95
is the heart rate of a child higher or lower
higher
what is b.i.d
taking a dose twice a day
what is the superscription on a prescription
patients name, address, date , rx symbol
when a drug chemical compound is released
metabolism
why do we use antibiotics
prevent bacterial colonization
what is the inscription on a prescription
the drugs name and quantity
on a prescription what does p.c mean
after meals
what is inflammation of endocardium
endocarditis
