Lesson 1 Flashcards
List different traits of an administrative dental assistant.
- Be flexible and able to do more than one job at a time
- Be multi skilled to handle both dental assisting and business needs
- Be able to work in a diverse culture and maintain patient relations
- Have a strong work ethic
- Understand and apply dental professional ethics
- Maintain good communication, both written and verbal, between patients and all members of the healthcare team
- Be tactful with patients, placing patients first
- Be productive by performing jobs quickly and efficiently
- Work effectively in a team environment
- Apply imitative
- Prioritize duties
- Make decisions and know what needs to be done without direction
Describe the many roles of the administrative dental assistant: office manager, business manager, receptionist, insurance biller, records manager, data processor, bookkeeper, and appointment scheduler
- Office Manager typically organizes and oversees the daily operations of the office staff.
- Business Manager organizes the business operation of the dental practice
- Receptionist must help the patient formulate a positive impression of the dental practice by projecting a positive and helpful attitude
- Insurance Biller is responsible of the insurance biller to oversea the filing of the insurance claims
- Records Manager organizes and maintains all aspects of patients’ clinical charts according to preset standards.
- Data Processor is responsible for entering data into the computer system.
- Bookkeeper keeps track of all fees, all money collected, and all money paid out
- Appointment setter organizes and maintains the daily patient schedule
Name the various members of the dental healthcare team and discuss the roles they play in the delivery of dental care
- General Dentist attends an ADA accredited dental school and earns a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or a Doctoral of Medical Dentistry (DMD) degree
- Dental Hygienist provides oral hygiene instruction and oral prophylaxis to the dental patients
- Dental Assistant provides the link between the patient and the dental assistants or dental auxiliary
Identify the rules and function of the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, Administrative Simplification, as it applies to the healthcare system
- Regulations and compliance issues mandated by HIPAA may include the way insurance claims are coded, how patient information is shared with others, who has access to protected health information, how records are stored, and how patients are contracted outside the dental office
- Administrative Simplification was designed to make the business of healthcare easier through the development of standards for transaction code sets, privacy of patient information, security of patient information, and national provider identifiers.
Name the five ADA’s Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct, and demonstrate an understanding of the content by explaining, discussing, and applying the principles
- Patient Autonomy (self-governance) The dentist has a duty to respect the patient’s right to self-determination and confidentiality
- Non-maleficence (do no harm) The dentist has a duty to refrain from harming the patient
- Beneficence (do good) The dentist has a duty to promote the patient’s welfare
- Justice (fairness) The dentist has a duty to treat people fairly
- Veracity (truthfulness) The dentist has a duty to communicate truthfully
Dental Public Health
is a dentist who helps organize and run dental programs for the general public
Endodontists
perform root canal procedures and other surgical procedures that are needed to prevent the loss of a tooth.
Oral pathology
are specialist in oral and maxillofacial pathology who diagnose and treat diseases of the mouth and oral structures
Radiologist
who specialize in oral and maxillofacial radiology produce and interpret images and data generated by all modalities of radiant energy that are used for the diagnosis and management of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral and maxillofacial region
Oral Surgeons
are specialists in oral and maxillofacial surgery. They perform surgical procedures of the head and neck such as extraction of teeth, or fascial reconstruction.
Orthodontist
treats conditions of malocclusion (teeth meet in a disorder way) and is a member of a complex team of medical and dental doctors who have specialized in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics and who restore facial features and oral functions.
Pedodontist
are specialists in pediatric dentistry
Periodontist
treat patients who have diseases of soft tissues surrounding the teeth (periodontal disease)
Prosthodontists
receive advanced training in prosthodontics and perform procedures that replace lost and damaged tooth structure
Chairside Dental Assistant
helps the dentist during patient treatment in such areas as maintain a clean and clear operating field, passing instruments, and manipulating dental materials
Expanded (Extended) Function
assistant has received additional training and education in functions that provide more independent patient care under direct or indirect supervision of the dentist
Circulating (Roving) Assistant
performs a variety of duties, such as helping dentist, hygienists, or assistants as needed, taking dental radiographs, and help maintaining responsibility for sterilization and infection control procedures
Administrative Dental Assistant
Assistant assigned duties that pertain to the business side of dentistry
Board of Dental Examiners
Agency that has been assigned the task and authority to issue dental licenses
Certified Dental Assistant
A certification granted by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB).
Chairside Dental Assistants
Personnel who perform various duties, including scheduling appointments efficiently, communicating with the use of dental terminology, processing dental insurance claims, correctly coding procedures for posting, making entries in patients’ clinical records, and doubling as assistant when additional help is needed in the clinical area
Dental Hygienist
Professionally educated and licensed member of the dental healthcare team who provides educational, clinical, and therapeutic dental services to patients
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and/or Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD)
Those who attend an American Dental Association (ADA)accredited dental school earn
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Federal government agency that was enacted to protect the worker from workplace injury. It regulates all area of employment.
