Midterm Exam Flashcards
A course intended to acquintant the student with the scope and responsibilities of dentistry as a health profession with other professions.
Perspective in dentistry
Reasons for student’s choice of dentistry
Personal
- family or self-interest
External
- societal
- to aid the community’s health
Characteristics that a dental student should posses
Energy
Enthusiasm
Patience
Perseverance
TRUE OR FALSE
People that are involved in training a dentist are dentistry teachers/clinical instructors, members of the allied professions, government agencies, privates educational institutions, patients, and the community or the public.
TRUE
Knowledge obtained through systematized investigation/ study/ inquiry concerning the various theories, principles and concepts of dentistry.
Dentistry as a science
Involves skilled craftmanship/ psychomotor skills/ technical skills in the practice of the profession.
Dentistry as an art
A calling or vocation requiring specialized knowledge and technical skills following lengthy and intensive preparation.
Dentistry as a profession
Threefold value of the dental profession
Service to mankind
Social security
Prestige
What are the services to mankind that is being offered by the dental profession?
Preventive services
Remedial/ corrective/ curative services
What factors responsible for the immediate complaints of patients?
Pain
Discomfort
Deformity
TRUE OR FALSE
Condition of the oral cavity, relations of the oral cavity to the general system, preventive services, remedial/ corrective/ curritive services are the oral needs of the humanity.
TRUE
Enumerate the preventive services
Twice a year dental check-up
Oral prophylaxis/ cleaning
Fluoridization
Fluoridation
Oral health education
Oral hygience regimen
Enumerates remedial/ curritive services
Tooth restoration
Root Canal Treatment (RCT)
Oral surgery (tooth extraction)
Prostheses (removable/ fixed)
Social security offered by the dental profession
Ideal means of livelihood
Career opportunities
Prestige offered by the dental profession
Prestige of the title/ degree doctor
What are the ideal traits of a dentist?
Dedication to services
Honesty and sincerity
Diligence and thoroughness
Resourcefulness
Charity
What are the employment amd career opportunities of a dentist?
Private practice
Public health dentist
Hospital dentist
Military dentist
Industry or company dentist
School dentist
Dental educator
Other…
Dental assistant
Dental researcher
Graduate study
Heritage practice
Dental/ medical representative
Dentql consultants
Foreign employment
Categories of private practice
Individual/ solo practice
Partnership and group practice
Multi-located practice
Part-time practice
The dentist practices as a one-man practitioner
Individual/ solo practice
Defines as either one is a practice of 2 or more dentist joined in a cost sharing.
Partnership/ group practice
In need of more clientele, a denstist may apportion his time to serve other locations
Multi-located practice
Cons of multi-located practice
A difficult method of establishing a practice
Can be very expensive
The practice is limited to a few hours only
Part-time practice
affords a novice dental practitioner a grand opportunity whether in the employ of the national or local government
Public Health dentist
Dentist practicing in a private hospital
Hospital dentist
Dental service in AFP dental corps unit
Military dentist
employ by private company or industry in a full-time basis or retainership
Company/ industry dentist
Employment in a private college/ university
School dentist
Dentist who opt to pursue a career in teaching
Requires education units in teaching
Adminastrative skills and capabilities
Dental educator
A novice dentist who seek employment to a private dentist
Can serve as a buffer or period of re-adjustment during which one can acquire experiences and evaluate private practice opportunities. Dentists who wish to seek employment abroad but are not licensed to practice as dentist in other countries
Dental assistant
A dental practitioner who choose to do research or investigation in any dental field or specialization. Usually inside a university (local or abroad)
Dental researchers
Dentist opt for a limited practice of one or two specific fields. Requires to pursue a 3-4 years additional graduate study such as master of science or doctoral degree in dentistry (endodontics, oral surgery, prosthodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, etc.)
Graduate study
Practice is retained in a family or class of practitioner with the patient load inherited by the beginner member. Ultimately, the latter takes over the entire practice
Heritage practice
One who seeks employment in major drug companies and dental traders.
Dental or medical representative
One who is employed by a dental company, laboratory/ traders for his/ her expertise.
Dental consultant
Foreign employment
Dentist
Dental assistant
Dental hygienists
Dental nurse
Dental technician
General Education
Institutional Requirements (CEU)
Basic Medical Courses
Dental Courses
- Pre- clinical
Dental Courses (clinical)
Dental Public Health and other courses
Clinical Dentistry
Hospital Dentistry
CEU DENTISTRY CURRICULUM 2018-2019
necessary in the management of a dental patient.
The oral cavity is not a separate entity from the different systems in the body. Prior to any treatment procedure, it is imperative that the dental professional, as a doctor of dental medicine, understands the normal and pathological conditions of an individual, to come up with an appropriate treatment plan.
Basic medical courses
General education courses
- understanding the self
- mathematics in the modern world
- purposive communication
- health economics
- general zoology
- art appreciation
- readings in the philippines history
- organic chemistry
- Polotics and governance
- geneticw
- the life and works of rizal
- science, technology and society
- ethics
- the contemporary world
What are the elective subjects in dent?
Filipino 1 and 2
Internet of things
TRUE OR FALSE
Mandated rqts are P.E. 1,2,3,4 and NSTP 1 and 2.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
The institutiona, rtqs (CEU) are foreign language 1 and 2, religion: history and texts, man, church and society, empowering the self, and living and loving relationships.
TRUE
study of the different parts of the human body by regions involving different tissues such as bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, and different internal organs using human models.
regions of the human body from the shoulders to the feet
General anatomy 1
deals with the thorough study of the head and neck with anatomical details on the skull, face, oral cavity, and other maxillofacial structures.
General anatomy 2
study of the cells and tissues that compose the human organ system (using microscope)
includes the basic consent of embryonic development of the basis of tissues
General histology and embryology
the study of (bio)chemistry of the cells and organelles and their relation to the general metabolism of the body; metabolism of foodstuff and chemical processes by which the human body derives and utilizes energy.
Biochemistry
study of function of the human body organs with emphasis given to the practical application to dentistry together with integration of items on family planning.
General pysiology with family planning
study of general and systemic pathology needed to provide an introductory and basic level proficiency in interpreting macroscopic (gross) and microscopic (histology) changes in various organs.
study of diseases/ abnormalities of man.
General pathology
deals with the mechanism of drug action on living tissue that is used in prevention and treatment of (oral) diseases.
Pharmacology
study the biology of (pathogenic) microorganisms (infectious agents) to serve as a knowledge base in the control, prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment of infectious diseases with oral significance.
emphasis is given to the oral microflora
Microbiology
course designed to provide a logical framework for learning and working knowledge of internal medicine needed for diagnosis of dental patients with medical illnesses in relation to correlating these to dentistry.
Principles of medicine
TRUE OR FALSE
The basic dental subjects will give a basic knowledge on the gross and microscopic anatomy of the tooth, normal sequence of eruption, function, abnormalities in tooth form, properties and manipulation of dental materials, before the clinical procedures are introduced.
TRUE
CORRECT OR NOT
Prior to any treatment procedure, it is imperative that the dental professional, as a doctor of dental medicine, understands the normal and pathological conditions of an individual, to come up with an appropriate treatment plan.
CORRECT
morphology of deciduous and permanent dentition (macroscopic or gross structure of the human teeth), their alignment and relationships with supporting structures.
Oral anatomy
study of the microscopic structures of oral/dental tissues and their embryonic development.
Oral histology and embryology
Basic dental courses
Oral anatomy
Oral histology and embryology
Dental materials
Cariology
Infection control
Oral physiology and Occlusion
Oral pathology 1
study of the physical and chemical properties of metallic and non-metallic materials used in Dentistry, including the manipulation and uses of the different dental materials, and the different variables that affect the properties of the dental materials.
Dental materials
diagnosis, etiology, microbiology, classification, prevention and management of dental caries in individuals and populations.
Cariology
aseptic protocols that prevent spread of contaminants and infectious substances from patients to patients and patients to dental staff.
proper sterilization of instruments
handling and disposal of infectious wastes
Infection control
study of oro -facial mechanisms and dynamic interrelationships among dental, neuromuscular and TMJ as they influence establishment of functional occlusion, mastication, deglutition and speech
Oral physiology and occlusion
deals with diseases and abnormalities affecting oral and dental tissues as well as several systemic diseases that present oral lesions as part of their pathology.
Oral pathology 1
will give a basic knowledge on the different skills that can be practiced on the ivorine teeth and model casts in the laboratory classes.
Pre-clinical subjects
will upskill the students regarding the various clinical, hospital and community disciplines necessary for the actual clinical practice.
Clinical subjects
______will train the dentistry student in the actual handling of dental patients, while Hospital Dentistry will give an overview of the hospital protocol and the management of medically-compromised patients.
Clinical dentistry
Pre-clinical subjects
Operative dentistry 1 and 2
Prostodontics 1, 2, and 3
Roentgemology
Anesthesiology
Periodontics 1
Orthodontics 1
Endodontics
Oral diagnosis and treatment planning
deals with the principles of cavity preparation and the manipulation of filling materials necessary for the restoration of carious teeth.
Operative dentistry 1