Rookie Training

Question 1

What are the key dental titles and specialties

Answer 1

General Dentist
Family Dentist
Pedodontist
Cosmetic 
Endodontist
Orthodontist
Periodontist
Ear Nose Throat (ENT)
Oral Surgeon
Prosthodontist
Denturist
Hygienist

Question 2

General Dentist

Answer 2

primary care provider for patients in all age groups who take responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, management and overall coordination of services to meet patients oral health needs.

Question 3

Pedodontist

Answer 3

specializes and treats children

Question 4

Cosmetic dentists

Answer 4

any dental work that improves the appearance of a person’s teeth, gums and/or bite.

Question 5

Endodontists

Answer 5

specializes in the interior tooth structure or the dental pulp

Question 6

Orthodontists

Answer 6

specialize in moving teeth. Often tooth movement is done in conjunction with jaw movement and stabilization surgery. They take care of orthodontic alignment

Question 7

Periodontists

Answer 7

perform dental implant surgery as well since this procedure requires superior knowledge of how to cut into the gums with as little trauma as possible

Question 8

Oral surgeons

Answer 8

Specialize in oral surgery and have more training and extensive skills in dealing with deeper and more complicated structural issues.

They do NOT do root canals

Question 9

Prosthodontist

Answer 9

the branch of dentistry concerned with the design, manufacture, and fitting of artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the mouth. Ex: dentures, bridges, and other tooth restorations

Question 10

Denturist

Answer 10

Also specializes in dentures, bridges, and other tooth restorations, but don’t have the same amount of skills and training as prosthodontists.

Question 11

Hygienist

Answer 11

in dental offices performing dental cleanings and scaling.

Question 12

How many years of schooling is required to be a dentist

Answer 12

7-8 years

Question 13

DDS

Answer 13

Doctor of Dental Surgery

Question 14

DMD

Answer 14

Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry OR Doctor of dental medicine

Question 15

DDS and DMD are the _____

Answer 15

Same degree. It is up to the universities to determine what degree is awarded

Question 16

Most common procedures done by general dentists

Answer 16

fillings and repairs
root canals (endodontics)
crows (caps)
bridges and implants
extractions and teeth whitening

Question 17

What are the top-most widely used consumable merchandise products that dentists utilize?

Answer 17

Suction
Treatment Covers
Mouth Rinse Cups
Syringe/ hypodermic needles 
Cotton swabs/cellulous

Question 18

Amalgam

Answer 18

Dental amalgam is a liquid mercury and metal alloy mixture used in dentistry to fill cavities caused by tooth decay.

Question 19

Composite Materials

Answer 19

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Question 20

Emergency Services

Answer 20

Compressor
Vacuum
Autoclave

Question 21

DOXA DENTAL

Answer 21

Cement and caps/crowns

Question 22

DEMAND FORCE

Answer 22

Demandforce integrates seamlessly with your existing practice management system to help accounts better communicate with existing patients as well as attract new ones. Automated email and text reminders, online reputation management tools, marketing campaigns, highlight and post reviews,

Question 23

COLGATE

Answer 23

toothpaste, tooth brushes, mouth wash, whitening

Question 24

DENTRIX

Answer 24

Digital office system– paperless, periodontal charts, apps, management software,

Question 25

CAO GROUP

Answer 25

Led curing lights and diode lasers

Question 26

AGENT REFINING

Answer 26

Dental alloy (used for crowns)

Question 27

ARESTIN

Answer 27

a locally administered time-released antibiotic designed for use at the time of scaling and root planning as well as periodontal maintenance procedures.

Question 28

ARESTIN

Answer 28

a locally administered time-released antibiotic designed for use at the time of scaling and root planning as well as periodontal maintenance procedures.

Question 29

amalgam vs. composite

Answer 29

drill into tooth and pull out cavity then fill it with metal amalgam or composite that has the tooth appearance

**neither of these are as good as a in-lay and on-lay milling machine (Cerec)

Question 30

Impression material

Answer 30

A dental impression is a negative imprint of hard (teeth) and soft tissues in the mouth from which a positive reproduction (or cast) can be formed. They are made by using a container which is designed to roughly fit over the dental arches (“trays”).

Question 31

Digital panoramic x ray machine

Answer 31

used for extra oral imaging— around whole head- everything. segmented bite wings
used for everything before cone—anything oral
insurance generally pay this out

Question 32

phosphor plate scanner and digital x ray scanner

Answer 32

phosphor: takes longer not as efficient and more reoccurring costs because you are buying plates
digital x ray sensor (dexis): capture image immediately go straight to computer (Jake showed you this)

Question 33

intra oral camera

Answer 33

used for patient education
insurance reimbursement
used for invisaline images

Question 34

cone beam panoramic machine

Answer 34

see more and can diagnose more

helps diagnose sleep apnea and can do surgery digitally

Question 35

3D scanning

Answer 35

intra oral scanner or cone beam

Question 36

Velscoop machine

Answer 36

which centers on a wireless, handheld scope that uses natural tissue fluorescence to enhance the way clinicians visualize oral mucosal abnormalities that might not be apparent or even visible to the naked eye

Question 37

CAD/CAM

Answer 37

same day dentistry

• crowns
• in-lays and on-lays
• custom abutments