Speicialities

Question 1

List the specialities in dentistry

Answer 1

• Paediatric
• oral surgery
• endodontics
• periodontics
• prosdontics
• Orthodontics

Question 2

What is paediatric dentistry

Answer 2

• children based oral health
• dealing with birth - 16 years

•since its specialist will only see children who are referred with particularly medical problems.

(Haemophilia - deficiency in clotting factor 8 which increases bleeding and makes it challenging to perform dental procedures)

•behavioural, server anxiety, very high decay rates

Question 3

Oral surgery

Answer 3

Surgical management of soft and hard tissues of the mouth.

May include jaw, teeth, gums and neck

E.g dental implants

Question 4

Endodontics

Answer 4

• Study and treatment of the dental pulp.
• Endodontics is important damaged pulp makes your teeth.
• so if you have infection of the pulp will be referred to an Endodontist

Question 5

Periodontics

Answer 5

Structures surrounding and supporting the teeth.

E.g gum disease

Question 6

Orthodontics

Answer 6

•the correction of irregularities in the teeth bite and jaw

Question 7

Why am I interested in paediatrics

Answer 7

Worked with children in the past delivery talks to primary and working with around classes in school.

I would love that passion of working with children in a clinical environment to be translated to a career

Question 8

What is prosdontics

Answer 8

The replacement of missing teeth and associated soft and hard tissue by prostheses

(Crowns dentures)