The Dental Office Flashcards
The dental office envirnment
72 F in reception area
68 to 70 F in clinical area
The reception area: table and floor lamps make the room more soothing and comfortable.
Business area: fluorescent lighting is bright and easier to work under.
Clinical area: USING fluorescent and clinical lighting.
Work area
Dental office should includue the distinct area
- reception area
- administrative/business office
- clinical/treatment area
- sterilization center
- dental laboratory
- dentist’s private office
-dental staff lounge
Reception area
include chairs and couches
keep area clean
offer children corner
administrative/business office
equipment for
desk
telephone
computers
photocopies
fax
patient records
Staff Area
The dentist’s private office: use only for the dentist
The staff lounge: area for clinical and business staff.
Items
-tables and chairs
- small refrigerator
-microwave
-lockers/cabinet for personal belongings
- coffee/food
Routine care and maintenance od clinical area
Certain procedures should be followed each morning and evening to ensure efficient use oof clinical areas.
Morning Routine:
- arrive 30 minutes before firs scheduled patient of day
- Tune on the master switches for central air compressor and vacuum units
-prepare the dental treatment rooms for patient care - examine the appointment schedule
-prepare the treatment room for first patient.
Evening Routine:
- complete the operatory exposure control cleanup and preparation protocols.
- turn off all equipment
-ensure that treatment rooms are adequately stocked for the next day - post appointment schedules for next workday
-ensure that instruments and laboratory work ready for next day
-ensure that sterilization center has been cleaned
-ensure treatment room are ready for use
-play any soiled protective in the appropriate container.
The treatment area
all clinical treatment is provided.
provide privacy and comfort for dental patient
Dental clinical equipment
Disposable traps: filtering mechanism for the saliva ejector.
Curing light: used to harden or light cure dental materials.
Amalgamator: used to triturate mix amalgam capsules by means of vigorously shaking the ingredients.
Central vacuum: supplies the suction for the oral evacuation system.
Central air compressor: supplies compressed air for the air water syringe and air driven handpiece.
patient dental chair
dental chairs are available in diff size for adult and pediatric
patients chair are designed with features that provide
- support knees, back and head
- comfortable movable arm
- easy maintenance and cleaning
- control for adjusting chair
- diffrent patient positions
dental assistant may need to position the patients in the chair
-Upright position: back of chair is upright at 90
- supine position: patients is lying down with head and knees at the sam level
-sub-supine position: patients is lying down with feet above head level
Dental stools
operator’s stool: support body
- large seat and back
- easy adjustment for back support
- A seat that is easy to lower raise
- casters that make it easy to move around patient
Dental Assistant’s stool provides stability and mobility and comfort which allows a proper fatigue reducing posture.
Dental unit
- front delivery: over the patient lap
-Rear Delivery: behind the dental chair
-side delivery: at either side of patient’s chair
ther clinicial equipment
- Rheostat: foot control device near operator used to control the speed of the dental hand-piece.
- Dental unit waterline: supplies water thought hoses into dental hand-pieces
- Air-water syringe: handheld instrument attached to the dental unit
- operating light: lliminates the oral cavity during dental procedure
- oral evacuation system: remove water, saliva, blood or matter during a dental procesdure.
Denatl laboratory
some items found in dental laboratory:
workbenches
storage cabinets
model trimmer
dental lathe
laboratory materials.
