Week 1

Question 1

What are Level I Assisting Skills (ODAA)?

Answer 1

Preparation of the treatment/clinical area
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Cleaning and sterilization of instruments and hand pieces
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Passing instruments to the dentist or hygienist (single-and two-handed technique)
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Proper use of High Volume Evacuator within the Oral Cavity
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Preparation of Restorative Materials
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Perform simple laboratory procedures such as the pouring and trimming of study models
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Maintains supplies and equipment (stocks and replenishes supplies)
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Monitors inventory
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Assesses emergency situations, aware of emergency protocols, knowledge of First Aid and CPR

Question 2

What are Level I Assisting Skills (ODAA)?

Answer 2

Assists in maintaining emergency drug kits
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Conducts spore/biological indicator tests
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Recording data on patients’ record or chart as directed by the DDS
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Patient and community education on oral health (extra-oral)
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Other extra-oral duties as required by the dentist
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Instruction in care and maintenance of pre-fitted appliances
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Expose, process, and mount radiographs as specified by HARP
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Obtains vital signs
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Ability to interpret Material Safety Data Sheets

Question 3

What are Level II Intra-Oral Dental Assistant Skills (CDA II) (with NDAEB certificate)

Answer 3

Includes, but not limited to, all duties of CERTIFIED Level I Dental Assistants
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Mechanical polishing of the coronal portion of the teeth
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Placement and removal of rubber dam
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Taking of preliminary impressions of teeth for study models
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Topical application of anti-cariogenic agents
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Oral hygiene instruction with an intra-oral component
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Dietary counseling relative to dentistry
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Application of materials topically to prepare the surface of the teeth for pit and fissure sealants

Question 4

What are Level II Intra-Oral Dental Assistant Skills (CDA II) (with NDAEB certificate)

Answer 4

Application of pit and fissure sealants
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Application of topical anaesthetics
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Application of desensitizing agents
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Whitening of the coronal portion of the teeth using tray-based systems; including the application of a liquid dam if required for these tray-based systems
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Polishing restorations
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Oral irrigation

Question 5

What is the goal of Preventive Dentistry

Answer 5

The goal of preventive dentistry is to have a healthy mouth for a lifetime
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To achieve this goal, new and recurring disease must be prevented

Question 6

What is the Current Philosophy of Care?

Answer 6

The goal of care used to be absence of disease.
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We now focus on prevention, wellness and self-care.

Question 7

What is APIE?

Answer 7

A systematic approach to health care delivered collaboratively.
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Includes four areas:
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Assessment (A)
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Planning (P)
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Implementation (I)
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Evaluation (E)

Question 8

Why Use APIE?

Answer 8

The client becomes more involved in the process of care:
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Increased ownership and responsibility for the care and control of their own health.
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Increased compliance of positive health behavioursover long term periods.
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Greater success with the therapeutic and preventive measures performed.

Question 9

KEY NOTE

Answer 9

Dental assistants (Level l and ll) work under the direction of and supervision of a dentist and aren’t independent practitioners.The Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation model of client care is used as the basis for instruction of the intraoral duties because it is important for Level ll dental assistants to understand all aspects relating to the designated procedure, even through they will rarely be making independent decisions relating to the Assessment (diagnosis) and Planning (treatment planning) aspects of client care.

Question 10

Oral Flora

Answer 10

the various microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses….) that live in the oral cavity … many of the microorganisms in the mouth are not harmful!
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Some bacterial species are pathogenic (cause disease)
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Bacteria in dental biofilm are the main cause for cavities and gum disease.
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Bacterial Environments….
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Aerobic … can live in the presence oxygen
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Anaerobic ..grows in complete (or almost complete) absence of oxygen

Question 11

Introduction to Hard & Soft Deposits

Answer 11

Soft Deposits:
Acquired pellicle,
Dental plaque, biofilm “dental plaque”
Materiaalba (NOT Material!),
Food Debris,

Hard Deposits:
Dental Calculus

Stains:
Extrinsic,
Intrinsic,