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Pierre Fauchard
"Father of Dentistry" Greek physician. developed dentistry as independent profession
Hesi-Re
Earliest Egyptian dentist known 3000BC
Hippocrates
"Father of Medicine" practiced medicine as well as dentistry, developed dentrice(toothpaste)
G.V Black
"Grand old Man of Dentristry"
contributions:
-Principle of extension for prevention
-Standarized rules of cavity preparation and filling
C. Edmund Kells
Invented the Dental Assistant profetion
ADAA
Americ Dental Assistant American Dental Assistant Association- To advance the careers of dental assistants and to promote the profession, credetiaqling.
DANB
Dental Assisting National Board- agency responsible for testing dental assistants and issuing credential of CDA
CDA
Certified Dental Assistant- must take and pass a nation written examination administed by DANB
OSHA
Occupational Safety and health Administration
Dentist or Dental Specialist
-Legally resp for patient's care
-assesses patient's oral health
-uses up to date diagnostic skills
-Uses current techniques in all aspects of patient's care
-provides legally required supervision for dental auxiliaries
Clinical Dental Assistant
-seats and prepare patients
-assists dentist at chairside
-prepares and delilvers dental materials
-perform radiographic procedures
Expanded-Functions Dental Assistant(EFDA)
-Performs only those intraoraql procedures that are legaly in US
Dental Hygenist
-assesses the periodontal status of patients.
-Performs dental prophylaxis.
-Performs scaling and root planning procedures
-Exposes, processes, and evaluates the quality of radiogrqaphs.
Business Assistant
-Greets patients, answer phone calls
-makes appt
-Manages patients records
Dental Laboratory Technician
-perform Lab work under dentist's prescription
-constructs and repair prosthetic devices
-Constructs restorations
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. set of privacy laws for all health care providers.
Hippocratic Oath
oath to refrain from wronddoing and to treat patients with confideality and to the best of one's ability
CDT
Certified Dental Technician. Dental Lab tech who passed National exam
Dental Equipment Technician
Specialist who installs and maintains dental equipment
Dental public Health
Specialty that promotes oral health through organized community efforts
Endodontics
dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp
oral and maxillofacial radiology
dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of imaging including radiogrqaphs
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery
Dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, upper jaw and associated areas
Oral Pathology
Dental specialty that diagnoses threats diseases of the oral structures
Periodontics
Dental specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of supporting tissues
Prosthodontics
Dental specialty that provides restoration and replacement of natural teeth
Basic Principle of Ethics (6)
-Autonomy
-Nonmaleficence
-Beneficence
-Justice
-Confidentiality
-Veracity
Ethics
moral conduct, high standards of conduct. not laws
Autonomy
Sef-determination. Patients have the right to choose
Beneficence
of benefit to the patient
Nonmaleficence
of no harm to the patient
Justice
Fair treatment of the patient
Law
Minimum standards of behabior established by statues for a population or profession
Veracity
Truthfulness; not lying to the patient
Code of Ethics
Voluntary standards of behavior established by a profession
Statutory Law
Any law passed by goverment law
Criminal Law
crimes against Sociaty
Civil Law
Crimes against an Individual
-Contract Law
-Tort Law
-Administrative Law
Administrative Law
involves regulations. for example violations of OSHA
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Contract Law
binding agreement between two people.
Tort Law
acts that bring harm or damages to a person. example Malpractice.
Res gestae
"Things done". statements made y a person present at the time of alleged negligent act. as evidence in a court of law
Res Ipsa Loquitur
"the thing speaks for itself"
Respondeat superior
"Let the master answer" doctrine that holds and employer liable for acts of the employee.
Dental Practice Act
Document of law that specifies legal requirements for practicing dentistry in a particular state
Reciprocity
system that allows individuals in one state to obtain a license in another state without retesting
Malpractice
professional negligence.
what four conditions must be present for a malpractice lawsuit?(4 ds)
-Duty
-Derelict
-Direct cause
-Damages
Act of Omission
failure to perform an act that a "reasonable and prudent professional" would perform.
Act of Commission
performance of an act that a "reasonable and prudent professional" would NOT perform.
major areas of risk management?
-excellent communication with patients
-maintaining accurate and complete records
-receiving informed consent
-doing everything possible to maintain the highest standards of clinical excellence.
Anatomy
Structure of Human body
Physiology
How the body function
vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves
Midsagittal plane
any vertical plane that divides the body into UNequal left and right portions
Sagittal plane
plane that divides body into upper and lower portions
Horizontal plane
Frontal plane
vertical plane divides body into anterior(front) and posterior(back)
Closer to the point of attachment or closer to trunk of body.
proximal
Farther from a point of attachment, or farther from trunk of body
Distal
three layers of bone
-Periosteum
-Compact Bone
-Cancellous bone or marrow
layer of bone that is capable of repair, connectifve tissue tha covers all bones of the body
Periosteum
Hard outer bone layer
compact bone
Bone layer that is gelatinous material that produces white blood cell, red blood cells or platelets
Bone marrow
Mental foramens in the Jaw
small round opennings in jaw bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass.
TMJ
Temporomandibular Joint
two basic types of movement the TMJ perrforms
-Hinge action
-gliding movement
The nerve that is primary source of innervation for the oral cavity
Trigeminal nerve.
Trigeminal 3 subdivisions
-ophthalmic
-maxillary
-mandibular
Paranasal Sinuses
air-containing spaces within skull that communicate with the nasal cavity
function of the Sinuses
-producing mucus
-making the bones of the skull lighter
-providing resonance
4 types of Sinuses
-maxillary sinuses
-Frontal Sinuses
-Ethmoid Sinuses
-Sphenoid Sinuse
permanent dentition has how many teeth? and aprox time span
32, after 12 years
Primary dentition has how many teeth? and aprox time span
20, 6 months-6years
mixed dentition time span
6-12 years
quadrants
maxillary and mandibular arches are each divided into halves. four sections
-MAXILLARY RIGHT QDRNT
-MAXILLARY LEFT QDRNT
-MANDIBULAR RIGHT QDT
-MANDIBULAR LEFT QDNT
maxillary right quadrant
adult and child
adult-1-8
child- A-E
Maxillary left quadrant
adult and child
adult-9-16
child-F-J
Mandibular right quadrant
adult and child
adult-32-25
child-T-P
Mandibular left quadrant
adult and child
adult-17-24
child- O-K
Sextants
Each arch divided into three sextants.
-maxillary right posterior sext
-maxillary anterior sextnt
-maxillary left posterior sext
-mandibular right posterior
-mandibular anterior sextant
-mandibular left posterior
posterior sextant teeth
mollars and premollars
numbering of permanent teeth begins where?
upper-right third mollar
permanent maxillary teeth numbers
1-16
permanent Mandibular teeth number
17-32
Numbering of Primary teeth
A-T
Maxillary primary teeth letters
A-J
Primary mandibular teeth
K-T
Permanent Maxillary Central Incisors
8-9
Permanent central mandibular incisors
24-25