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What did the regulates health professions act do for the health professions? |
Made professionals accountable to the public, protects the public |
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How did it impact dental assisting? |
It doesn't really effect us, only thing is they teach us matrix bands but we actually still don't do it. We are under them still (we don't have a regulatory college) |
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What is the purpose of a regulatory college? |
It is to hold members accountable and to protect the public. It sets standards and holds them accountable. Good quality assurance |
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DDS and RDH receive a ______ to practice? |
DDS and RDH receive a CERTIFICATE to practice |
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The __________ acts are ____________ |
The CONTROLLED acts are LICENSED |
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What is the purpose of the professional association? |
(Purpose of ODAA) They represent us as the workers, we get benefits such as liabilty insurance, 15 k in life insurance, vison wear benefits, counciling avaible, conventions and semenars |
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What is your professional assisociation ? |
ODAA, canada and local |
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What are the benefits of joining as a student ? |
Job posting, car insurance, shopping, goodlife, glasses |
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How many education credits do you need per year to maintain your certification? |
You need 12, and this can be done via online semenars |
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Define controlled act, assign, delegate, order |
Controlled acts are licensed acts regulated by health professions act, procedures that are posted as a serious threat of the not trained. These can only be performed by professionals (ex we cant use slow speed handpiece, we'll get fined) |
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Assigned |
Dental assistant |
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Delegate |
Something we are taught to do but actually dont do (matrix band) |
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Order |
With dental hyigenists |
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Public domain |
procedures are not considered to be potentially hazardous to the public |
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A code of ethics |
A series of principles used as a guide in assisting professionals to fulfil moral obligations |
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4 duties we are able to do as level 2 assistants |
1) mechanical polishing of the coronal portion of the tooth 2) apply pit and fissure sealants 3) apply topical anesthetics 4) take preliminary impressions of the teeth for study models
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Name a regulatory college and 2 obligations |
RCDSO 1) to develop, establish and maintain standards of qualification for persons to be issued certificates of registration 2) to develop, establish and maintain programs and standards of practice to assure the quality of the practice of the profession |
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Name a professional assosication and 2 obligations |
ODAA 1) to provide continuing education programs for dental assistant and dental receptionists 2) to provide certification for qualified members |
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Enamel hypoplasia |
incomplete/defficient developement of orgran or tissue, Defect occurs in the formation of organic enamel matrix, the enamel is pitted 3 types of hypoplasia a) hereditary b) systemic c) local |
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Ethics |
Doing whats right |
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Jurisprudence |
Science and Philosophy of LAW |
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How to test for percussion? |
tap teeth with the blunt end of a mirror or a probe |
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What can we test for and what cant we test for |
We can't do heat, but we can do cold and percussion |
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Rheumatic fever |
Effects the heart |
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Hyperthrophy |
an INCREASE in the size of a tissue or organ caused by enlargement in the SIZE of its cells. Generally associated with an inflammatory response (ex edema) |
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What does improper tooth brushing cause? |
Abrasion can be caused, this happens int he cervical third of the ROOT. It's MECHANICAL wearing away by forces other then mastication. usually on cuspids |
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What is bruxisms |
Involuntary habit of grinding or clenching. Attrition can happen, pulp chambers may be narrowed down, this is MECHANICAL |
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Erosion |
IS CHEMICAL |
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Attrition |
is tooth to tooth contact |
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stillmans cleft |
is a V shaped notch on margincal gingiva, primarly on facial, can be caused by incorrect tooth brushing or incorrect flossing |
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recurrent decay |
could be from microleakage (ex under crown) |
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What can check the status of the pulp? |
vitality tests |