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10 Cards in this Set
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Probing |
Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal pocket. |
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Quality assurance |
Program in place for monitoring and evaluating a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality |
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Registration |
Act of completing forms by providing personal information. |
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Restoration |
The use of dental materials to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent unit. |
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Self-contained water reservoir |
Container attached to a dental unit that is used to hold and supply water or other solutions to hand pieces and air-water syringes. |
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Sharps |
Any pointed or cutting instruments, such as scalpels, needles, orthodontic wires, and endodontic instruments. |
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Standard Precautions |
Standard of care designed to protect healthcare providers from pathogens that can be spread by blood; expands upon the concept of Universal Precautions. |
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Symmetric |
Balances, or even on both sides. |
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Universal Precautions |
Guidelines based on treating all human bodily fluids as though it were infectious. |
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Virulence |
The strength of a pathogens ability to cause disease. |
