Dental implant

A 75 year old retired plumber who is taking medication to control his blood pressure is found on examination to have a dry mouth and numerous caries. She also has maxillary anterior composite veneers and class V glass ionomers on her maxillary premolars. What must we be concerned about when treating patients who have esthetic composites and glass ionomer restorations resent in their mouths? Esthetic composites have a tendency to shrink during polymerization which cause a gap at the margins of…

In lecture six (2017) it explains that implantation success is dependent on how the health care organization carefully, "plans and addresses critical success factors, utilize effective planning and management processes, apply guidelines and standard protocols to development, and facilitate legal an ethical compliance throughout the HMIS implementation" (para. 14). Fine-tuned HMIS project planning and management directives can control, monitor, direct, and specify HMIS implementation. The six…

About five miles from my hometown there lies a small town called Chisholm. This city has no hospital and only one clinic. Within city limits, there lies a small school, an old grocery store and one dental office, Chisholm Dental. Run down buildings and “Out of Business” signs hang heavy on the street corners, which may explain why the average household income in Chisholm is less than 30,000. Poverty can be seen both on the front porches and the back alleys of this city. When given the…

What initially stimulated my interest in the field of dental hygiene was doing a research project on the occupation of a dental hygienist while I was in high school. From doing the project, I learned the tasks, years of education, hours, and salary of a dental hygienist which further intrigued my interest in the field. When I was younger, I had braces and learned that I would need jaw surgery, which made me more curious about the dental field. The more research and experiences I encountered in…

Radiology in dentistry has come a long way since C. Edmund Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States to a living person. Radiographic images help health care professionals in dentistry diagnose and evaluate problems below the gum line, in the jaw and between and inside of your teeth. Science and technology are continually advancing and new technologies are being studied and introduced frequently. Digital imaging is one of these advances and offers a reliable and versatile…

Local anesthesia is vital to the dental profession because of its benefit to patients and the dental team. In today’s dentistry patient comfort is extremely important along with making sure that the standard of care is met. Without the use of local anesthetic patients would be in excruciating pain during dental procedures. More difficult procedures may not even be able to be done because of the level of pain it would cause. Because many people fear the dentist and pain in general, without local…

maintaining dental hygiene can avoid bad breath, to also avoid pain, and to keep a person's teeth looking good? The career of a dental hygienist is a great career, because it teaches how to care for oral health and it has a big impact on people because it helps keeping a clean and healthy mouth.One might decide to become a dental hygienist when going to a dental office about their teeth needing to be clean the dentist could show things they have to do everyday in the workplace. A dental…

individuals were trained as conventional dentists but had profound experiences (either themselves or with their patients) that challenged their beliefs and the way they practiced dentistry. Biological dentists endure criticism and worse from dental institutions and state dental boards. Insurance doesn’t cover much of their work. This makes much needed biological dentistry financially out of reach for many consumers.…

believe that Greenville Technical College’s Dental Assistant Program will give me this opportunity. I have been told that Greenville Tech has a rigorous program and I want to be a part of it. I believe that this program will prepare me for my career in the dental field and give me the tools needed to succeed. As I have researched the skills required for Dental Assistants, I have noticed one in particular that is crucial in being a great Dental Assistant. Dental Assistants must be able to…

A lot of people have trouble laughing in public. Why? Well, it is because of their smile. Perhaps, their smile is not the best. We at Tigard Aesthetic Orthodontics and the professional staff of Orthodontist In Murray Hill find that a large number of patient's seek service because they have crooked teeth or their teeth are mishapped in some way. They might find a joke funny, or a situation funny. They politely place their hand over their mouth and laugh or do not laugh at all. We believe that…