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Dental Assistant: Saving Smiles One Mouth at A Time Everyday I’m suctioning! One day soon I’ll be wearing this slogan on my T-Shirt because one day soon this will be my truth. Dental Assistants are the backbone of the dentist office. Every day they make people feel pretty. They are saving the smiles of children, teenagers, young adults, and older adults all day. Dental assistants help the dental operator in providing safe, comfortable, and efficient dental treatment. They prepar the patient…

Most of us, when we are very young, are taught good dental and oral health habits. And yet, even though we're aware of how important good oral hygiene is, we somehow fail to really take acre of our mouths as we get older. It's safe to say most adults in America brush their teeth at least once a day, but the figure goes down when we talk about flossing. That figure drops even more, rather dramatically actually, when we get into the subject of regular visits to the dentist. How many people are…

good at. The career of being a Dental Hygienist was always something I was interested in because ever since my childhood, I have always liked the dentist and keeping up with my oral hygiene. Now after researching this career and finding out more information about the education, environment, and job outlook I am still very interested in becoming a Dental Hygienist. In addition to all of the research, education and training play a big role in becoming a dental hygienist. For schooling,…

What Causes Teeth Stains and How to Remove Them If you want to have a perfect white smile, you should avoid certain foods and products. Even though teeth whitening procedures are easily available these days, you can avoid staining your teeth in the first place. For most people with stained teeth, they have a big impact on their self-confidence, on how they feel and interact with other people. Teeth whitening procedures have become immensely popular because we need to feel confident when we talk…

condition , and dentists must be ready to manage the situation. Early detection of impaction with time interception, and well-managed orthodontic and surgical treatment, impacted maxillary canines can be guided to erupt in an appropriate location in the dental arch.(1) Maxillary permanent canines position is very strategically important in keeping the occlusal relationship symmetrical and harmony. The upper canine are the most impacted tooth(excluding 3rd molars) with prevalence between 1% to…

The management strategies of dental caries are dependent on the stage at which caries is detected. The incipient carious lesions are characterized by subsurface dissolution due to more fluoride ions in the 50-100 microns of the tooth’s outer surface and less fluoride in subsurface region. Sub surface, non cavitated lesions are amenable to remineralization, thus early detection and diagnosis is of prime importance. 1-3 Traditionally diagnosis of dental caries was based on…

Dental assistants place an important role in the delivery of dental care. This quarter I learned about basic dental procedures such as composite and amalgam restorations, as well as how to fabricate and cement a temporary crown. I applied this information during our lab class and made a temporary for my typodont. I was good at making a triple tray so we don’t need to make all those three opposing arch impression, bite registration and final impression which made the procedure done efficiently .…

Just because men are more susceptible to dental caries and other negative oral health conditions does not mean that there is no hope in bettering their chances of having teeth. My approach is similar to that of that focuses on harm-reduction, or the Band-Aid approach. I can neither force young…

member of Love You Like A Sister Inc. 2. Being an applicant for this organization I can bring Determination, Optimism, Passion, and Good team work. 3. In Five Years, I see myself at Howard University dental school where I will obtain either a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.). I also look forward to start my own non-profit organization 4. LYLAS is the perfect organization for me to join because this organization is about uplifting the community which I…

the medical field; students then choose dental assisting. Dental assistants have always been seen as the nurses in the dental field, but in fact dental assistants come nowhere near nurses; therefore, students who are undecided, it is a wise choice…