Identify the members of the dental healthcare team, and explain the role of each in a dental practice.
Dentist or Dental Specialist, Clinical Dental Assistant, Dental Hygienist, Expanded-Functions DA, Business Assistant, and Dental Lab Tech.
Describe the minimal educational requirements for each dental healthcare team member.
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Describe the supportive services provided by non-team members.
Dental supply person, detail person, dental equipment tech, and dental spas.
Name and describe each recognized dental specialty.
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An individual who is trained to provide support to the dentist is a(n) ____________.
Dental assistant.
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the supporting structures is __________.
Periodontics.
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis of the disease through various forms of imaging, including radiographs is __________.
Oral and maxillofacial Radiography.
A(n) ___________ is a legally qualified practitioner of dentistry.
Dentist.
An individual who preforms technical services specified by a written prescription from the dentist is a(n) __________.
Dental laboratory technician.
A(n) ____________ is a licensed auxiliary who provides preventive, therapeutic, and educational services.
Dental Hygienist.
The specialty of promoting dental health through organized community effort is ___________.
Dental Public Health
__________ is the specialty that is concerned with disease of the oral structures.
Oral Pathology.
A(n) ____________ is a dentist who specializes in disease of the pulp.
Endodontist
____________ is the specialty of surgery of the head and neck.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery.
_____________ is the specialty that is concerned with the correction of malocclusions.
Orthodontics.
______________ is the specialty that is concerned with the restoration and replacement of natural teeth.
Prosthodontics.
_____________ is the area of dentistry that specializes in children from birth through adolescence.
Pediatric Dentistry.
Who would not be considered a member of the dental healthcare team?
Dental supply person.
What is the minimal length of education for a hygiene licensure?
2 Academic years
What is the minimal length of education for an ADA-accredited dental assisting program?
1 Academic year.
What is the minimal length for an ADA-accredited dental laboratory technician program?
2 Academic years.
What must a dental laboratory technician have in hand before he or she can perform and deliver an indirect restoration or prosthesis?
A prescription from the dentist.