DENTAL TEAM MEMBERS
Dental Team Members vocabulary and definitions : These definitions / acronyms will be on your Radiation Health and Safety (RHS) Exam
Which non-profit organization represents the profession of DA:
How many years of college must a general dentist complete?
- 2 years
- 4 years
- 8 years
- 16 years
What is the specialty that deals with developing policies and programs that helps to oral prevent diseases for the public?
- ENDODONTICS
- PERIODONTICS
- ORAL PATHOLOGIST
- DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH
The dental specialty that deals with treatment and diagnosis of diseases of the pulp?
- Periodontist
- Prosthodontist
- Endodontist
- Pathologist
The dental specialty that diagnoses dental diseases through the use of dental imaging and radiographs (xrays).
- Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon
- Periodontist
- Oral and Maxillofacial radiology
- Dentist
The dental specialty that focuses on the diseases of the oral structures (mouth) and extraction of wisdom teeth?
- Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon
- Periodontis
- Oral Pathologist
- Prosthodontist
The specialty of dentistry that works very closely with oral surgeons (work in a lab to evaluate biopsies) is:
- Periodontist
- Prosthodontist
- Endodontist
- Oral Pathology
The dental specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the surrounding and supporting structures of the teeth (the periodontium)?
- Oral Pathologist
- Periodontist
- Oral and maxillofacial Radiology
- Dentis
The dental specialty that treats children from birth through adolescence?
- Orthodontist
- Pediatric Dentist
- Oral Pathologis
- Periodontist
The dental specialty that is concerned with the restoration and replacement of the natural teeth with artificial teeth?
- Periodontist
- Prosthodontist
- Endodontist
- Pathologist
Who is the licensed team member that is an auxiliary that provides preventive care, therapeutic (healing), and educational services (ex: brushing instructions) to the patients?
- Dental Laboratory Technician
- Dental Hygienist
- Dental Assistant
- Dentist
Who is the team member that provides supportive procedures to the dentist?
- Dental Laboratory technician
- Dental Hygiene
- Dental Assistant
- Dentist
Minimum length of education required at an accredited school or college for a dental assistant?
- 1 year
- 6 months
- 2 years
- 4 years
Which type of technique do the dentist and chairside assistant use when they work together?
- SHARED TEAM DENTISTRY
- SINGLE HANDED DENTISTRY
- TWO HANDED DENTISTRY
- FOUR HANDED DENTISTRY
A dental assistant who has received additional training and is legally allowed to provide certain intraoral patient care procedures is a(n):
The ________ normally does not work in the dental office with the other members of the dental health team.
- Business Assistant
- Dental Hygienist
- Dental Laboratory Technician
- Dentist