Dental Hygienist Research Paper
Dental Hygienists
It is time for your yearly check up at the dentist to clean and polish your teeth. How do you react? Are you scared to go? You may be thinking about your last trip to the dentist where they poked and picked you with needles. They left you with your teeth hurting and gums swollen. They may have even had to give you a shot in your gums to numb your mouth and you couldn’t talk without spitting everywhere. You are dreading this trip and don’t want to go. You ask yourself, “Is this really going to help me?” Even though going to the dentist may be painful, it does keep your mouth healthy, which is important to live a healthy life. This is what dental hygienist do. Dental hygienists keep patients teeth and gums clean, access patient’s …show more content…
Dental hygienist use ultrasonic scalars, sonic scalars, X-ray machines, and hand held scalars. Ultrasonic tools work by sound wave vibrations. They can cycle up to 50,000 per second, scraping away plaque and tartar from teeth. They cannot be used on a patient that has a pacemaker because the electromagnetic fields from these scalars may cause the pacemaker to stop working. Before using an ultra-sonic scalar, it is important to ask each and every patient if they have heart conditions requiring them to have a pacemaker. There are sonic scalars that also remove tartar and plaque on teeth. These scalars use compressed air and water to go deep into the gums to remove pieces of food and plaque. Sonic scalars do not interfere with pacemakers and are safe to use on all patients. Dental hygienist also use x-ray machines. X-ray machines are used to see pictures of patients jaw and teeth. Dental hygienist take and develop these picture for the dentist to use and review before working on a patient. Another tool is the hand held tool. There are two types of hand held scalars, the Ivory-C-1, and the G-11. These remove tartar below and above the gum line. They reach into the pockets of the teeth to remove tartar safely. Using the right tools and using them properly are vital to the patient’s safety and health
It is time for your yearly check up at the dentist to clean and polish your teeth. How do you react? Are you scared to go? You may be thinking about your last trip to the dentist where they poked and picked you with needles. They left you with your teeth hurting and gums swollen. They may have even had to give you a shot in your gums to numb your mouth and you couldn’t talk without spitting everywhere. You are dreading this trip and don’t want to go. You ask yourself, “Is this really going to help me?” Even though going to the dentist may be painful, it does keep your mouth healthy, which is important to live a healthy life. This is what dental hygienist do. Dental hygienists keep patients teeth and gums clean, access patient’s …show more content…
Dental hygienist use ultrasonic scalars, sonic scalars, X-ray machines, and hand held scalars. Ultrasonic tools work by sound wave vibrations. They can cycle up to 50,000 per second, scraping away plaque and tartar from teeth. They cannot be used on a patient that has a pacemaker because the electromagnetic fields from these scalars may cause the pacemaker to stop working. Before using an ultra-sonic scalar, it is important to ask each and every patient if they have heart conditions requiring them to have a pacemaker. There are sonic scalars that also remove tartar and plaque on teeth. These scalars use compressed air and water to go deep into the gums to remove pieces of food and plaque. Sonic scalars do not interfere with pacemakers and are safe to use on all patients. Dental hygienist also use x-ray machines. X-ray machines are used to see pictures of patients jaw and teeth. Dental hygienist take and develop these picture for the dentist to use and review before working on a patient. Another tool is the hand held tool. There are two types of hand held scalars, the Ivory-C-1, and the G-11. These remove tartar below and above the gum line. They reach into the pockets of the teeth to remove tartar safely. Using the right tools and using them properly are vital to the patient’s safety and health