Dentists and dental hygienists need to be knowledgeable‚ compassionate‚ and confident in treating patients with HIV/AIDS. The treatment of this infectious disease needs to be performed in a way that minimizes risks to other patients and health care professionals. Previous studies have shown an unwillingness of health care professionals in treating such individuals. This study examined the effectiveness of a training program for dental and dental hygiene students at Loma Linda University School of
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If you are‚ there may be dental problems looming that need immediate attention. If you do have a problem that you feel needs immediate attention‚ Bright Smiles Dental and Dr. Tim Chatterley will be there for you when the problem is deemed to be an emergency. Almost everyone has experienced this situation: you or someone in your family has had to go to the emergency room at the hospital‚ where you’re expected to sit in the waiting room for hours. At Bright Smiles Dental‚ we realize that emergencies
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Dental Hygienist Maria Lopez Miami Dade College Top of Form Bottom of Form A dental hygienist is a licensed member of the dental health team. The main purpose of a dental hygienist is to help patients maintain good oral health and prevent gum disease. Job duties and tasks vary from state to state. Typical duties allowed in the state of Florida under general supervision (dentist needs to authorize prior to services but need not be present) of a dentist include: · taking
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to keep them clean. If I become a dental Hygienist I will try my best to keep your teeth clean. To become a dental hygienist‚ there are certain job tasks‚ special skills and talents‚ as well as a higher education that is needed. Some of the jobs tasks are cleaning calcareous deposits‚ accretions and stains
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For some people‚ trips to the dental hygienist are uncomfortable. But‚ the team at the Dental Clinic of Onalaska thinks that getting to know your dental hygienist may relieve some of the tension experienced before a visit. For this reason‚ they decided to conduct a brief interview with their dental hygienist‚ Jenny O’Neil. Find out what Jenny does in and out of the office. As a dental hygienist‚ Jenny performs oral health care assessments‚ removes plaque and calculus buildups‚ and educates patients
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My very first time ever being employed was as a dental assistant. I was impressed by the culture of kindness and professionalism that was always on display for everyone to witness. The dentist paid great attention to detail when it came to teaching all of the new assistants about keeping patients calm‚ keeping the instruments clean‚ keeping good notes‚ receipts‚ bookkeeping‚ and remembering different details of the patients.The dentist knew that his profession was synonymous with pain along with
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missing tooth with dental implants‚ complications and implant loss can occur. Peri-implantitis is a bone destructive process affecting the tissues surrounding dental implants(Mombelli 2002). Pathogens found in peri-implantits around affected implant were similar to pathogen found in periodontal disease.(Cortes et al. 2012) Many factors can affect the success of dental implants. systemic health‚ oral hygiene ‚ remained pathogens and habits can all play a crucial role in the success of dental implants as
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Mrs. SL is 41 years old and presented as an emergency patient at the St. David’s Primary Dental Care Unit. She complained of severe pain UL2 that had kept her up the previous night. She was fit and well although reporting a previous medical history of epileptic seizures 5 years ago. Her pain was relieved by draining the abscess through the root canal and prescribing antimicrobials. Subsequently the patient reported dissatisfaction of the appearance of edentulous spaces in the maxillary left and right
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Classification of Dental Caries (Lecture Outline) Dr.Ghada Maghaireh There is currently no universally accepted classification of the disease. On the basis of clinical features and patterns‚ dental caries may be classified in many ways: 1. Morphology (Location of the Lesion). 2. Prior condition of the tooth. 3. Dynamics (Rate of destruction of the lesion). 4. Extent of the lesion. 5. Chronology (age). Classification Based on Morphology (Location of the Lesion): I. Crown caries A. Occlusal caries
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up and won’t have to wait for somebody else to do it for me. I actually really like cleaning up‚ even though my gloves have had rips in them a couple times so I end up touching the bloody tools by accident‚ which I don’t mind. Also I was in with a dental hygienist who was already working on a patient when I came in to observe. The hygienist could tell that the patient was a mouth breather because her gums were inflamed. The gums get inflamed because they get dry‚ and sometimes the bacteria in the
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