Explain the systems within your dental practice for internal and external referrals for advice‚ support or treatment. The most common referral in our practice is for a therapist for scale and polish‚ filling‚ whitening teeth‚ radiographs or for extraction of deciduous teeth. Our therapist doesn’t have direct access and patients have to be referred to her. To refer a patient to the therapist‚ appointment need to be booked and therapy prescription placed on the top of the notes in patient file with
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This week in Dr. Caseys office I mainly cleaned up after the patient left. I learned about how to clean up after they do a sealant. I found that really exciting because whenever they do a sealant I can clean everything 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
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In today’s world‚ having a job in the healthcare field is a very good idea. There will always be a demand. Someone will always go to the dentist to get their teeth cleaned. Dental hygienists clean teeth‚ examine patients for signs of oral diseases such as gingivitis‚ and provide other preventative dental care. They also educate patients on ways to improve and maintain good oral health. For anyone who can accept the cons‚ this can lead to a personally rewarding career. To become a Dental Hygienist
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As a family dentist‚ Waimea Smiles treats their patients as a family. They are passionate about your oral health and they understand that most people don’t give their teeth a second thought as long they are healthy. Consequently‚ they focus on various forms of dentistry from general dentistry to preventative and treatment care. The following is a close look at their services and what to expect from family dentistry‚ Leesa Miyasato. Operational procedure as a family dentist office Preventive care:
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If an important medical decision should be needed‚ most people do as much research as they can. It’s important to get all the facts to help put your mind at ease when going through a major medical procedure. But what about a major dental procedure? Do you give it the same thought and importance as any other medical decision? You should. The fact is‚ while you may never have to have open heart surgery or your appendix removed‚ chances are at some point in your life you will have to have dental surgery
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Tooth Extractions In Lewiston‚ ID After our baby teeth fall out‚ our permanent teeth come in‚ and those are the teeth that we are supposed to keep our entire lives. But teeth do fall out at certain points during life‚ and it’s not unheard of to lose a tooth or need to have one extracted for whatever reason. There also can be times when teeth need to be extracted for the betterment of your oral health‚ such as when you have a crowded mouth or need to have wisdom teeth removed. When these type of
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Do you guys know that one person that needs to brush their teeth better? As I grow up I have found it more important each day to keep my teeth clean and healthy‚ including flossing‚ tongue brushing‚ fluoride and even drinking the right liquids. I get that when we were younger we didn’t really care at all about our teeth‚ but now that we are older we start to realize we are going to have our teeth for the rest of our life and it’s important to keep them clean. If I become a dental Hygienist I will
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Everyone knows that getting regular dental exams is important for the health of your teeth and gums‚ but what about getting a dental X-ray? Time was‚ many people would not go through that procedure unless it was absolutely necessary‚ because of a fear of being exposed to too much radiation from the radiography device. Thanks to advances in dental technology‚ however‚ the advent of the digital X-ray has made it easier for patients to now get a regular X-ray‚ at any age‚ so that your dentist can detect
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Receding gums can be a pain—literally. They are caused by the gums gradually moving‚ resulting in less coverage on the tooth. This exposes the roots causing increased sensitivity to hot and cold liquids and foods plus increases the risk of infection and disease. Elizabethtown’s Mulberry Street Family Dentistry provides some advice on receding gums and what you can do to treat this troublesome condition. Of course‚ the best way to prevent and treat receding gums is to have regular visits with your
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Non carious cervical or class V lesions (NCCL) are associated with loss of hard tissue‚ at the cementoenamel junction (CEJ) of the cervical third of the tooth structure. It is also referred as cervical abrasion or cervical erosion (Wood‚ Jawad et al. 2008). These lesions are commonly presented in a variety of forms to the general dental practitioners; varying from shallow grooves to broad dished-out lesions or large wedge-shaped defects‚ with sharp internal and external line angles (Sarode and Sarode
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