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vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Certified dental technician (CDT) | A dental laboratory technician who has passed a written national examination and who performs dental laboratory services such as fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures, as specified by the dentist’s written prescription. |
Dental assistant | Oral healthcare professional trained to provide supportive procedures for the dentist and for patients. |
Dental equipment technician | Specialist who installs and maintains dental equipment. |
Dental hygienist (hy-JEN-ist) - | - Licensed oral healthcare professional who provides preventive, therapeutic, and educational services. |
Dental laboratory technician - | Professional who performs dental laboratory services such as fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures, as specified by the dentist’s written prescription. Most frequently trained on the job as an apprentice. |
Dental public health | Dental public health - Specialty that promotes oral health through organized community efforts. |
Dental spa - | Dental spa - Dental practices that offer many services not normally associated with dental carefacials, paraffin wax hand treatment, reflexology, micro-dermabrasion, massage therapy, and many other pampering, therapeutic, and rejuvenation offerings. |
Dental supply person - | Dental supply person - Representative of a dental supply company who provides dental supplies, product information, services, and repairs. |
Dentist - | Dentist - Oral healthcare provider licensed to practice dentistry. |
Detail person - | Detail person - Representative of a specific company who provides information concerning the company’s product. |
Endodontics (en-do-DON-tiks) | Endodontics (en-do-DON-tiks) - Dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp. |
Oral and maxillofacial radiology (ray-dee-OL-o-jee) - | Oral and maxillofacial radiology (ray-dee-OL-o-jee) - Dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of imaging, including x-ray films (radiographs). |
Oral and maxillofacial (mak-sil-oe-FAY-shul) surgery - | Oral and maxillofacial (mak-sil-oe-FAY-shul) surgery - Dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, upper jaw (maxilla), and associated areas. |
Oral pathology (puh-THOL-uh-jee) - | Oral pathology (puh-THOL-uh-jee) - Dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the oral structures. |
Orthodontics (or-thoe-DON-tiks) - | Orthodontics (or-thoe-DON-tiks) - Specialty within dentistry that focuses on preventing, intercepting, and correcting skeletal and dental problems. |
Pediatric (pee-dee-AT-rik) dentistry - | Pediatric (pee-dee-AT-rik) dentistry - Dental specialty concerned with neonatal through adolescent patients, as well as patients with special needs in these age groups. |
Periodontics (per-ee-oe-DON-tiks) - | Periodontics (per-ee-oe-DON-tiks) - Dental specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting tissues. |
Prosthodontics (pros-thoe-DON-tiks) - | Prosthodontics (pros-thoe-DON-tiks) - Dental specialty that provides restoration and replacement of natural teeth. |