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Healthcare Team
CH 2 - Dental Healthcare Team
Question | Answer |
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Title of the dental laboratory technician who passed a written national exam and who performs dental laboratory services like fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures. | Certified Dental Tech (CDT) |
Name of the oral healthcare processional trained to provide supportive procedures for the dentist and for patients. | Dental Assistant |
Professional who performs dental lab services such as fabricating crowns, implants, bridges, and dentures, as specified by dentist's prescription. | Dental Laboratory Technician |
The licensed oral healthcare professional who provides preventative, therapeutic, and educational services who has a minimum education of 2 academic years of college and an associates degree in an ADA-accredited hygiene program. | Dental Hygienist |
The professional who performs dental laboratory services such as fabricating crowns, bridges and dentures, often trained on the job as an apprentice. | Dental Lab Tech |
The specialty that promotes oral health through organized community efforts. | Dental Public Health |
Offices that offer services that are not normally associated with dental care; facials, hand wax, micro0dermabrasion, massage. | Dental Spa |
A representative of a dental supply company who provides dental supplies, product information, services and repairs. | Dental Supply Person |
The oral healthcare provider licensed in a particular state to practice prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the oral cavity. | Dentist |
The dental specialty that diagnosis and treats diseases of the pulp. | Endodontics |
The dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of imaging, including x-ray films. | Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology |
Dental surgery specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, upper jaw and associated areas requiring surgical intervnetion. | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery |
The dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. | Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology |
The specialty within dentistry that focuses on preventing, intercepting, and correcting skeletal and dental problems. | Orthodontics |
The dental specialty concerned with neonatal through adolescent patients, as well as patients with special needs in these age groups. | Pediatric Dentistry |
The dental specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of structures surrounding and supporting the teeth. | Periodontics |
The dental specialty that provides restoration and replacement of natural teeth. | Prosthodontics |
The accrediting agency within ADA that develops and implements standards for dental education programs. | CODA |
Dental specialty that manages pain, anxiety, and health of the patient during and following a procedure. | Dental Anesthesiology |
Diagnoses, manages, and treats pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, face, head, and neck. | Oral Facial Pain |
Specialty providing dental care to an individual with complex medical issues. | Oral Medicine |