DAT 101 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What specific information must the dental team receive from the patient before they can provide dental treatment? - Patient Registration, Medical History, and Informed Consent What describes the collection of data to help the dentist make a correct diagnosis? - Assessment The patient record is a permanent document of whom? - The Dentist Quality assurance is an important asset of a practice because...? - It describes the type of care a patient is recieving The patient should be instructed ...

What specific information must the dental team receive from the patient before they can provide dental treatment? - Patient Registration, Medical History, and Informed Consent What describes the collection of data to help the dentist make a correct diagnosis? - Assessment The patient record is a permanent document of whom? - The Dentist Quality assurance is an important asset of a practice because...? - It describes the type of care a patient is recieving The patient should be instructed ...

Topical anesthetics are used in dentistry for ______________. - Numbing surface tissue The most frequently selected form of pain control used in dentistry is ___________. - Local anesthesia Local anesthetics are injected near _________ to create a numbing effect. - A nerve What is added to a local anesthetic solution to prolong its physiologic effect? - Epinephrine What type of injection technique would the dentist most frequently use for a small area of maxillary teeth? - Infiltration Wh...

A patient who reports for an initial appointment should be - asked to complete patient history and be told why the information is needed. Which of the following is not true regarding the patient record? - The patient record is property of the patient After patients review the HIPAA written policy, they sign a form that - acknowledges the patient's receipt of the privacy policy. The goal of obtaining medical history information from a dental patient is to ensure all of the following excep...

disinfection - used in all areas and cannot be covered with barriers sanitation - same as cleaning- does not remove all microorganisms sterilization - all forms of microorganisms are destroyed cidal = - to kill static/stasis= - stop;stand still hand scrubbing - least desirable wear PPE's (utility gloves) only one or two instruments at a time use long- handled brush air dry or pat dry some states prohibit hand scrubbing ultrasonic cleaning - loosen and remove debris from instruments ...

At the completion of the diagnostic gathering process, the dentist will - formulate an assessment from the findings of the patient's oral health The patient record is - a permanent document · A written privacy policy informing a patient that an office will not use or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI) for any purpose other than treatment, diagnosis, and billing is mandated by the - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) · The written medical-dental health h...

Class 1 - Cavities in pits and fissures of any tooth that has pit or fissures can be buccal or lingual Class 2 - Cavities on proximal surfaces on posterior teeth Class 3 - Cavities on proximal surfaces of anterior teeth Class 4 - Cavities on proximal surfaces and Invisalign edge surface of anterior teetg Class 5 - Cavities in the cervical 1/3 of facial or lingual surfaces (not pit or fissure) of posterior or anterior teeth Class 6 - Cavities on incisal edges of anterior teeth and cusp tip...

what are some techniques to manage pain? - Sedation Topical anesthetic Local anesthetic General anesthetic (IV) Sedation is used when? - To relax the patient before anesthetic What are the types of sedation? - Premedication Nitrous oxide gas *Used in conjunction with local anesthetic* What else is used in conjunction with local anesthetic? - Nitrous oxide Oxygen cylinders are what color? - green Nitrous cylinders are what color? - Blue What consists of the gas device? - Control valves...

What can increase productivity in a dental office? A. Patient comfort B. Minimization of stress and fatigue C. Delegation of expanded functions D. All of the above - D. All of the above When using the clock concept for a right-handed operator, where is the static zone located? - 12:00 to 2:00 According to the clock concept, instruments are to be exchanged during a procedure in the ______________. - transfer zone Besides the assistant, what could be in the assistant's zone? A. Mobile d...

What can increase productivity in a dental office? A. Patient comfort B. Minimization of stress and fatigue C. Delegation of expanded functions D. All of the above - D. All of the above When using the clock concept for a right-handed operator, where is the static zone located? - 12:00 to 2:00 According to the clock concept, instruments are to be exchanged during a procedure in the ______________. - transfer zone Besides the assistant, what could be in the assistant's zone? A. Mobile d...