Dental Final

The Commision on dental accreditation of the american dental association is responsible for

Which of the following statements is true concerning professionalism?

Reccomendations for good grooming and appropriate dress include

what is required before a dental laboratory technician can perform a task?

ethics deal with

what is the name of the doctrine that states than an employer is responsible for any harm caused by te action of his or her employee while that employee is carrying out the employers business?

informed patient consent means that

the portion of the tooth that is covered in enamel is known as the

the _____ connects the tooth to the bone within the periodontium

the ____ frenum passes form the floor of the mouth to the midline of the ventral border of the tongue

the anterior teeth include

The four types of teeth are

every tooth in the muth has five surfaces, the

the area where the mesial or distal surfaces of the tooth touch the adjacent tooth in the arch is the

the rounded enamel extensions on the incisal ridge of newly erupted central and lateral incisors are called

the primary teeth are classified in the universal numbering system using

what is the name of the permanent teeth that replace primary teeth?

the primary dentition has ___ molars and ___ premolars

the specific group(s) of bacteria responsible for dental carries is/are

the decay process requires a suspectible tooth, a diet rich in ___ and ___ .

dissolution of calcium and phosphate from hydroxyapatite crystals(enamel) is called ?

the carious lesion found frequently in ederly patients are

Subgingival calculus

the goal of preventative dentistry is to

To avoid spreading bacteria that cause caries in a baby, a parent should not put anything into the baby's mouth

___ is the general term that means inflammation of the tongue

the goal of plaque control program is to throughly remove plaque at least __ a day

a broad term for abnormal tissues in the oral cavity is ___

universal precautions means

transmission of a disease to a suspectible person through the handling of contaminatied instruments or by touching contaminated surfaces is a form of ___

mist-like aerosals are

cdc guideline and the osha bloodborne pathogen standard consider saliva to be

pathogens that are carried in the blood and body fluids of infected individuals and that can be transmitted to others are referred to as

the method to deal with surface contamination is ___

chemicals that destroy or inactivate most species of pathogenic microorganisms on inanimate surfaces are called __

___ is the process of killing ALL microorganisms including bacterial spores.

All reusable items among the instruments (critical and semicritical) that come in contact with the patient's _____ must be heat-sterilized.

Goal of erogonomics is to help people

Normal pulse rate of a resting adult is

Instruments are set up on the dental tray

A dental handpiece is identified as a _____ instrument that _____ be sterilized before reuse.

the most frequently used form of pain control in dentistry is

a __ is added to a local anesthesia agent to slow down the intake of the agent and increase the duration of action

what is the purpose of a dental bonding agent