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During your dental assistant training program, you will begin to learn the specialized terms that will be critical to your future career. Inlay a dental restoration made outside of the mouth and then applied to a tooth. Basic charting terminology of the dental assistant pci health. Mouth mirror to provide indirect vision to retract lips, cheeks, and tongue. Human dentition the teeth that are located in the upper and lower jaws are collectively referred to as the human dentition. Your dental plan covers enter amount% up to a maximum of enter amount. Periodontal disease a condition that affects the gums which can range from simple gum inflammation to serious damage to the soft tissue and bone that support. Dental caries is the disease process referred to as tooth decay, which causes cavities in teeth.
Common occlusion terms every dental lab technician must know. It explains the composition of dental terms by exploring prefix, rootcombination, and suffix divisions, along with word composition. The total dollar amount that a plan will pay for dental care for an individual member or family member under a family plan for a specified benefit period, typically a calendar year. Glossary of dental clinical and administrative terms.
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The fifth edition was expanded to the australian schedule of dental services and glossary schedule in 1996. The total dollar amount that a plan will pay for dental care for an individual member or family member under a family plan for a specified benefit period, typically a calendar year assignment of benefits. Utilize appropriate professional dental terminology when addressing patient. A dental office that has a contract with an insurance company to provide dental services under the terms of the contract in which they signed. Many terms are familiar, especially to experienced individuals.
There are two main types of periodontal disease, gingivitis and periodontitis. A dental assistant will need to know that the adult has 32 teeth in their mouth, 16 in the maxilla and 16 in the mandible. Many of the words used in medicine are made up of parts which are also used in other words. Care health plan hopes that this first edition of the englishspanish managed care glossary of termsis used to improve communication with spanish speakers.
Dental assisting terminology you need to know ross. Abscess acute or chronic localized inflammation, probably with a collection of pus, associated with tissue destruction and, frequently, swelling. Nov 23, 2020 many of these dental assistant terminologies include dental procedures, billing terms, and others that allow you to communicate with patients, coworkers, and dentists. To provide an area specific for instruments characteristics. Dental terminology 2nd edition pdf dental terminology 2nd edition pdf free download dental terminology 2nd edition pdf dental terminology 2nd edition ebook content dental terminology has been written in a userfriendly manner to help the new student or learner understand dental terms.
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