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RDA Lesson 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Certified dental technician (CDT) | A dental laboratory technician who has passes a written national examination and who performs dental laboratory services such as fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures, as a 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 | Licensed oral healthcare professional who provides preventive, therapeutic, and educational services |
| Dental laboratory technician | Professionals who perform 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 | Specialty that promotes oral health through organized community efforts |
| Dental Spa | Dental practices that offer many services not normally associated with dental carefacials, paraffin was hand treatment, reflexology, micro-dermabrasion, massage therapy, and many other pampering, therapeutic, and rejuvenation offerings. |
| Dental Supply Person | Representative of a dental supply company wo provides dental supplies, product information, services, and repairs. |
| Dentist | Oral healthcare provider licensed to practice dentistry |
| Detail Person | Representative of a dental supply company who provides dental supplies, product information, services, and repairs |
| Endodontics | Dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pupl |
| Oral and maxillofacial radiology | Dental specialty that deals with diagnosis of disease through various forms of imagining, including x-ray films |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgery | Dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, upper jaw (maxilla), and associated areas. |
| Oral Pathology | Dental Specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the oral structure |
| Orthodontics | Specialty within dentistry that focuses on preventing, intercepting, and correcting skeletal and dental probllems |
| Pediatric | Dental specialty concerned with neonatal through adolescent patients, as well as patients with special needs in these age groups. |
| Periodontics | Dental specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting tissues |
| Prosthodontics | Dental specialty that provides restoration and replacement of natural teeth. |