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Dental vocab
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Certified dental technician CDT | A dental laboratory technician who has passed a written national examination and who performs dental laboratory services such as fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures, as 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 | Professional who performs 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 care facials, paraffin wax hand treatment, reflexology, micro-dermabrasion, massage therapy, and many other pampering, therapeutic, and rejuvenation offerings |
| Dental supply person | Representative of a dental supply company who provides dental supplies, product information, services, and repairs |
| Dentist | Oral healthcare provider licensed to practice dentistry |
| Detail person | Representative of a specific company who provides information concerning the company’s product |
| Oral and maxillofacial radiology | Dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of imaging, including x-ray films (radiographs) |
| Oral and maxillofacial | 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 structures |
| Orthodontics | Specialty within dentistry that focuses on preventing, intercepting, and correcting skeletal and dental problems |
| Pediatric dentistry | 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 |
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