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Dental Professional
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 (hy-JEN-ist) | 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. |
| Endodontics (en-do-DON-tiks) | - Dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp. |
| Oral and maxillofacial radiology (ray-dee-OL-o-jee) | Dental specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of imaging, including x-ray films (radiographs). |
| Oral and maxillofacial (mak-sil-oe-FAY-shul) surgery | Dental surgical specialty that diagnoses and treats conditions of the mouth, face, upper jaw (maxilla), and associated areas. |
| Oral pathology (puh-THOL-uh-jee) | Dental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the oral structures. |
| Orthodontics (or-thoe-DON-tiks) | Specialty within dentistry that focuses on preventing, intercepting, and correcting skeletal and dental problems. |
| Pediatric (pee-dee-AT-rik) dentistry | Dental specialty concerned with neonatal through adolescent patients, as well as patients with special needs in these age groups. |
| Periodontics (per-ee-oe-DON-tiks) | Dental specialty involved with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting tissues. |
| Prosthodontics (pros-thoe-DON-tiks) | Dental specialty that provides restoration and replacement of natural teeth. |
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