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Dental
1st Year Main Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Endodontist | Dentist who treats conditions inside the tooth |
| RDA | Registered Dental Assistant |
| Chronic Exposure | Repeated exposure over a long period of time |
| Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon | Dentist/MD who treats conditions of the face and neck areas |
| Oral Surgeon | Dentist who treats problems of the mouth; jaw and surgical procedures |
| Succedaneous | Following a subsitute; pertaining to those permanent teeth that are preceded by a primary tooth |
| DMS | Doctor of Medicine Science |
| Symmetrical | Similar & can be identical on right & left sides; same characteristics |
| General Dentist | Dentist who seeks to improve the oral health of patients of ALL ages |
| Trifurcate | Divide into 3 branches |
| -furcate | branch or fork |
| Chemical | Substance of mixture of substances |
| Subpoena | A document that requires it's reciprent to appear in court as a witness |
| CTE | Career and Technical Education |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart, under 60 bpm |
| Glaucoma | (disease of) High pressure of intraocular fluid |
| Febrile Fossa | febrile= fever, fossa= depression |
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis | Autoimmune disorder which results in the destruction of the Thyroid gland |
| Hemiparalysis | Paralysis on one side of the body; can occure due to a stroke |
| Hypocardia | State of reduced CO2 in blood resulting from deep or rapid breathing, known as hyperventilation |
| Adrenal Insufficiency | Diminshed activity of the adrenal glands; also known as Addison's Disease |
| Alkalosis | Abnormal condition of the blood and tissues compared to normal health |
| Anaphylatic | Life threatening severe allergic reaction & state of shock; prohylaxisis-prevention of treatment for disease |
| Distended Jugular Veins | Enlarge= Distended, Jugular veins |
| Interferons | proteins produced by cells in response to a virus to block viral replication |
| Anaphylatic Shock | A severe & sometimes fatal allergic reaction to second exposure; rapid swelling acute respiratory distress. collapse of education of circulation, itching, fatal hives |
| Anaphylaxis | Hypersensitivity resulting from sensation following prior contact with causative agent |
| Antecubital Fossa | Depression in front of elbow |
| Aneurysm | Weakening of the wall in an artery leading to bulgding and possible rupture |
| Anricoagulant | Agent that prevents blood clotting b |
| Toxic Waste | waste that has a toxic effect on humans |
| Anterior | In front of |
| Jurisprudence | study & philosophy of law |
| Hyperpyrexia | Elevated body temp; pyrexia= fever |
| Pulp chamber | Cavity within the crown of a tooth that contains the pulp tissue |
| Cataracts | Cloudings in the lens of the eye |
| Engulf | Special cells that enfold around foreign parade and swallow it up, important bodily defense against infection |
| Oblique Ridge | Triangular ridges that connect diagonally across the occlusal surface on a posterior tooth midline to distobuccal (DB) |
| Veracity | Conformity to Facts; accuracy, truthfulness |
| Coma | Deep sleep with unresponsiveness |
| HOSA | Future Health Professionals |
| IBC | Industry Based Certification |
| Auxilliary | Someone who provides additional help/ support |
| Phsychology | Science of the Mind |
| Paradigm | widely accepted belief |
| Nitrous Oxide | Colorless. sweet-smelling gas that produces a feeling of euphoria when inhaled |
| Encode | To convert a message |
| Litigation | Lawsuit |
| Evidence based | an approached that stresses the practical application of the findings of the best available current research |
| Directive | instruction that serves to direct. guide towards an action or goal |
| Empathy | Understand others feelings |
| Micro-angiopathy | small blood vessel infection |
| Pediactrics | dentists who treat children |
| Soft Skills | People skills |
| Practicum | Allows students to apply what they have learned in a class to a real environment |
| Work based learning | a continuum of international activities and experiences designed to expand boundaries of classroom & prepare student career |
| Internship | Hands on experience through the completion of tasks and responsibilities |
| Pictograms | graphic elements of health hazards |
| SDS | Safety Data Sheets |
| Hazardous Waste | waste poses risk to humans or to the environment |
| Contaminated Waste | Items as gloves, and patient napkins may contain contextuality of infectious patients |
| Infectious Waste | Waste is capable of transmitting an infectious disease |
| Implied | suggested but not directly expressed; to hint at |
| Insulin | hormone secreted by the islets of larger nans in the pancreas to regulate carbohydrate metabolism |
| Hypothermia | Low body temperature |
| Occlude | to bring upper & lower teeth together |
| Palatal | lingual surface of maxillary teeth, close to palate |
| Occlusal | Mastication surface, in top of posterior teeth |
| Pit | a sharp pointed depression in the enamel surface of a tooth, caused by faulty or incomplete calcification or formed by the confluent point of two or more tones of enamel |
| Dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Adjacent | having a common boundary |
| Verification | the process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something |
| Slander | action or crime of making a false, negative spoken statement damaging a person's reputation |
| Erectile dysfunction | unable to maintain a penile erection, impotence |
| exophthalmos | bulging of the eyes, from the socket; most common causes of graves disease |
| canine eminence | a bulge on the surface of the jawbone where it covers the root of a canine |
| buccal | surface on posterior teeth that is on the facial surface or next to cheeks |
| bifurcate | to divide into two branches |
| cervical | of or relating to the neck of the tooth; area where the crown meets root |
| kinesthetic | info receives through movement such as facial expressions or gestures of lack of movement |
| cervical margin | the constricted part of the tooth connecting the crown to the root |
| concave | curved area like the inferior of a circle |
| cingulum | elevation of enamel on lingual cervical surface of anterior teeth |
| convex | having a surface that curves outward |
| congenitally | of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, uterine environment |
| imbrication | slight, horizontal scale-like ridges on the labial cervical third of some anterior teeth |
| Deciduous dentition | deciduous teeth, also called primary teeth are shed for the eruption of permanent teeth: type, # and arrangement of teeth |
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