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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Associate's degree | Awarded by a vocational technical school or a community college after completion of a prescribed two-year course of study |
| Bachelor's degree | Awarded by a college or university after a prescribed course of study that usually lasts for four or more years |
| Doctorate; doctor's degree | Awarded by a college or university after completion of two or more years of work beyond a bachelor's or master's degree. |
| Certification | means that a person has fulfilled requirements of the education and performance and meets the standards and qualifications established by the professional association or government agency that regulates a particular association. |
| Continuing education units (CEUSs) | Are required to renew licenses or maintain certification or registration in many states. |
| Entrepreneur | An individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business. |
| Endodontics | Treatment of diseases of the pulb, nerve, blood vessels, and roots of the teeth ; often called root canal treatment. |
| Dentists (DMD or DDS) | Are doctors who examine teeth and mouth tissues to diagnose and treat disease and abnormalities, perform surgery on the teeth, gums and tissues, and work to prevent dental disease. |
| Dental hygiene | work under the supervision of dentists. |
| Dental laboratory technicians | Make and repair a variety of dental prostheses such as dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances according to the specifications of dentists. |
| Dental assistants (DA) | Working under the supervision of the dentists, prepare patients for examinations, pass instruments,prepare dental materials, take and develop x-rays, teach preventive gentle care, and sterilize instruments. |
| Electrocardiograph/ technician | Operate electrocardiograph machines, which record electrical impulses that originate in the heart. |
| Cardiovascular technologist | and associate's or bachelor's degress reads to the position |
| Electro encephalographic technologists | Operates an instrument called an electro encephalograph which records the electrical activity of the brain |
| Electron diagnostic technologist | Perform nerve conduction tests, measure sensory and physical responses to specific stimuli, and operate other monitoring devices |
| Emergency medical technician | Formal training is available in all states and is offered by fine, police, and health departments, hospitals etc. |
| Admitting officers/clerks | Work in the admissions departments of a health care facility. Responsible for obtaining all necessary info when a patient is admitted to the facility. Assigning rooms |
| Central/sterile supply workers | Involved in ordering, maintaing, and supplying all the equipment and supplies used by other departments in a health care facility |
| Doctor of medicine | Diagnosis, treats, and prevents diseases or disorders |
| Doctor of osteopathic medicine | Treats diseases, disorders, placing special emphases on the nervous, muscular, and skeletal systems, and the relationship between the body, mind, and emotions. |
| Doctor of chiropractic | Focuses on ensuring proper alignment of the spine and optimal operation of the nervous system to maintain health |
| Embalmers | Prepare the body for interment by washing the body with germicidal soap, replacing the blood with embalming fluid to preserve the body, reshaping and restricting disfigured bodies. |
| Dietitians | Manage food service systems, asses patients/residents, nutritional needs, plan menus, teach others proper nutrition and special diets, purchase food and equipment. |
| Dietetic technicians | Plan menus; order foods; standardize and test recipes |
| Dietetic assistants | Assist with food preparation and service; help patients select menus; clean work areas |
| Audiologists | provide care to individuals who have hearing impairments |
| Art, music and dance therapists | Help patients deal with social, physical, or emotional problems |
| Athletic trainers | Prevent and treat athletic injuries and provide rehabilitative services to athletes. |
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