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INTRO TO DENTAL AND CHAIRSIDE ASSISTING

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TRANSFER ZONE   4 TO 7 FOR A RIGHT HANDED OPERATOR, 5 to 8 FOR A LEFT HANDED OPERATOR  
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STATIC ZONE   12 TO 2 FOR A RIGHT HANDED OPERATOR, 10 to 12 FOR A LEFT HANDED OPERATOR  
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ASSISTING ZONE   2 TO 4 FOR A RIGHT HANDED OPERATOR, 8 TO 10 FOR A LEFT HANDED OPERATOR  
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OPERATING ZONE   7 TO 12 FOR A RIGHT HANDED OPERATOR, 12 TO 5 FOR A LEFT HANDED OPERATOR  
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CLASS I   INVOLVES ONLY FINGER MOVEMENT  
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CLASS II   INVOLVES MOVEMENT OF THE FINGERS AND WRIST  
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CLASS III   INVOLVES FINGER, WRIST, AND ELBOW MOVEMENT  
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CLASS IV   INVOLVES MOVEMENT OF THE ENTIRE ARM AND SHOULDER  
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CLASS V   INVOLVES MOVEMENT OF THE ARM AND TWISTING OF THE BODY  
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HOW TO CLOSE THE OFFICE   TO CLOSE THE OFFICE THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON STAYS AFTER THE LAST PATIENT AND MAKES SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TURNED OFF AND THE OFFICE IS READY FOR PATIENTS THE NEXT DAY  
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OPERATORY ROOM   ALSO CALLED THE DENTAL TREATMENT ROOMS.  
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TREATMENT ROOM   ALSO CALLED THE OPERATORY ROOM  
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SUPINE POSITION   RECLINED POSITION WITH THE NOSE AND KNEES ON THE SAME PLANE  
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SUBSUPINE POSITION   RECLINED POSITION WITH THE HEAD LOWER THAN THE FEET  
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AIR-WATER SYRINGE   PROVIDES AIR, WATER , OR A COMBINED SPRAY OF AIR AND WATER. THE TIP OF THE SYRINGE IS REMOVABLE AND MADE OF DISPOSABLE PLASTIC OR AUTOCLAVABLE METAL.  
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CONTROL FOR HANDPIECE   CONTROLLED BY A FOOT PEDAL CALLEC RHEOSTAT  
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HIGH VOLUME EVACUATOR (HVE)   CALLED THE ORAL EVACUATOR. IT IS USED BY THE ASSISTANT TO REMOVE FLUIDS FROM THE PATIENT'S MOUTH.  
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ORAL EVACUATOR   ALSO CALLED THE HIGH VOLUME EVACUATOR (HVE)  
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FLUSH VACUUM LINES    
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INTRAORAL CAMERA AND A COMPUTER   THE INTRAORAL WAND CONTAINS A SMALL CAMERA THAT TRANSMITS TO THE COMPUTER MONITOR. WAND IS PLACED IN THE PATIENT'S MOUTH, AND THE IMAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE MONITOR.  
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CENTRAL AIR COMPRESSOR   PROVIDES COMPRESSED AIR FOR THE HANDPIECE AND AIR FOR THE AIR-WATER SYRINGE.  
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CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEM   PROVIDES SUCTION FOR SALIVA EJECTORS AND ORAL EVACUATORS AT EACH DENTAL UNIT  
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FOUR-HANDED DENTISTRY   WHEN THE DENTIST AND ASSISTANT ARE WORKING AT THE DENTAL CHAIR TOGETHER.  
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SIX-HANDED DENTISTRY   SOMETIMES, AN ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT IS NEEDED TO BRING ITEMS TO THE TREATMENT ROOM, ASSIST THE ASSISTANT IN MIXING MATERIALS, OR HELP WITH A PATIENT  
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ASSISTANT FEET   ASSISTANT FEET ARE RESTING ON A FLAT RING OR TABULAR BAR AROUND THE BASE OF THE STOOL JUST ABOVE THE CASTERS (WHEELS), AND HIS OR HER THIGHS ARE PARALLEL TO THE FLOOR  
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TREATMENT MANDIBULAR ARCH DENTAL LIGHT   THE LIGHT IS RAISED AND THE BEAM IS DIRECTED DOWNWARD  
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TREATMENT MAXILLARY ARCH DENTAL LIGHT   THE LIGHT IS LOWERED AND THE BEAM IS DIRECTED UPWARD  
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ASSISTANT POSITIONED-OPERATOR   ASSISTANT IS POSITIONED ACROSS FROM THE OPERATOR ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PATIENT.  
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PATIENTS WHO SPEAK NO ENGLISH   STAFF NEEDS TO ASSIST THESE PATIENTS IN ANY WAY THEY CAN. SOMETIMES AN INTERPRETER, A RELATIVE, A FRIEND, OR SOMEONE FROM A CHURCH OR SOCIAL AGENCY COMES WITH THE PATIENT.  
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EVALUATE CURING LIGHT CHARACTERISTICS-DENTIST   EVALUATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CURING LIGHTS NEEDED ACCORDING TO THE INTENSITY AND SPECTRUM OF THE LIGHT, THE SPEED OF THE CURE, THE HEAT THAT IS GENERATED, AND WHETHER THEY ARE LIGHTWEIGHT AND ERGONOMICS IN DESIGN, QUIET, PORTABLE, DURABLE, AND RELIABLE  
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ASSISTANT PLACES PPE WHEN    
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ERGONOMICS   IS THE STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF HUMAN WORK, INCLUDING THE ANATOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PEOPLE AND THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENTS  
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SEATING A CHILD PATIENT   DENTAL CAHIR LOWERED, BOOSTER CHAIR, PILLOW OR CUSHION MAY BE USED TO ELEVATE CHILD. TO PREVENT CHILD FROM SLIDING HAVE CHILD SIT WITH LEGS CROSSED  
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SENIOR PATIENTS   ASSISTANT SHOULD BE CAREFUL NOT TO OFFEND THEM BY CHALLENGING THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.  
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FLUSH HANDPIECES   AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE DAY, THE HANDPIECE SHOULD BE FLUSHED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. BETWEEN PATIENTS RUN THE HANDPIECE FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM  
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POSITION TO DISMISS PATIENT   ASSISTANT RAISES THE DENTAL CHAIR TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION. PATIENT IS ASKED TO REMAIN SEATED FOR A MINUTE, IN CASE PATIENT IS A LITTLE LIGHT-HEADED FROM BEING IN THE SUPINE OR DUBSUPINE POSITION DURING TREATMENT  
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