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| A small room near the treatment rooms where x-ray processing is done | Dark Room
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| The support or point on which a level turns (e.g., position of the finger rest for support when working in a patient's mouth) | Fulcrum
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| grasping an instrument as one would with a pen, except the pad of the middle finger is placed on the top of the instrument with the index finger | modified pen grip
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| dental treatment room | operatory
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| holding an instrument with the palm of the hand | palm grasp
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| the grasping of an instrument in the same mandder as one would a pen or pencil | pen grasp
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| the feeling sensed by touch | tactile
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| the area below the patient's nose where instruments and material are passed and recieved | transfer zone
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| tool that provides compressed air for handpeices and air-water syringes | air compressor
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| air-water syringe | a device the dentist used that provides air or water or a combination spray of air and water
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| system that provides suction for saliva ejctors and oral evacuators | central vacuum system
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| positioned according to the dentist, unit that consists of handpieces, an air-water syringe, a saliva ejector an oral evacuator an ultrasonic scaling unit and numerous other options | dental unit
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| triangular pads that absorb the flow of saliva and protect the cheek | dry angles
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| removing fluids from the patient's mouth; also called oral evacuation | high-volume evacuator
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| devices used to prevent patients from closing the mouth | mouth prop
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| low-wolume suction device that removes saliva and fluids from the patient's mouth | saliva ejector
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| the patient is in reclined position wiht the head lower than the feet | subsupine position
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| rear dleivery systems are found in the static zone, as well as instruments and equipment used at the dental chair | static zone
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| the area where the operator is positioned to access the oral cavity and hae the best visibility | operating zone
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| the study and analyais of human work, including the anatomic and psychological aspects fo people and their work environments | ergonomics
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| instruments used with rotary burs, discs, and stones; connected to power, air and water sources | handpiece
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| the process of mixing (such as mixing of the amalgam capusules) | triturates
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