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What are 8 rooms ina dental office design?
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1. Reception room
2. reception des and business office 3. sterilizing area 4. treat rooms 5 dental office laboratory 6. x-ray processing room 7. radiography room 8. optional rooms |
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What are 3 examples of optional rooms?
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Dentist's private office
staff lounge Patient education area |
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What are 10 things found in treatment rooms?
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1. Dental chair
2. dental stools 3. operating lights 4. cabinetry 5. sink 6. dental x-ray unit 7. dental air compressor 8. central vacuum system 9. dental unit 10. small equipment |
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What are 2 dental chair positions?
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Supine
Subsupine |
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What are 6 things found on the dental unit?
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1. mobile carts
2. air-water syringe 3. dental handpieces 4. ultrasonic scaler 5. saliva ejecor 6. High volume evacuation (HVE) |
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What are 5 examples of smaill equipment?
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1. X-ray viewbox
2. dental curing light 3. amalgamator 4. communication system 5. computerized equipment |
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What is the daily routine to open office?
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Arrive 30 to 45 minutes early to turn on equipment and set up rooms for the first patients.
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What is the daily rountine to close the office?
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Stays after the last patient and makes sure that everything is turned off and makes sure the office is ready for patients the next day.
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What are the concepts of dental assisting?
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1. 4 handed dentistry= the assistant and the dentist working together on the patient. (2 people)
2. 6 handed dentistry= The dentist and 2 assistant working together on the patient (3 people) |
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What are the 4 activity zones?
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1. operating zone
2. assisting zone 3. static zone 4. transfer zone |
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What are the 5 classifications of motions?
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1.Class I: only finger movement
2. class II : fingers and wrist 3. Class III: Fingers, wrist and elbow 4. Class IV: Entire arm and shoulder 5. Class V: Arm and twisting of body |
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What are the 5 steps that the dental assistant must do to prepare the treatment room for wach patient?
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1. Clean and disinfect
2. New barriers 3. Room Straightened up 4. Arm of chair raised or turned for wasy access 5. review patient records |
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What are the 6 steps to seat and prepater the dental patient?
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1. Greet and escort
2. Seat and prepare 3. Napkin/bib 4. safety glasses 5. supine position 6. position the light |
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What is ergonomics for the operator and assitant?
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The study and analysis of human work, including the anatomic and psychological aspects of people and their work environments.
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What are the 7 elements of ergonomics for the poperator?
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1. positionned squarely
2. weight distribued evenly 3. feet on the floor 4. back supported and in upright position 5. elbows close to body 6. patients chair lowered over the operator's thighs 7. distance between operator's face and patient's oral cavity is approximately 14 to 18 inches. |
