Dentist Observation

Idlewild Family Dentistry is a dental clinic that is located in Indian Trail, North Carolina. The service areas they cover include Indian Trail, Matthews, and Charlotte. Idlewild Family Dentistry specializes in family dentistry, restorative dentistry, preventive dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and orthodontics. Their cosmetic dentistry services include teeth whitening, veneers, and tooth replacement options. Idlewild Family Dentistry provides the implant dentistry, one visit crowns, and nitrous oxide. Idlewild Family Dentistry offers the clear braces such as the Six Month Smiles and Invisalign. The family dentistry services they render include fillings, sealants and fluoride treatment, root canal treatment, and dental crowns. Idlewild Family

The purpose of the Maine Board of Dental Examiners is to provide protection of the health and safety of the citizens of Maine. There is a multitude of topics covered during monthly board meetings from acting as a judicial branch for cases involving dental professionals to approving licensures applications. The January meeting consisted of a variety of topics that precipitated the use of the codes of ethics to make decisions. Subjects discussed at the meeting that involve ethical decision making pertained to licensure renewals/interviews for licensures and

had bleeding on brushing and was not brushing all areas of her mouth.( see appendix

For my last clinical observation, I decided to do my off-campus rotation on 20th April 2018 at the East Valley Health Center Dental Clinic. This was a great opportunity to observe the second year dental hygiene students in an environment that was completely foreign to me.

Most dental hygiene programs require at least one to two human anatomy classes. A dental hygienist must know how the bone structure of a skull works, including the jaws and teeth structures. I will be taking my first human anatomy class this following semester, and I am quite excited to learn more about the human body. This is one of the many things that first attracted me to becoming a dental hygienist; the medical and scientific aspects of the job are fascinating to me. I am also excited to learn about different oral diseases that the human can experience. It will be my job to teach others about these diseases, such as gingivitis, and what we can do to prevent and treat such

The student must provide clinical dental hygiene services to patients with all classifications of periodontal disease for eight to twelve hours per week during freshman year and twelve to sixteen hours per week during sophomore year. While in the clinical setting, the student must show competence and include the process of care for the following patients: children, teens, adults, geriatrics and special needs. The competencies include the following: life-long education and knowledge of present research-based publishings, delivery of proper medical services in an emergency situation, ethical rationale and resolution, collecting and understanding patients’ overall health status, evaluating findings in order to incorporate ideal care plans, recognizing the level of success with the patient, and documenting all findings accurately. All of these will show that the hygienist is competent and capable of formulating care plans and managing patients’ health within the community through assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating. All of the education, experience and competencies are incorporated to prepare the hygienist for his or her career (Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations,

I observed a second year student in the dental clinic who was incredibly enthusiastic, genuine, cheerful, and helpful, and her personality would fit perfectly into what I consider the typical dental hygienist. She seemed very well prepared and confident in her ability to treat her patient. A dynamic conversation was held throughout the appointment with her easygoing and cooperative patient. Besides the appropriate clock and chair positions, I was not aware of many proper techniques when I observed at the beginning of the semester. I noticed the student kept the patient chair in the same position for treating the maxillary and mandibular teeth. I observed her for the full four hours including the preparation before her patient arrived until

Teeth are structures in the mouth that are individually squares or cubical-shaped with grooves intended for use in breaking down food for consumption. Teeth are naturally white of off-white in color, but build-up from foods and drinks such as coffee and tea over time can stain the white color and turn teeth yellowish and discolored. In this experiment the scientists will use eggs in order to test how tea and other drinks can stain your teeth. The independent variable is different types of drinks (coke, tea, Moutain Dew, Coffee). The dependent variable is how stained the egg shells get, we will measure this using a color scale.

The use of radiographs have changed the way the practice of medicine and dentistry diagnose, treat and prevent diseases. The x-ray was discovered in 1895 by the physicist, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, but it took a group of dedicate individuals to investigate its multiple uses and its dangerous effects in the body. Many of the pioneers in dental radiography, were expose to high dose of radiations and died from different type of cancer. The first dental x-ray unit was developed by a dentist from Boston by the name of William H. Rollins. He got burn while he was experimenting with x-ray, and this inspired him to write the first document about the dangers associated with radiation and radiation protection. Throughout the years, many innovations

I just wanted to take about when I can finish taking part one of my test. I know we had shudualed me to come in Wensday morning, but I just found out last night I have another dentic appointment scheduled that morning. Sorry for any inconvienc. I am available to take it any other day.

Radiology should be used in dentistry because it is needed to find hidden structures. According to the article Dental X-Rays, the ADA, American Dental Association makes clear, “ … x-ray pictures can show cavities, hidden dental structures(such as wisdom teeth), and bone loss that cannot be seen during a visual examination” (ADA par. 1). This demonstrates that during a visual examination a dentist or dental assistant might not be able to see hidden structures in the mouth. With a wisdom tooth it might still be impacted, meaning it isn’t out yet but it is there and might even be ready to come out. It is best to find the wisdom tooth as soon as possible because it can affect the other teeth and cause infections. In the article Dental Assisting

As a dental care patient, you will have more dental care options than ever before to keep your teeth healthy and dazzling. Many types of modern dental braces and retainers are nearly undetectable, making patients feel less self-conscious during treatment. Oral implants and veneers offer remarkable cosmetic results if you are unhappy with just how your tooth look

This reflection acts as my fourth reflection since I have started my internship at Comfort Dental under the Guidance of Dr. Trino Nuno. The semester is coming to an end, and I have enjoyed my time at Comfort Dental., I previously had a clinical and administrative internship at Smile Works Dentistry in Rockwall, Texas and I can now tell you that my experience at these two dental practices was incredibly different. At Smile Works, I quickly got used to the way the practice was run because it was not that complicated and I only had one doctor’s schedule to manage. However, at Comfort Dental I still struggle with managing day-to-day functions. The reason I struggle is that Comfort Dental has three doctors and a lot more staff. Also, the computer system that I mastered at Smile Works is not the same computer system that they use at Comfort Dental. I got the chance to use all to same skills in this internship. I answered phones, checked that patient’s insurance plans are eligible to be billed and scanned paper documents into a hard drive.

Dentistry is the profession in which the dentist helps with the prevention and treatment of mouth diseases and malfunctions. The dentist performs many duties within their profession. Some duties the dentist may do on a daily basis are: diagnose oral problems, fill cavities, write prescriptions, perform root canals, treat gum disease, examining radiographs, removing root decay, and providing instruction to the patients along with many other duties. Becoming a dentist allows for many different working opportunities. A dentist has the opportunity to work in the military, in a hospital, in administration, or they can even work in a classroom and teach. Most commonly though dentist tend to work in an office which they may own fully or

The sixth issue identified in Newark is dental care. Mouth and surrounding craniofacial health is the central to a person’s health. The limited access to dental care contributes to higher rates of oral disease. Only 37% of residence of the NBIMC service area felt that they had access to low cost dental care. In 2014, fourth most common emergency department visits as due to dental conditions in both Essex County and New Jersey. The majority (79%) of residents claim that they have visited a dentist at least once within the past year. Caucasians residents go to the dentist most frequent. In addition, the community survey identified improved access to dental care as needed and NBIMC is equipped to address this health need. Dental clinics in