Dent 166 Professional Issues Midterm Review

Discovered X-rays

Lucy Hobbs 1st woman to obtain DDS

What professional organization provides governance for CDA’s?

What does CDSBC do for Dentists?

Around the second century, the chinese developed a ____ amalgam paste for fillings

What does CDSBC do for CDA's?

Bares responsibility for total pt care, directs & supervises team, only member that can diagnose dz, must be licensed

CDABC is:

Nonpracticing CDA can apply for this privilege __times in a career lifetime. Travel, pregnancy, out of province employ.

Physician of Aristotle's time, rec 'rubbing teeth and gums' as OHI, suggested using ground up mint to remove food debris

Made a denture with a vulcanite base

** means services may be restricted until formal training has been recognized by the CDSBC

Licensed or certified, skills can be delegated and some are under supervision of dentist

Opened first school of dental hygiene

NDAEB stands for national dental assisting examining board

TEAM stands for Together Everyone Accomplishes More

Characteristics that help a team work effectively:

After writing the NDAEB exam, you have the option of obtaining a 'limited' license until the marks are known

Who is a professional?

CDA members of CDSBC register _____ in a lifetime

Dr. _______ describes techniques for dental implants.

1884-1904 interest in inventing LA. Experimented w/ cocaine& chloroform. Inventors experimented & became addicted

Services delegated by a dentist

Micheal Buonocore invented white comp fillings. He described a method of bonding resin to enamel.

Studied human anatomy & sketched human body, 1st to diff. molars/premolars, credited w documenting tooth morphology

______ was identified. Important for good gingival health.

1st to greet pts, handles business portion, roles vary- mgt. of records, schedule/confirm appts, take care of pt accts

When the services are authorized/supervised by the dentist- the dentist needs to be in the office/facility

Great philosopher, referred to teeth in many writings, mistakingly stated men had 32 teeth and women had 30

Founder of modern dentistry, sug. using human teeth or elephant ivory for dentures

Legacy-to be recognized as a prof. w unique skill sets w our own separate& distinct place in the profession of dentistry

'Four handed' dentistry became common in the 60-70's. Improved efficiency and shortened treatment times.

Provinces with no regulation:

Est. Baltimore College of Dental Sx, 1st dental school, invented the modern doctorate of dental sx degree (DDS)

The CDA has 60 days to provide the service

Members of the dental team:

Health professions act- provincial legislation that provides a common regulatory framework for BCs regulated health prof

Chairside assistant works under direct supervision of dentist, no formal education, prepares/transfers instruments

Began manufacturing porcelain teeth

The dentist needs to be in the office/facility

Was George Washington's dentist, helped raise awareness about porcelain teeth, created 1st dental foot engine

1st full reclining dental chair introduced

Classifications of CDA's

The provincial CDA society is the CDABC

Diocles of Carystus- toothpastes then consisted of ground up chalk/charcoal, lemon juice, ashes or mix of tobacco/honey

Dental assistant

Dental technician

Adapted X-rays for dentistry

1904- synthetic cocaine developed (novocaine)

Certified level I/certified level II/preventive DA/certified dental treatment coordinator

Egyptian pharaohs were known to have suffered from periodontal disease, rads of mummies confirm this

Alexander Fleming discovered...

Dentistry defined: health profession which a person provides the services of ___ of the ___ & associated structures.

Listed DA

Services that are considered minimal risk and therefore not regulated?

2 levels of common interest groups include local and provincial

Registered DA

Practicing CDA's must have worked a minimum of 600 hours over the previous 3 years

There are two types of dental professional organizations

CDABC mission: to advance, develop, promote the profession, membership and organization

How many years do you have post graduation to apply for registration?

These provinces are self-regulated:

In 2009, who regulated CDSBC?

'Father of Dentistry.' Standardized cavity prep classifications, refined amal. fillings, coined term dental plaque

CDSBC ultimate goal is to ensure public's safety while in the care of a dental team by:

HPA regulations- outlined is a list of activities that the members of the profession are authorized to do

No regulation

CDA's must graduate from an accredited dental assisting program

1885- 1st female hired as 'Lady in Attendance.' Made it respectable for women to visit dentist alone. Qualifications:

Earned the title of 'Father of Medicine'

Father of modern surgery

Created an all-porcelain denture, looked great - too expensive ($2000-5000 in 1853)

You do not have to graduate from an accredited college program

Pierre Fauchard believed for good health, people should rinse their mouth w/ fresh urine every morning

*** means may be performed by practicing CDA's who have a min. of 1 year full-time clinical experience

Grand Rapids, MI- first city in the world to introduce fluoride in drinking water

Practicing CDA must accumulate ________to maintain certification

What do the bylaws outline?

These services are authorized and supervised by the dentist:

Developed first dental chair

T'ing To-t'ung and Yu Shu described the entire process of swallowing in the 11th century

BC CDA's became organized. Known today as CDABC.

They were skilled in restoring decayed teeth w gold crowns, had high regard for oral hygiene

Earliest dentist whose name is known, was called the 'Chief of the Toothers and Physicians"

CDABC provides:

Chairside DA level I, Certified DA level II

From Paris, France. Developed 1st amalgam filling & plaster of paris

Challenges for dental assistants...

What can every CDA do to increase our profile?

Certified dental assisting became a regulated profession in...

Self regulated in BC, can work from an rx and administer LA, focus is on preventive services (w/o dentist supervision)

A professional issue is a concern in the dental or social community, generally a hot topic and controversial

Uses nitrous oxide for relief of dental pain