LASER CERTIFICATION ACTUAL HIGH-YIELD LASER OPERATION AND SAFETY SUMMARY 2026

LASER CERTIFICATION ACTUAL HIGH-YIELD
LASER OPERATION AND SAFETY SUMMARY
2026


◉ Laser light has:
1. _____ emission
2. ______ wavelengths
3. Focused or not focused?
4. Coherent or Non-coherent?
5. Divergent, multidirectional, and/or highly directional?
6. Polychromatic or monochromatic?
7. Non-ionizing or ionizing?
Answer: 1. Focused emission
2. Single wavelength - collimated
3. Focused
4. Coherent
5. Highly directional
6. Monochromatic
7. Non-ionizing

,◉ What is the term used to describe light that travels together in a
single wave?
Answer: Collimated


◉ Velscope, Diagondent, and a dental curing light is an example of
what kind of light on the dental electromagnetic spectrum?
Answer: Visible (with shorter wavelengths)


◉ Three examples of Near Infrared lasers:
Answer: 1. Diode (soft tissue)
2. Nd:YAG (soft tissue)
3. Nd: YAP (soft tissue)


◉ Two types of Mid Infrared lasers:
Answer: 1. Er: YAG (all tissue)
2. Er, Cr (all tissue)


◉ Two Types of Far Infrared lasers:
Answer: 1. CO2 9300 (all tissue)
2. CO2 10600 (soft tissue)


◉ When all colors are focused together it is called _____ ____.

, Answer: White light


◉ What dictates the color of light?
Answer: The length of the wavelength


◉ An active medium is a material that can amplify electromagnetic
radiation through the process of _________ _______, a key component in
the operation of lasers.
Answer: Stimulated emission


◉ What part of the eye allows us to see colors?
Answer: Cones


◉ The vaporation of tissues and bacteria through the use of a laser is
called:
Answer: Ablation


◉ Hemostasis, coagulation, cauterization, and a decrease of
inflammation occurs when the dental laser _________ a tissue
response.
Answer: Stimulates