Modern dental assisting chapter 3
Certified dental technician (CDT) - answer A dental laboratory technician who has
passed a written national exam and who performs dental laboratory services such as
fabricating crowns bridges and dentures as specified by the dentist’s written prescription
Dental assistant - answer Oral health care professional trained to provide supportive
procedures for the dentist and for patients
Dental equipment technician - answer Specialist who installs and maintains dental
equipment
Dental hygienist - answer Licensed oral healthcare professional who provides
preventative therapeutic and educational services
Dental laboratory technician - answer Professional who performs dental laboratory
services such as fabricating crowns bridges and dentures as specified by the dentist
written prescription most frequently trained on the job as an apprentice
Dental public health - answer Specialty that promotes oral health through organized
community efforts
Dental spa - answerDental practices that offer many services not normally associated
with dental care including facials paraffin wax hand treatment reflexology micro
dermabrasion massage therapy and many other pampering therapeutic and
rejuvenation offerings
Dental supply person - answerRepresentative of a dental supply company who provides
dental supplies product information services and repairs
Dentist - answerOral health care provider licensed to practice dentistry
Detail person - answerRepresentative of a specific company who provides information
concerning the company's product
Endodontics - answerDental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp
Oral and maxillofacial radiology - answerDental specialty that deals with the diagnosis
of disease through various forms of imaging including x-ray films(radiogrpah)
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery - answerDental surgical specialty that diagnoses and
treats condition of the mouth face upper jaw(maxilla) and associated areas
Certified dental technician (CDT) - answer A dental laboratory technician who has
passed a written national exam and who performs dental laboratory services such as
fabricating crowns bridges and dentures as specified by the dentist’s written prescription
Dental assistant - answer Oral health care professional trained to provide supportive
procedures for the dentist and for patients
Dental equipment technician - answer Specialist who installs and maintains dental
equipment
Dental hygienist - answer Licensed oral healthcare professional who provides
preventative therapeutic and educational services
Dental laboratory technician - answer Professional who performs dental laboratory
services such as fabricating crowns bridges and dentures as specified by the dentist
written prescription most frequently trained on the job as an apprentice
Dental public health - answer Specialty that promotes oral health through organized
community efforts
Dental spa - answerDental practices that offer many services not normally associated
with dental care including facials paraffin wax hand treatment reflexology micro
dermabrasion massage therapy and many other pampering therapeutic and
rejuvenation offerings
Dental supply person - answerRepresentative of a dental supply company who provides
dental supplies product information services and repairs
Dentist - answerOral health care provider licensed to practice dentistry
Detail person - answerRepresentative of a specific company who provides information
concerning the company's product
Endodontics - answerDental specialty that diagnoses and treats diseases of the pulp
Oral and maxillofacial radiology - answerDental specialty that deals with the diagnosis
of disease through various forms of imaging including x-ray films(radiogrpah)
Oral and Maxillofacial surgery - answerDental surgical specialty that diagnoses and
treats condition of the mouth face upper jaw(maxilla) and associated areas
