Dental Assisting Final Review
Who would not be considered a member of the dental health care team? - answer
Dental supply person
__________________is the area of dentistry that specializes in children from birth
through adolescence. - answer pediatric dentistry
______________is a specialty that is concerned with the restoration and replacement of
natural teeth. - answer prosthodontics
________________is the specialty that is concerned with the correction of
malocclusion. - answer orthodontics
_________________is the specialty of surgery of the head and neck. - answeroral and
maxillofacial surgery
A(n) __________________is a dentist who specializes in diseases of the pulp. - answer
endodontist
______________________ is the specialty that is concerned with diseases of the oral
structures. - answeroral pathology
The specialty of promoting dental health through organized community efforts is
___________________. - answerdental public health
A(n)___________________ is a licensed auxiliary who provides preventive,
therapeutic, and educational services. - answerdental hygienist, hygienist
An individual who performs technical services specified by a written prescription from
the dentist is a(n)________________. - answerdental laboratory technician
A(n) ________________ is a legally qualified practitioner of dentistry. - answerDentist
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of
imaging, including radiographs, is ________________________. - answeroral and
maxillofacial radiology
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the supporting structures is
____________________. - answerperiodontics
An individual who is trained to provide support to the dentist is a_______________. -
answerDental Assistant
Who would not be considered a member of the dental health care team? - answer
Dental supply person
__________________is the area of dentistry that specializes in children from birth
through adolescence. - answer pediatric dentistry
______________is a specialty that is concerned with the restoration and replacement of
natural teeth. - answer prosthodontics
________________is the specialty that is concerned with the correction of
malocclusion. - answer orthodontics
_________________is the specialty of surgery of the head and neck. - answeroral and
maxillofacial surgery
A(n) __________________is a dentist who specializes in diseases of the pulp. - answer
endodontist
______________________ is the specialty that is concerned with diseases of the oral
structures. - answeroral pathology
The specialty of promoting dental health through organized community efforts is
___________________. - answerdental public health
A(n)___________________ is a licensed auxiliary who provides preventive,
therapeutic, and educational services. - answerdental hygienist, hygienist
An individual who performs technical services specified by a written prescription from
the dentist is a(n)________________. - answerdental laboratory technician
A(n) ________________ is a legally qualified practitioner of dentistry. - answerDentist
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis of disease through various forms of
imaging, including radiographs, is ________________________. - answeroral and
maxillofacial radiology
The specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the supporting structures is
____________________. - answerperiodontics
An individual who is trained to provide support to the dentist is a_______________. -
answerDental Assistant
