Admission to dental school is highly competitive. Generally speaking‚ a degree in dentistry requires four academic years of study. The first two years usually cover the basic sciences and the last two years‚ diagnosing oral disease‚ surgery‚ and clinical study. At the completion of the curriculum‚ students are awarded either a DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) or DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree. |LOWER DIVISION SUBJECTS REQUIRED BY MOST U.S. DENTAL SCHOOLS
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A Professional Dental Hygenist is a person who is registered with a dental association and licenced to practice and provide oral health care in a professional manner. The main duties entrusted to a dental hygienist are dental health education‚ oral hygiene instruction‚ dietary counselling‚ taking histories‚ examination and recording of conditions of the hard and soft tissues and the recording of periodontal disease‚ radiography‚ impressions‚ study models‚ fluoride therapy‚ fissure sealants‚ polishing
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The Mayo ClinicHeather Brady Abstract The Mayo Clinic is known for its innovative and effective ways of treatments of rare or hard-to-treat diseases. Mayo has come up with their own ways to achieve what they intended to do as a hospital for their patients. The hospital offers so much more than new ways of treatment. Mayo values their patients so they provide them with quality care‚ by well certified staff. Mayo goes above and beyond just treating‚ they help educate the community and patients on
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medical or dental procedure during which they have some sort of material implanted into their bodies. Yet‚ most people do not give much thought as to what materials are being implanted‚ and how they may react with the body. One perfect example of this would be having a cavity filled. In today¡¯s society dentists use various different materials and methods to fill cavities. Yet‚ the oldest and perhaps most effective is dental amalgam. Dental (silver) amalgam has been used in various dental applications
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What is dental caries and how can it be prevented? Dental caries is a disease which infects the hard tissues (enamel‚ dentin‚ and cementum) of the teeth‚ it can also be known as cavity or tooth decay. This disease leads to holes that destroy the structure of the teeth that are also known as cavities. It usually comes from food that has accumulated on the surface of the tooth. The bacteria mostly responsible in causing dental cavities are known as mutans streptococci and lactobacilli. By not treating
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a full scale hospital in 1919; now known as Mayo Clinic. Mayo clinic is run as a non-profit medical center in Minnesota with branches in Arizona‚ Florida and the Midwest. After operating expenses have been deducted all proceeds go into patient care‚ research and education. It is not only known for its highly effective treatments and donations but also for being most accredited by top quality standard listings. Despite its humble origins‚ Mayo clinic now boasts over 3‚700 physicians‚ and a over 56
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"Each year‚ one million American teenagers become pregnant. Seventy-eight percent of these pregnancies are unintended. Out of the teenagers who become pregnant thirty-five percent choose to have an abortion rather than bear the child" (Dudley 1). Teen pregnancies have been a growing epidemic in the United States. This problem has made our increasing abortion rate skyrocket to the millions. The decision of making abortion illegal is effecting everyone across the nation especially teenagers‚ women
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In Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie extensively uses dreams to portray the relationship between white people and Native Americans. The dreams depict a constant struggle between the two societies‚ as well as a gradual extinction of the Indian culture. A complete picture of the Native American way of life could be seen from examining these dreamsand its not a pretty one. None of the dreams are positive or reveal anything good about the Indian way of life. If anything‚ Sherman Alexie tries to show
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One of the careers I am interested in pursuing is a dental hygienist. The details I will go over in this paper are the educational requirements‚ post-secondary programs‚ and why I am interested in pursuing the career dental hygienist. I am very interested in pursuing becoming a dental hygienist‚ however‚ in order to do that I must meet the educational requirements. Training to become a dental hygienist is available at community colleges as a two-year program and a university as three-year or four-year
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Dental Hygiene Letter of Interest: Dental Hygiene Program I am applying for the Dental Hygiene progr***** at Howard University ***** two reasons‚ both of which will be detailed here. First and foremost‚ I have chosen to apply specifically to ***** University because I have great respect for the University itself and how it has operated since its beginnings. It ***** been ***** scene of many important events in history and played an important role in the Civil Rights movement. The st*****ards that
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