The career of a dental hygienist entails a variety of challenges and substantial responsibilities. Dental hygienists work‚ collectively with dentists‚ to satisfy the oral health needs of patients. The general scope of practice permitted for hygienists include: removing tartar or plaque‚ applying sealants or fluorides to ensure protection‚ taking and analyzing dental radiographs‚ assessing the condition of a patient’s oral health‚ documenting treatment plans or reporting findings to dentists‚ and
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Composite filling: Dental composite resins are types of synthetic resins which are used in dentistry as restorative material or adhesives. Synthetic resins evolved as restorative materials since they were insoluble‚ aesthetic‚ and insensitive to dehydration and were inexpensive. Unlike Amalgam which essentially just fills a hole and requires retention features to hold the filling‚ composite cavity restorations when used with dentin and enamel bonding techniques restore the tooth back to near its
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mean by dental health? Dental health refers to all aspects of the health and functioning of our mouth especially the teeth and gums. Apart from working properly to enable us to eat‚ speak‚ laugh (look nice)‚ teeth and gums should be free from infection‚ which can cause dental caries‚ inflammation of gums‚ tooth loss and bad breath. Dental caries‚ also known as tooth decay or cavities‚ is the most common disorder affecting the teeth. The main factors controlling the risk of dental caries are
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becoming a dentist. To become a dentist‚ one must attend dental school. The dental school must be accredited by the American Dental Association (ADA). In order to be accepted into any of the 56 (2006) dental schools in the United States‚ you must complete two years of predental education. Most people get a bachelor’s degree. In order to be accepted into dental school‚ you must first take the Dental Admissions Test (DAT). In the first year of dental school students normally take science classes like microbiology
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Many different aspects between dental care and all of its sciences exist. Two very commonly confused professions within dental care are dental hygienists and dental assistants. Dental care as a whole consists of removing decay‚ filling cavities‚ cleaning and polishing the teeth‚ x-rays‚ checking for cancer of the mouth and many other procedures to maintain a healthy mouth‚ promoting a healthier life. In a nut shell‚ dental hygienists remove soft deposits from teeth‚ teach patients how to practice
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work in the dental field. For that reason‚ it was a surprise for me that Dental field was not the unique career which corresponds with my interest and personality type. Even though Dental Hygiene was not in my top ten strong occupations‚ it fit in the first two of five top interest areas according to the Strong Interest Inventory. While doing my research‚ I understand the difference between an associate degree and a bachelor degree. For instance‚ I did not know that to become a dental hygienist in
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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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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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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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