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 DENTIST, DDS, DDM  DENTAL HYGIENIST  DENTAL ASSISTANT  DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST  TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING PREVENTION, TREATING, REPAIRING OR REMOVING DAMAGED TEETH. 2

 DOCTOR OF DENTAL MEDICINE OR DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY  2 YRS SPECIALIZATION IN ADDITION TO BASIC MEDICAL EDUCATION  LICENSURE IN STATE OF PRACTICE  AVERAGE INCOME $84, ,000  WORKS INDEPENDENTLY OR IN SMALL DENTAL GROUPS  MAY ALSO WORK WITH DENTAL CHAIN GROUPS 3

 HAS ASSOCIATE’S, BACHELOR’S OR MASTER’S DEGREE  MAY ALSO BE CALLED LICENSED DENTAL HYGIENIST  LICENSURE IN STATE OF PRACTICE  SALARY RANGE FROM $39,300-83,200  REMOVES STAINS & DEPOSITS FROM TEETH  EXPOSES & DEVELOP RADIOGRAPHS(XRAYS)  APPLY FLOURIDE& SEALANTS TO TEETH 4

 1-3 YRS ON THE JOB TRAINING OR 1-2 YRS HEALTH SCIENCE TRAINING  LICENSURE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED  CERTICATION OBTAINED FROM DENTAL ASSISTING NATIONAL BOARD  PREPARES PTS. FOR EXAMS  CLEANS,STERILIZES,PASSES INSTRUMENTS  PREPARE MATERIALS FOR IMPRESSIONS  DEVELOPS XRAYS 5

 3-4 YRS ON THE JOB TRAINING OR 1-2 YRS HEALTH SCIENCE TRAINING OR ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE  CERTIFICATION BY NBCDT  SALARY RANGE $23,200-53,600  MAKE & REPAIR DENTAL PROSTHESES SUCH AS DENTURES, CROWNS, BRIDGES,ETC. 6

 ACCESSORY ORGANS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM  RESPONSIBLE FOR MASTICATION  INDIVIDUALS HAVE TWO DENTITIONS  DECIDUOUS,#20 BY AGE 3YRS  PERMANENT, #32 BY AGE  PERMANENT BEGIN ERUPTING BETWEEN 5-6 YRS 7

 BEGIN TO ERUPT BY 6 MONTHS  TOTAL 20  BEGIN TO FALL OUT AGE 5-6 YEARS 8

 TOTAL 32  MOST IN PLACE BY AGE 12  CONTINUE UNTIL YEARS 9

 INCISORS..USED TO CUT OR BITE FOOD  CUSPIDS.. USED TO TEAR FOOD  BICUSPIDS.. USED TO PULVERIZE OR GRIND FOOD  MOLARS..USED TO CHEW OR GRIND FOOD 10

 CROWN..VISIBLE PART OF THE TOOTH ABOVE THE GUM, COVERED BY ENAMEL  PULP..SOFT TISSUE LOCATED INSIDE THE TOOTH  DENTIN..BONELIKE TISSUE THAT MAKES UP THE MAIN BULK OF THE TOOTH  ROOT..SECTION BELOW THE GINGIVA OR GUMS COVERED BY CEMENTUM  APEX..TIP OF THE ROOT 11

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 PERIODONTIUM..STRUCTURES THAT SURROUND & SUPPORT THE TEETH  GINGIVA..THE GUMS,MUCOUS MEMBRANE TISSUE  PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT..DENSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT SUPPORTS THE TOOTH IN ITS SOCKET  ALVEOLAR PROCESS..RIDGE OF BONE TISSUE OF THE MAXILLA (UPPER) OR MANDIBLE (LOWER) 13

 MOST COMMON METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TEETH IN THE USA  USED ON MOST DENTAL INSURANCE FORMS  USED ON MOST DENTAL CHARTS  ADOPTED IN 1968 BY AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ADA) 14

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 ANTERIOR..TOWARD THE FRONT  CENTRAL INCISORS  LATERAL INCISORS  CUSPIDS  POSTERIOR..TOWARD THE BACK  BICUSPIDS  MOLARS 17

 CARIES..TOOTH DECAY  PLAQUE..THIN, FILMLIKE DEPOSITS ADHERING TO TOOTH SURFACE, LEADS TO DECAY  HALITOSIS..BAD BREATH  DENTAL ABSCESS..CAVITY CONTAINING PUS ANYWHERE ALONG THE ROOT OF A TOOTH 18

 BRUSHING...RECOMMENDED AFTER EATING  MANUAL  ELECTRIC  CORRECT SIZE BRUSH, CHANGED Q 6 MONTHS  TOOTHPASTE, AS RECOMMENDED BY DDM  FLOSSING...RECOMMENDED DAILY PRIOR TO BEDTIME  WAXED  UNWAXED  VISIT DENTIST Q 6 MONTHS 19

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