1. Health care careers Part 1

2. certification This is when a professional organization issues a certificate to a person who has met requirements of education/experience set by the organization This is lower level of education

3. registration This is when a regulatory body in a given health care field administers an exam and maintains a list of qualified personnel

4. licensure This is when a government agency authorizes individuals to work in a given occupation

5. Associates degree A degree awarded by a vocational or community college after successful completion of 2 years of study

6. Bachelor degree This is a degree awarded by a college or university after a person has completed 4 year course of study in a given field

7. Masters degree A degree awarded by a college or university after completion of 1-2 more years of study after the person has received a bachelor’s degree

8. doctorate This is a degree awarded by a college or university after completion of a prescribed course of study beyond a bachelor’s degree or masters degree.

9. What are the some categories of health care? Dental medical Therapeutic Diagnostic Support Health informatics

10. Dental careers Places of employment private offices laboratories clinics hospitals and gov. agencies

11. What are levels of dental workers? Dentist- doctor, exams, surgery Hygienist- workers under dentist, preliminary exams, cleans teeth and educates patients Dental lab tech-repairs dental prosthesis Dental assistant- preps patient for exams, chair side with dentist

12. Diagnostic services What are areas of diagnostic services? Electrocardiograph- ECG use ultrasound to diagnose heart conditions Electroencephalographic EEG- records activity of the brain Medical lab tech- works with pathologist to determine cause of disease through microscopic test- might specialize in microbiology, hematology, histology ect

13. Medical lab assistants Works under the supervision of lab tech Performs basic lab test Prep specimens Clean and maintain equipment

14. phlebotomist Specialist in venipuncture- in other words sticking you with a needle to get a blood sample Collects blood for tests

15. Radiology tech Works under supervision of doctor Works with x-rays nuclear medicine, ultrasound, CT scanners and MRI

16. Nuclear medicine tech Prep radioactive substances to administer to patients and use films, images on a screen, body specimen, to determine how substances pass through the body

17. MRI tech Use superconductive magnets and radio waves to reveal info on body anatomy

18. Ultrasound tech Send sound waves into the body to record images Ultrasound techs can look at unborn babies Used for doctors to diagnose problems in the body Can be used to help heal wounds and injuries