Introduction to Dental Assisting
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NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 9781284268133_CH01_001_014.indd 1 19/03/20 8:18 AM © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC chapter© Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR1 DISTRIBUTION © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION The Dental Assisting © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC ProfessionNOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION CHAPTER OUTLINE © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC NOT FORIntroduction SALE OR DISTRIBUTION History of DentalNOT Assisting FOR SALE OR ProfessionalDISTRIBUTION Organizations History of Dentistry History of Dental Hygiene Certification Early History Women and Minorities in Dentistry Middle Ages Education in Dental Professions Renaissance Dentists Dentistry in America © Jones & BartlettDental Learning, Assistants LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC Dental Hygienists Dentistry Around the WorldNOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION Contemporary Trends in Dentistry Dental Laboratory Technicians © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC CHAPTER CHECKLIST KEY TERMS NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION On completion of this chapter, students will be able to: Albucasis (al-byuh-KA-sis) – noted Islamic physician (936–1013). In addition to his accomplishments as a surgeon, he identified 3 Discuss the contributions various ancient civilizations tartar on the teeth as a major cause of gingival disease and wrote made to the field of dentistry. detailed instructions on how dentists could effectively scrape it 3 © Jones & BartlettIdentify the Learning,major figures inLLC the history of dentistry © Jonesaway using & specialBartlett dental Learning, instruments LLC he had designed and describe their key achievements. American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) – profes- NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION 3 Identify the educational requirements for the various sional organization representing dental assistants on a national level members of the dental team. American Dental Association (ADA) – the world’s largest and 3 Identify major professional organizations in the field oldest professional organization dedicated to dentistry and den- and describe their functions. tal health issues 3 Identify the requirements© Jones for becoming & Bartlett a certified Learning, The LLC American Dental Hygienists© Jones Association & Bartlett (ADHA) Learning, – LLC dental assistant (CDA).NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTIONlargest professional organizationNOT representing FOR SALE the interest OR DISTRIBUTIONof dental hygienists cosmetic dentistry – branch of dentistry that deals with improv- ing the appearance of otherwise healthy teeth dental assistant – dental professional trained to provide support © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC to a dentist by© performingJones & aBartlett multitude Learning,of tasks ranging LLC from NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION clerical work NOTand assistance FOR SALE at chairside OR DISTRIBUTION to laboratory work, infection control, and possibly additional enhanced functions Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) – agency that admin- isters the national examination to certify dental and orthodon- tic assistants © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC ©dental Jones hygienist & Bartlett (hi-JEN-ist) Learning, – licensed, LLC professional auxiliary in dentistry who is both an oral health educator and clinician, NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION 2 © Jones & Bartlett Learning LLC, an Ascend Learning Company. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 9781284268133_CH01_001_014.indd 2 19/03/20 8:18 AM CHAPTER 1 THE DENTAL ASSISTING PROFESSION 3 © Jones &and Bartlett who uses Learning, preventive, LLC therapeutic, and educational© JonesIsaac Greenwood& Bartlett – Learning, first American-bor LLCn dentist NOT FOR methodsSALE ORfor the DISTRIBUTION control of oral diseases NOTHippocrates FOR SALE – ancient OR DISTRIBUTION Greek physician (500 BCE) who is con- dental implant – a metal fixture typically made of titanium sidered the father of modern medicine. Many fundamental which is surgically embedded into the jaw. The implant acts concepts of modern medicine, including patient confidenti- as the root and allows for an abutment or prosthesis to be ality and the ethical obligation to do no harm, can be traced attached to it, such as a crown, bridge, or denture attachment to his early writings and teachings dental laboratory technician© Jones – dental& Bartlett professional Learning, who LLCAmbroise Paré (AME-brohz© Jones pah-RA) & Bartlett– 16th-century Learning, LLC provides support to dentalNOT practices FOR SALE by filling OR prescriptions DISTRIBUTION French surgeon who is consideredNOT FORthe Father SALE of Surgery. OR DISTRIBUTIONHe from dentists for crowns, bridges, dentures, and other den- wrote extensively on dental procedures, particularly extrac- tal prosthetics tion and reimplantation, in his Complete Works dentistry – the science and art concerned with the preven- restorative dentistry – branch of dentistry that deals with tion, diagnosis, and treatment of deformities, diseases, and restoring or replacing damaged or missing teeth injuries© Jones to the teeth, & Bartlett gingiva, oral Learning, cavity, and jawsLLC veneer (vuh-NERE)© Jones – a& thin Bartlett layer of Learning,acrylic, composite, LLC or Pierre Fauchard (pee-AIR foe-SHARD) – 18th-century porcelain used to cover the facial (front) surface of badly FrenchNOT physician FOR whoSALE is known OR DISTRIBUTION as “the Father of Modern stained teethNOT or toFOR improve SALE the shape OR ofDISTRIBUTION highly visible front Dentistry.” He described advanced techniques for cleaning teeth the teeth and filling caries in his comprehensive textbook whitening – lightening of teeth to a whiter color by the use on dentistry, Treatise on the Teeth (1723) of dental bleaching materials © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION early civilizations frowned on pulling, or extracting, teeth, Introduction especially the cuspid, or “eye” teeth, and reserved the prac- tice for a last resort. Each region of the world had its favor- © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC Dentistry is one of the world’s oldest medical arts. For ite materials for constructing the dentures used to replace thousands of years, peopleNOT haveFOR tried SALE to careOR forDISTRIBUTION their lost teeth. Dentistry developedNOT steadily FOR asSALE early ORpeoples DISTRIBUTION teeth well enough to keep their mouths healthy and used whatever resources and knowledge were available to pain-free for a lifetime. The concerns of people through them. (See Table 1-1.) the ages have remained surprisingly similar, whereas the technology© Jones available & Bartlett for modern Learning, dental care LLC continues Egypt © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC to advance and better address those needs. As the profes- NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION As early asNOT 5,000 FOR years SALEago, physicians OR DISTRIBUTION in Egypt began sion has grown over the years, the roles and responsibili- to move from treating the entire human body into spe- ties for the various members of the dental team, including cializing in healing and treating specific parts of it. Some dental assistants, have become better defined. Formal edu- doctors specialized in the eyes, others in the stomach or cation and a structured certification process ensure that head. Records remain of a physician named Hesi-Re, who patients receive quality care. A number of professional © Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC © Joneswas known & Bartlett to his colleagues Learning, as “chief LLC of the toothers” and organizations exist to promote professional standards, is recognized as the first known dentist. 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