Dental Examiners Summary

I have always dreamed of being in the medical field. But, there came a point in my life where income was more important than education. After graduating in June of 2011 from The Charter school of San Diego, I had the perfect career plans. Little did I know a perfect future was never promised. The trials I have overcome, have molded me into the hardworking ambitious young adult I am today. I am truly going to be an amazing Dental Assistant.

In the medical field, there is many ideas of a mid level provider, this is just one, the mid level dental provider. A midlevel dental provider or therapist is commonly unheard of but there is a need for them, they do need dental education, and not everywhere has them though. There is a lot that they can do for the community and also the dentist. Mid level dental providers have a lot in common with a physician, but also very many differences. All of these will be discussed as we move on.

My assigned role was dental hygienist as an educator. As clinical dental hygienist, educating my patients to perform proper oral home care, explaining disease processes that effecting them, and recommend appropriate oral health care products just as important as providing hygiene treatments. Individual homecare instructions depend on many factor such as age of patient, physical and mental ability, number of visits they had with me, and the results of oral exam. As part of my routine, I assess the changes that patient had made since their last visit. Most of them give me an honest report. However, when it is inconsistent with what I am seeing at the oral exam (evidence of calculus, plaque, food impaction, no improvement in inflammation), I begin

Last February, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission (Dental Examiners). The case concerned the Board’s decision to stop teeth whitening services by non-dentists in the state. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that the Board had violated antitrust laws by attempting to limit competition by its teeth whitening decision. State entities such as the Board generally were thought to have immunity from antitrust laws, but the Supreme Court’s decision reversed this long-held belief and found that state boards could be held liability if certain conditions were met. The major condition was that the board be made up of a majority of active market

While state responses to Dental Examiners have been limited, Kansas has many potential responses it could take. These approaches range significantly in how much disruption they may cause to the Kansas board system, and how much liability protection they may provide for boards. There are four main approaches, I will discuss, 1) maintaining the current system, 2) providing for the indemnification of state board members, 3) increasing supervision for state boards, and 4) changing the membership composition of state boards.

Regardless of your political stance, dental care is a service that all people should have access to, privately, or publicly. In the United States alone, millions of Native Americans on reservations are stifled from receiving the much needed dental care they require, the consequences are harmful to their health and prosperity.

As dental hygienists we are members of the healthcare community. That means that we have an extremely important role when it comes to the health of our patients. When patients present themselves in our treatment room, it is our responsibility to make sure we do not leave anything unexamined. We are professionals in the practice of identifying, preventing, and treating oral diseases. We do this by completing thorough extraoral and intraoral exams and being conscious of what to look for. One particular exam that we do is an oral cancer exam. As dental hygienists we are at the forefront in identifying this disease. In an article written by Nancy Burkhart, a coauthor of General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist, she states, “It is known that oral cancer is more likely to be detected in an early stage in the dental office than those found at a physician’s office, which tend to be at a later stage.” (Burkhart, 2014) This may be because dental hygienists focus more on the oral tissues than physicians do; or the fact that patients go to a doctor when it is already at advanced stages. It is imperative that we as dental hygienists know the signs and symptoms of oral cancer, as well as the risk factors involved in developing the disease and how it can be prevented. While it is important as a dental hygienist to identify oral diseases, it is more important to educate our patients on how they can avoid any potential abnormalities from becoming severe problems,

For my last clinical observation, I decided to do my off-campus rotation on 20th April 2018 at the East Valley Health Center Dental Clinic. This was a great opportunity to observe the second year dental hygiene students in an environment that was completely foreign to me.

This article seems very interesting. As a dental hygienist I understand the concerns with hazardous respirable particles and air borne pathogens exposures in the work place. I believe further studies are needed concerning PPE and how efficient they are at filtering harmful particles whether they are produced from drilling procedures from dental filling materials or pathogens that are found in the oral cavity. Instances where mask become moist due to respiration during long dental procedures would also have an effect on how the mask filters particulate matter as

We’re returning to our ever-popular dental 101 series that discusses key things you should know in relation to your daily dental routine. You’ve been to the dentist. You floss every day, and you brush at least twice a day, just as you have been told to do. You do everything right, yet you’re starting to see something from your gums that concerns you. Blood. Perhaps you ignore it. Maybe it seems like a passing thing, but bleeding gums are never normal, and it pays to give them immediate attention. So just what could it be that is causing your gums to bleed? Let’s take a look at some of the most common culprits.

Dentistry is the profession in which the dentist helps with the prevention and treatment of mouth diseases and malfunctions. The dentist performs many duties within their profession. Some duties the dentist may do on a daily basis are: diagnose oral problems, fill cavities, write prescriptions, perform root canals, treat gum disease, examining radiographs, removing root decay, and providing instruction to the patients along with many other duties. Becoming a dentist allows for many different working opportunities. A dentist has the opportunity to work in the military, in a hospital, in administration, or they can even work in a classroom and teach. Most commonly though dentist tend to work in an office which they may own fully or

Dental Examiners is likely to have a significant impact on both antitrust law and on state governments. State boards covered under Dental Examiners may face antirust liability in the future, and there remains a lot of uncertainty about what boards are covered under Dental Examiners. First, we will need to walk through what impact Dental Examiners will have, and what legal requirements it sets out. Second, we will need to examine what Kansas Boards will likely be effected under Dental Examiners. Third, we need to review what approaches other states have taken to address Dental Examiners. Finally, we need to examine what possible approaches the State can take to address Dental Examiners.

Dental First is a full-service dental clinic that is located in West Jordan, Utah. The dental services they offer include oral health, fillings, root canals, crowns and bridges, dentures, extractions, wisdom teeth, whitening, veneers, and emergency. Their contracted insurance companies include Ameriben, BCBS, Best Life, Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Cross Blue Shield FED, Blue Cross OF-TX, MI, IL, MA, TN, Cigna, Coventry, Dearbone NATL, Delta Dental PPO/Premier, Dental Select Platinum, DMBA, EMI- Educator's Mutual, etc. Their other contracted insurance companies include Guardian, Humana, Lincoln Financial, Mail Handlers, Met Life, National Elevator, PEHP, Select Health, Total Dental Admin, Elite/Pro, UMR, United Concordia, United Healthcare,

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Provided below is a brief introduction of dental compensation claim matters related to dental malpractice. Highlighted below are some of the basic elements and important details about such claims.