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PRACTICAL CLINICAL COURSES V4797 CLINICAL TIPS FOR HYGIENISTS – FROM DENTISTS
Presented by: Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
1. ARESTIN
7. DYRACT
13. NUPRO PROPHY PASTE
8. EMERGENCY KIT
2. ATRIDOX
14. OOLITT-ELITE
3. CLEARFIL SE BOND
9. FUJI II LC
15. PERIDEX
10. HELIOSEAL CLEAR CHROMA
4. CLINPRO SEALANT
16. PERIOCHIP
11. INVISALIGN
5. DIAGNODENT
17. PERIOSTAT
12. MINUTE FOAM
6. DISCOVER LIGHT
18. PREVIDENT 5000 PLUS
19. PRISMA GLOSS
20. PORTABLE WRIST BLOOD PRESSURE
21. PULP TESTER
22. SEPTOCAINE
23. SMART PRACTICE BLOOD PRESSURE
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The techniques and procedures on this videotape are intended to be suggestions only. Any licensed practitioner viewing this presentation must make his or her own professional decisions about specific treatment for patients. PCC is not responsible for any damages or other liabilities (including attorney’s fees) resulting, or claimed to result in whole or in part, from actual or alleged problems arising out of the use of this presentation. V4797 CLINICAL TIPS FOR HYGIENISTS – FROM DENTISTS CLINICIAN RESPONSIBLE Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Brigham Young University
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
At the completion of this video presentation, participants should be able to accomplish the following:
1. List potential reasons why dental hygienists could broaden their clinical experience. 2. Discuss the adequacy of panoramic radiographs for patient education. 3. Discuss the adequacy of intraoral television as a method for patient education. 4. Discuss dental hygienists accomplishing pulp vitality tests. 5. Compare the ability of current dental radiographs to detect dental caries. 6. Discuss transillumination. 7. Describe the transillumination technique for using an air rotor handpiece tubing with lighting. 8. Describe and discuss the Kavo DiagnoDent. 9. Discuss when posts would be needed in endodontically treated teeth.
10. Discuss esthetic dentistry procedures and their influence in elective dentistry. 11. Describe tooth whitening. 12. Describe the concept of bonding and closing diastemas. 13. Discuss the importance of tooth-colored direct restorations in today’s dentistry.
14. Discuss the significance of tooth-colored indirect restorations in today’s dentistry. 15. Describe the various restorative parts that are necessary for a typical dental implant prosthesis. 16. Discuss post-operative challenges that dental hygienists would observe in implant rehabilitations. 17. Discuss occlusal splints 18. Describe techniques that should be accomplished by hygienists in emergency preparedness. 19. Describe the anesthetic Articaine. 20. Discuss the significance of Invisalign to adult orthodontics. 21. Describe the types of restorations that are available for pediatric dentistry. 22. Discuss conservative periodontal therapy concepts.
OVERVIEW V4797 CLINICAL TIPS FOR HYGIENISTS – FROM DENTISTS
Dental hygienists serve a very valuable role in dentistry, as they are in charge the various preventive aspects
of dental practice. However, their influence is limited because of the inadvertent lack of routine contact with
other areas of dentistry. Dental hygienists spend more time with patients than dentists on a routine basis. If
dental hygienists broaden their knowledge, they may perform additional valuable services to the public. This
presentation is provided to dental hygienists with the purpose of informing them about many clinical concepts
they may not be aware of from their hygiene experiences. The following areas of dentistry are discussed with
clinical concepts specifically indicated from each area:
1. Diagnosis And Treatment Planning 2. Endodontics 3. Esthetic Dentistry 4. Implant Dentistry 5. Occlusion 6. Operative Dentistry 7. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 8. Orthodontics 9. Pediatric Dentistry 10. Periodontics 11. Preventive Dentistry 12. Fixed Prosthodontics 13. Removable Prosthodontics
There are many concepts in clinical dentistry that indicate need for therapy or developing challenges that
are potentially observed more frequently by dental hygienists than by dentists. It is apparent that if hygienists
have a broader clinical knowledge, they are able to provide much more service to a typical practice and to its
patients. Hygienists spend significant time with patients and meticulously treat each tooth, looking
subgingivally as well as supergingivally. During these in-depth examinations, hygienists have the opportunity
to detect pathosis and developing problems better than dentists. This tape is intended to alert hygienists to
many clinical concepts they may not otherwise have the opportunity to know.
REFERENCES V4797 CLINICAL TIPS FOR HYGIENISTS – FROM DENTISTS
CHRISTENSEN, G.J. “Boosting Practice Activity and Patient Service”. JADA. Vol. 124, May 1993. Pp. 109- 110.
CHRISTENSEN, G.J. “Developing a Great Dental Team”. JADA. Vol. 128, December 1997. Pp. 1703-1704.
CHRISTENSEN, G.J. “Educating Dental Staff Members for Optimum Patient Service”. JADA. Vol. 130, December 1999. Pp. 1783-1785.
CHRISTENSEN, G.J. “Educating Patients: A New Necessity”. JADA. Vol. 124, August 1993. Pp. 86-87.
CHRISTENSEN, G.J. “Increasing Patient Service By Effective Use of Dental Hygienists”. JADA. Vol. 126, September 1995. Pp. 1291-1294.
CHRISTENSEN, G.J. “Why Expand the Role of Dental Staff Members?”. JADA. Vol. 132, April 2001. Pp. 529- 531. POST TEST V4797 CLINICAL TIPS FOR HYGIENISTS – FROM DENTISTS
1. An area discussed in this presentation where hygienists can have a high potential in the practice is:
a. endodontics. b. oral surgery. c. prosthodontics. d. patient education.
2. Current dental radiographs show approximately ____ of the actual depth of the carious lesion.
3. Transillumination may be used in caries detection by simply:
a. using a headlight. b. placing the operating light directly onto the surface of the tooth. c. using the fiber-optic light within the handpiece tubing. d. none of the above.
a. radiopaque. b. radiolucent. c. not present in endodontically treated teeth. d. all of the above.
5. The area of dentistry that is most influential in motivating patients toward elective dentistry is:
a. oral diagnosis. b. endodontics. c. periodontics. d. esthetic dentistry.
a. are well accepted with adequate patient education. b. can be scratched easily with conventional dental hygiene scalers. c. are a well-proven concept. d. all of the above.
POST TEST (CONT’D) V4797 CLINICAL TIPS FOR HYGIENISTS – FROM DENTISTS
7. A local antibiotic suggested for conservative periodontal therapy is:
a. Cariostat. b. Arestin. c. Penicillin. d. Erythromycin.
8. Bruxism or clenching is present in approximately ____ of the population.
9. The most significant caries-preventive concept in developed countries is:
a. low concentration of fluoride rinses. b. toothpaste 1,000 parts per 1,000,000. c. toothpaste 5,000 parts per 1,000,000. d. topical fluoride application.
a. crowns. b. tooth colored restorations. c. lower dentures. d. upper dentures.
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