Exam 17: Introduction to the Dental Office and Basic Chairside Assisting

To flush the air-water syringe with water between patients is to reduce the risk of retaining oral fluids.

Between patients, the handpiece is run for at least 1 minute to flush the system.

The mode of delivery that has the equipment pulled over the patient's chest is the ________-delivery system.

The assistant is usually positioned ________  the operator.

Patients with physical limitations are treated in the same manner as all other patients.

If an additional pair of hands is used during a procedure, it is termed _________ dentistry.

Which area creates the first impression of the dental office?

The area in which the dental treatment occurs is the ____________.

When the dentist and the dental assistant are seated working together, it is termed ________ dentistry.

The dental office design should include a climate-control system that remains at a comfortable temperature.

The light meter to check curing lights for assurance of adequate intensity is called ____________.

There are different types of curing lights dentists might choose from depending on the type of materials they use and their individual preferences. The traditional light cure unit is the ____________.

At the beginning and end of the day, the handpiece should be flushed for several minutes.

The HVE is the low volume oral evacuator.

It is important to flush the vacuum lines with a cleaning solution ____________.

Some changes may be necessary when seating a child patient such as ____________.

The usual distance between the operator's face and the patient's oral cavity is approximately _______.

The saliva ejector has high volume suction.

The dentist will evaluate a curing light's characteristics by the ____________.

The oral vacuum system that removes fluids from the oral cavity rapidly is the ____________.