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Infection Control in the Dental Office
Dental Clinics of North America, 2017The goal of an infection control program is to provide a safe working environment for dental health care personnel and their patients. Practitioners can achieve this by adopting measures that reduce health care-associated infections among patients and occupational exposures among dental health care personnel.
Francesco R, Sebastiani +2 more
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Management of Dental Insurance in the Dental Office
Dental Clinics of North America, 1987This article should assist the practitioner with the efficient flow of patients and paperwork in today's dental world. By providing a system to control and monitor the flow of insurance papers and by accepting the patient's third-party coverage partially or in full--rather than resisting it--the dentist will enjoy an increase in his or her patient ...
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Emergency tracheotomy in the dental office
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2009Tracheotomy is utilized for securing patency of the upper airway and is not generally used in emergency situations. This is a case report of the necessity of performing a tracheotomy in a dental chair secondary to obstruction of a patient's airway and the inability to perform a cricothyrotomy due to anatomic constraints.
R, Sadda, M, Turner
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Regulatory Compliance in the Dental Office
Dental Clinics of North America, 2008Dentists in the private sector, as well as their academic counterparts, must comply with a variety of federal, state, and local regulations. The scope of this regulation ranges from specifying who may engage in the practice of dentistry to the disposition of extracted teeth.
Mark V, Thomas +2 more
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Emergency Drugs for the Dental Office
Dental Clinics of North America, 2016Any dental office can face a variety of medical emergencies; therefore, the health care professional and the staff should always be prepared to deal with these emergencies in their office. Preparedness of the dental office staff and their prompt recognition of these emergencies will be the most important factor in dealing with the emergencies in any ...
Harry, Dym +2 more
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Trauma Kits for the Dental Office
Dental Clinics of North America, 2009The old Boy Scout's motto, "Be Prepared," can be beneficially applied to the management of dental trauma. A large number of dental injuries occur every year, primarily in the 7- to 15-year age group. Preserving the natural dentition during that time period is critically important, because tooth loss at an early age presents significant lifelong dental ...
David E, Jaramillo, Leif K, Bakland
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Light and Lighting in the Dental Office
Dental Clinics of North America, 1978For any task, the eye can respond effectively if there is enough light, if that light is properly distributed, if the appropriate color correction is provided, and if visual contrasts are balanced. Dental offices differ in the types of work performed, the number of people engaged in various tasks, and the types of patients treated. Each office and each
J D, Preston, L C, Ward, M, Bobrick
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Dental office design and layout
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 1963The writer has for many years been con cerned with the problems of dental office design from the functional and esthetic point of view. This interest led to a study of interior design in order to bridge the gap between dentist and office designer. Since no one understands the needs of the dentist more than a dentist himself, this study was undertaken.
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The Computerized Dental Office of the Future
Dental Clinics of North America, 1988The computer will soon become an indispensable tool for the private dental practitioner. It will aid in planning, managing, operating and even become part of the delivery of service to patients. The key is in understanding the need for a patient oriented approach to dental service and applying the appropriate technologies to accomplish it.
J, Stikeleather +2 more
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Emergency preparedness in the dental office
The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2004Terrorist activities now can be added to the list of possible man-made and nature-induced health and safety disasters that can affect a community. There are two basic responses that people can choose to protect themselves during these events. One is to evacuate the area, the other is to shelter in place.The authors provide an overview of the issues ...
David L, Glotzer +2 more
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