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Dental Hygienists Units 1-4

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  • Who is responsible for running the whole dental office?
    Office manager
  • Where might dentists work to provide care to criminals?
    Prison
  • What area is not visible to patients and used for administration?
    Back office
  • What do professionals give to help patients make decisions?
    Advice
  • Where are materials and supplies kept?
    Storage room.
  • What word refers to the kind of place you work in (e.g., hospital, clinic)?
    Setting
  • Where are X-ray taken?
    Radiology room.
  • Who answers the phone and makes appointments?
    The receptionist.
  • Where do students learn and train?
    School
  • What's another name for a dental clinic, but private?
    Dental practice.
  • What word refers to all employees together?
    Staff.
  • What document allows someone to legally work in their profession?
    License
  • What is the area of medicine that deals with teeth and mouth?
    Dentistry
  • Where can people go if the need to use the toilet?
    Restrooms.
  • Who manages payments and insurance claims?
    Financial coordinator.
  • What do we call identifying a disease or condition?
    Diagnosis
  • Who receives dental care?
    Patient
  • Who works in the lab creating dentures and crowns?
    Lab technician.
  • What do we call the state of having a clean and healthy mouth?
    Oral health.
  • Where do elderly people live and receive medical care?
    Nursing home
  • Who leads the dental team and performs treatments?
    Dentist.
  • Where do doctors and nurses treat all kinds of patients, not just dental?
    Hospital
  • Where do patients wait before seeing the dentist?
    Waiting room.
  • Who helps the dentist by preparing the material and instruments?
    Dental assistant/dental hygienists.
  • Where are instruments cleaned and desinfected?
    Sterelization room.
  • Where are dental treatments performed?
    Treatment room.
  • Where does the receptionist usually work?
    Reception desk.