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Equipment and Charting
The dental assistant will use various tools as they assist other members of the dental team. The dental assistant will also be required to write up a patient's dental records.
Watch the videos below to find out some of the equipment a dental assistant uses and how they record the patient's oral details on a dental chart.
Once you have watched the videos, answer the questions below.
Dental Equipment and Charting Quiz
Answer the 2 questions below:
Question 5
Drag and Drop
Match the piece of equipment with its primary role:
ejects air and/or water into patient's mouth
cleans out debris and saliva from patient's mouth
prevents larger objects from falling into the back of the patient's mouth Air/water syringe
ejects air and/or water into patient's mouth
cleans out debris and saliva from patient's mouth
prevents larger objects from falling into the back of the patient's mouth Saliva ejector
ejects air and/or water into patient's mouth
cleans out debris and saliva from patient's mouth
prevents larger objects from falling into the back of the patient's mouth High volume evacuator
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Question 6
OTEN, Western Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW
Match the surface of the teeth with the description of where it faces in the mouth.
the surface of the teeth that touch the tongue
the surface nearest the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the surface that touches the adjacent teeth
the biting surface on the anterior teeth
the surface closest to the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the biting surface on the posterior teeth Facial surface
the surface of the teeth that touch the tongue
the surface nearest the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the surface that touches the adjacent teeth
the biting surface on the anterior teeth
the surface closest to the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the biting surface on the posterior teeth Buccal surface
the surface of the teeth that touch the tongue
the surface nearest the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the surface that touches the adjacent teeth
the biting surface on the anterior teeth
the surface closest to the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the biting surface on the posterior teeth Lingual surface
the surface of the teeth that touch the tongue
the surface nearest the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the surface that touches the adjacent teeth
the biting surface on the anterior teeth
the surface closest to the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the biting surface on the posterior teeth Incisal surface
the surface of the teeth that touch the tongue
the surface nearest the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the surface that touches the adjacent teeth
the biting surface on the anterior teeth
the surface closest to the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the biting surface on the posterior teeth Occlusal surface
the surface of the teeth that touch the tongue
the surface nearest the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the surface that touches the adjacent teeth
the biting surface on the anterior teeth
the surface closest to the cheeks on the anterior teeth
the biting surface on the posterior teeth Proximal surface
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