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Dentist
* All dentists are non-compassionate people
  - know that sometimes arthritis and other illnesses clear up if bad teeth are extracted
* Many dentist are skilled in the placement and restoration of dental implants.
* Many dentists agree that raisins can cause more tooth decay than chocolate
  - already use special lasers on gums where water in such tissue absorbs laser energy
  - also like to be ultra cautious about exposing developing bone to x-rays
* Many dentists are also unaware of how closely their work is linked to a patient's general health
  - general practitioners who handle a wide variety of dental needs
  - in private practice while others work in hospitals, clinics and dental research
  - self-employed
  - claim, without scientific evidence, that the mercury in amalgam fillings is dangerous
  - currently treat the teeth with a fluoride gel
  - elect to practice by themselves until they are ready to retire
  - engage in private one-man practice
  - have payment plans for dentures and dental care
  - offer general dental care for toothaches, cleanings and check ups
  - prefer baking soda toothpastes
  - prescribe high fluoride content mouthwashes which can help reduce tooth sensitivity
  - recommend removal of impacted wisdom teeth to prevent potential problems
  - try to communicate their design ideas with words, and models of the teeth
  - work past the normal retirement age
* Most Dentists also provide oral prosthetics utilizing implants
  - are general practitioners who emphasize preventative dentistry with their patients
  - have a private practice
* Most dentists are general practitioners although there are many specialty areas
  - and handle a variety of dental needs
* Most dentists are general practitioners who handle a wide variety of dental needs
  - typically are fixing teeth
* Most dentists are general practitioners, handling a variety of dental needs
* Most dentists are in private practice as their own boss
  - diagnose conditions
  - employ one or more dental hygienists
  - find cavities
* Most dentists have dental assistants helping with procedures
  - partners
  - staff
  - their own private practice
  - offer fissure sealing
  - open their own practice, but an increasing number have formed partnerships or groups
  - own own business
  - perform routine screenings for oral cancer during periodic check-ups
* Most dentists prefer cash accounting, in which they pay tax only on revenues they have received
  - toothbrushes with soft bristles
* Most dentists remove baby teeth
  - treat children
  - use stainless steel posts
  - work full time
* Most dentists work in either private practice or hospitals or other practices
  - private practices and deal with a wide variety of dental problems
* Some Dentists also perform oral surgery and extract teeth, if necessary
  - diversify into orthodontics, which is the treatment of irregular teeth
  - take advanced training in specialties such as orthodontia
  - teach or perform research at schools of dentistry, as well as practice
* Some dentists advise that a pea size drop of toothpaste is sufficient to clean teeth and gums
  - agree that although coffee stains teeth, it also helps prevent cavities
  - attend law school and practice dental malpractice defense or prosecution
  - believe proper flossing is even more important than toothbrushing
  - claim to specialize in the treatment of bad breath
* Some dentists cover mouths
  - noses
  - do research, teach, or hold positions in dental schools
  - even have virtual reality goggles which the patient can wear during the procedure
* Some dentists have a piece of equipment called a halimeter
  - antibodies
  - more money than others
  - partners, and a few work for other dentists as associate dentists
* Some dentists help causes
  - like to wait a week before sealing the tooth
  - operate after taking only a weekend course
  - own their own businesses and work alone or with a small staff
  - practice in primary-school clinics and are paid through the local municipality
  - prefer using the oral rinse for three to five days at a time
  - recommend diets
  - say tartar-control pastes can cause mouth irritation
  - serve as administrators or public health practitioners
  - specialize in treatments
* Some dentists use a self-curing resin material within the denture
  - one instrument to a family with children during a check-up
  - portable sulfide monitors to diagnose halitosis
  - work evenings and weekends to meet their patients' needs
* Start with our endodontic, periodontic and restorative products.
* advise individuals.
* also administer anesthetics when appropriate
  - apply sealants and repair fractured teeth
  - hire and supervise workers, such as receptionists and dental assistants
  - look for cancer in the mouth
  - make and insert false teeth
  - practice in public clinics run by charitable societies
  - provide direct care in the absence of students
  - use vitality testing to record a baselines for future comparison
* appreciate using dental amalgam because it is easier to work with than other alternatives.
* are among the largest polluters of mercury in North America
  - top five percent of wage earners in the United States
  - doctors who specialize in oral health
  - expensive
  - films
  - generally technical people who like to fill cavities and make crowns
  - incapable of asking questions that require a simple yes or no answer
  - likely to be found only in Maseru
* are located in cities
  - dental offices
  - phone books
  - towns
  - medical practitioners
  - nice people
  - nightmares
  - principals on a health authority list, assistants and vocational dental practitioners
* are the major practitioners of dental care
  - only persons qualified to provide comprehensive denture services
* attempt to work outside of the already established standard of using sedation.
* attribute the previous decline to water fluoridation and regular preventive dental care.
* avoid prescribing narcotics because they can be habit forming.
* believe that there are spatial symmetries in the mouth with respect to caries.
* belong to a dental association.
* can also apply solutions to seal or block the tubules
  - be holistic
  - bleach teeth in the office
  - create demand for their services through publicizing the benefits of dental care
  - protect young teeth by applying special coatings called sealants
  - be influential if they get into politics
  - check if a person has impacted wisdom teeth by taking X-rays of the teeth
  - custom make mouthguards
  - detect early signs of disorders, including leukemia, heart disease, and anemia
  - diagnose and treat such cases before the condition develops into oral cancer
  - file forms via mail, or electronically
  - focus on delivering quality care rather than on paperwork
  - help in a variety of ways to improve our smiles
  - make custom-fitted night bite guards to prevent teeth grinding at night
  - monitor and determine if any adverse reactions do occur
  - prescribe medication and perform oral surgery
  - replace one tooth or multiple teeth with dental imlants
  - report that they work in more than one branch of dentistry for their main employer
  - treat sores and provide comfort with mouthrinses and pain relievers
* claim hundreds of studies prove fluoride reduces decay
  - that the only way to remove dental tartar is by a dentist or dental hygienist
* clean, replace, or remove teeth.
* commonly take special precautions with expectant mothers.
* consider methods.
* consistently rank in the top seven percent of wage-earners in the world.
* create mercury bearing amalgam waste when they drill out old mercury amalgam fillings.
* debate the efficacy of herbs to treat toothaches, bad breath and gum disease
  - whether scurvy can cause tooth loss
* diagnose and treat dental disorders
* diagnose, prevent, and treat problems of the teeth and tissues of the mouth
  - treat, and prevent diseases and other problems of the teeth, jaws, and gums
* do it orally
  - with drills
  - root canal treatment
* enhance and promote the total health of patients through oral health management.
* extract teeth and make models and measurements for dentures to replace missing teeth
  - teeth, and make molds and measurements for dentures to replace missing teeth
  - out what 's wrong , fix , and help prevent problems with teeth
* follow approaches.
* generally have insurance policies.
* have a bad reputation, to say the very least
  - high suicide rate, also
  - professional responsibility to ensure the safety of their patients and staff
  - variety of approaches to thumbsucking
  - coaches
  - many years of special training in the prevention and treatment of dental disease
* have the highest rate of suicide of any profession
  - suicide rate of any profession
  - to recognize their pivotal role in early detection of diabetes
  - arms
  - cells
  - cytoplasm
  - necks
  - personality
* lie through their teeth.
* like to use amalgam because it's inexpensive, versatile, durable and easy to work with.
* love dental floss
* maintain dental records.
* make a mold of the patient's teeth.
* may have difficulty.
* medical man
* meet requirements.
* often fail to diagnose small carious lesions until they become large problems
  - hire dental hygienists to handle routine preventive care, such as cleaning teeth
* often use a local anesthetic during the filling or extraction of a tooth
  - mercury amalgam for fillings
* perform an important public service to help people maintain their health and appearance
  - surgery, implants, tissue grafts and laser surgery
* play a crucial role in expanding access to care for underserved populations.
* practice in several specialties using a full range of techniques.
* prevent, diagnose and treat diseases of the teeth and mouth tissues.
* promote the use of fluoride.
* provide an important public health-care service and are respected within their community
  - relief from pain when decayed, aching teeth are extracted
  - treatment to indigents and preventive care to school children
* receive blood on their masks from more than half of the patients every day.
* receive training in the detection of cancerous lesions in dental school
  - nutritional aspects of dental health
* recommend fluoridated water for reduction of tooth decay
  - keeping a toothbrush at work
  - sealants to protect certain teeth, especially the surfaces of the back teeth
  - that young children establish a set routine for brushing their teeth
* regard the temporomandibular joints as the most complex in the body.
  - tooth decay, fill cavities, and repair fractured teeth
* report a greater rate of cavities in children who drink mostly bottled water.
* report that coffee reduces cavities by fighting plaque causing agents
  - patients who used to be so hard to work on are now easy to work on
* routinely look for oral cancer during regular check-ups
  - use coarse burs to remove tooth decay and prepare a tooth for filling
* run the greatest risk of getting infected with blood-related viruses.
* say good dental care begins in infancy
  - it's okay to use pacifiers to comfort children when they're put to sleep
  - people who use smokeless tobacco are also at risk for leukoplakia
  - that dental amalgam is perfectly safe
  - the only downside to prescription toothpaste is the price
* sometimes can help with topical covering to decrease the pain
  - perform surgery to repair, restore, and maintain teeth, gums, and oral tissues
* still use potentially dangerous mercury fillings, for their patients.
* stress a regimen of brushing with a fluoride toothpaste followed by flossing, twice a day
  - less pain
  - regular brushing, flossing and the importance of periodic check-ups
* take X-ray pictures to reveal cavities in teeth.
* use a gypsum dental plaster to cast bridges
  - tremendous amount of mercury
  - variety of equipment, including x-ray machines, drills and instruments
  - anesthesia to drill without pain
  - dental amalgams because it is easier to work with than other alternatives
  - gold to make crowns, because it is easy to shape and gold crowns last a long time
  - instruments such as drills, mirrors, and scalpels
  - it to clean the organic bits off of their bloody instruments and tooth pulling pliers
  - more intense light for quite short periods
  - powdered bone to fill in small defects of the teeth and gums
  - some of the same techniques to bond plastic resins for minor smile corrections
  - the cement that barnacles use to attach themselves to boats or other hard surfaces
  - various terms to describe the same disorder
* usually think of bridges in terms of being permanently cemented, that is, non-removable
  - work in private practice or with a dental group
* wear protective clothing such as masks, gloves, glasses, and lead shields
  - garments to avoid transmission of diseases
  - with a variety of people spanning different ages, personalities and races
+ Dentistry
  * Dentistry' is a specialty in medicine, which is practiced by a dentist. Dentists find out what's wrong, fix, and help prevent problems with teeth. A dentist has other people that help him with their job. Dental hygienists help people keep their teeth clean. A dental assistant helps the dentist when they are treating a patient. Dental surgeons will perform surgery to fix large or dangerous problems with people's teeth. There are also dentists called orthodontists, who can move people's teeth using braces.