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National Health Service (Dental Charges, General Dental Services Contracts and Personal Dental Services Agreements) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/544) Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (Commencement No.4 and Consequential, Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Wales) (Amendment No.1) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/546)
Dental instrument. Mouth mirror, a commonly used dental instrument. Dental instruments are tools that dental professionals use to provide dental treatment. They include tools to examine, manipulate, treat, restore, and remove teeth and surrounding oral structures. [1]
Universal Numbering System. Universal numbering system. This is a dental practitioner view, so tooth number 1, the rear upper tooth on the patient's right, appears on the left of the chart. The Universal Numbering System, sometimes called the "American System", is a dental notation system commonly used in the United States. [ 1][ 2]
The Borough of Eastleigh (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 SI 2001/1021. The Borough of Gosport (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 SI 2001/1022. The District of Hart (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 2001 SI 2001/1023. The City of Southampton (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 SI 2001/1024.
Periodontal probe. A periodontal probe is an instrument in dentistry commonly used in the dental armamentarium. It is usually long, thin, and blunted at the end. Its main function is to evaluate the depth of the pockets surrounding a tooth in order to determine the periodontium 's overall health. For accuracy and readability, the instrument's ...
Dental drill. A high-speed dental handpiece. A dental drill or dental handpiece is a hand-held, mechanical instrument used to perform a variety of common dental procedures, including removing decay, polishing fillings, performing cosmetic dentistry, and altering prostheses . The handpiece itself consists of internal mechanical components that ...
This includes: dentists, dental specialists, oral health therapists, dental hygienists and dental assistants. [7] Dental assistants play a crucial role in maintaining high levels of infection control in the oral health care setting. [7] The dental assistant is the major link between oral health care workers and the patient.
Diagrammatic representation of acidogenic theory of causation of dental caries. Four factors, namely, a suitable carbohydrate substrate (1), micro-organisms in dental plaque (2), a susceptible tooth surface (3) and time (4); must be present together for dental caries to occur (5). Saliva (6) and fluoride (7) are modifying factors.