tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91111906365481785712024-02-18T19:02:40.880-08:00ToothTalkingsBlog for Dental Assistants By Dental AssistantsBinduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-37644546999635421392023-05-17T11:50:00.007-07:002023-05-17T11:50:50.206-07:00Dentist lost licence
I saw this news: The Barrie dentist, Dr. Chapnick lost his licence. The reason stated was that he sexually abused a patient.He was asked to pay $10,000 to the Royal College of dental surgeons. a quick search showed me he owned two practices in Ontario. But, the offices are not taking any patients for Dr. Chapnick now. My heart goes to all those people who worked for him. Here, even Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-26972522859615499472023-05-16T13:18:00.005-07:002023-05-16T13:18:28.563-07:00Electric tooth brush
Electric toothbrushes are in style. How to use a Sonicare one?It rotates. So, you just hold it gently against your teeth. No force at all. Let the brush do the work for you.Move from tooth to tooth and allow the brush to work on all surfaces. Sonicare has a timer setting. So you will be sure you are not brushing faster. My Sonicare even let e know when to change the brush Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-82440117900041761912021-05-14T18:17:00.007-07:002021-05-14T18:17:55.727-07:00Patient's demands
It is not always a great workday at the office.Most patients don't like to be on a dental chair for restorative work. This week, I got an unpleasant patient. He was not interested in having a conversation with me. He was talking nicely to the dentist. After giving the anaesthetic, the doctor left the room asking me to place the rubber dam. He was making my job very difficult by Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-91518703710446475892018-02-04T10:43:00.000-08:002018-02-04T10:45:34.481-08:00Gingival retraction
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The dentists try to retract the gingiva before taking final impressions for crowns or veneers.
All these years, I was taking gingival retraction chord for this purpose. Oh, no, I was not packing the chord. Level 2 dental assistants are not supposed to do that.
To stop gingival bleeding, the chord is socked in a hemostatic solution like Hemodent first. Then the dentist use a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-20673903984570268642016-10-12T08:56:00.003-07:002020-09-25T10:40:55.406-07:00Brain Dead after Dental visit.
The other day while surfing on the net, I slearned about the horrible tory of a girl became brain dead because of dental treatment.
The girl was getting treatments done by a paediatric dentist. General dentists refer little patients, who are not co-operative to pedodontist. Some times, the kid need more care than the general dentist can offer.
But, what went wrong in the dental office, that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-41922342302225751802014-02-24T08:37:00.002-08:002014-02-24T08:37:46.021-08:00Dycal: Information for Dental Assistants
What is Dycal?
Dycal is a cavity liner, which comes as a two paste system, base and accelerator. It is Calcium Hydroxide. It can also be used in pulp capping.
It usually used when the dentist feels like the cavity is so deep and almost the nerve is almost exposed. The calcium hydroxide will help the tooth to heal.
How to Mix Dycal
Here is a video of how to mix the dycal.
Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-6590121577649330172014-02-10T12:53:00.000-08:002014-02-10T12:53:15.409-08:00Save money by taking careIt is good to have dental cleaning done every six months. The dental professionals advice you.
In reality, it is expensive, isn't it? Without a good paying job or having a job with benefits, regular dental dental visits are expensive to many of us. Then think about the need for getting cavities filled or the severe toothache leading to root canal treatment? That will sure put your Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-24741477664517356212014-02-06T08:26:00.001-08:002020-09-25T10:38:57.728-07:00 Ultrasonic cleaner : Only for medial and dental offices?
You might have seen something like this in your dentist's office or the doctor's office. You might have even asked what is that and what is doing.
The friendly dental assistant might have told you it is an ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning the instruments.
What is it really doing?
First of all, it can be used to clean more than dental instruments. It can be used to clean Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-77293040533158498062014-01-23T08:35:00.000-08:002014-01-23T15:27:22.101-08:00Useful links for DentalAssistants
We used to do only one blog post per week on ToothTalkings. When I found these articles on the web, thought the blog readers will be benefited from the information.
1. Green tea is good for oral health. Some teas can stain the teeth though. Will you be using a straw to avoid staining when drink tea?
2 Will we use 3D printing in Dentistry?.
I saw 3D printer was used to create Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-8139208241957014382014-01-18T16:06:00.000-08:002014-01-20T16:26:52.491-08:00Dental Assisting: 10 tips to be an effective DentalAssistant We have seen what a Dentist wants from a good dental assistant. Let us look at how we can be more effective at work, so that we can perform better.
1. Get OrganisedFirst thing first. We have to be really organised in the dental office. We need to know where the instruments are, where the procedure tubs are etc. I find that keeping the instruments arranged in the order the boss Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-44177380426603048572014-01-13T12:58:00.000-08:002014-01-18T10:40:56.207-08:00Bells Palsy in Dental Assisting career
Toothache is considered as one of the most annoying and severe pains. In my career as dental assistant, I have seen many people and saw how the dentists deal with the situations.
It can be from an infection on the root, or may be food stuck in a cavity or a TMJ problem. There are many types of diagnostic tests to identify the cause of the pain. The cold test, X-rays, Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-78418061874754850152014-01-05T08:31:00.000-08:002014-02-09T10:31:13.343-08:00Dental Assisting BlunderEveryone in Dental field know December is the busiest month of the year. Not a great time to commit a blunder. You know, when we get busy the stress increases. Then there will be mistakes too.
I started working with this new place only three months back. The owner has two offices and I used to work in the newer office usually. When it was holidays, I was asked to help out in the older office.&Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-18656900081212861772014-01-03T10:49:00.002-08:002014-01-07T11:03:32.851-08:00Dental Assistant's realization
So you are a dental assistant. How do you help your dentist?
I learned to mix the cements, take the X-rays , transfer the instruments and do infection control. They also taught us we are supposed to talk to the patients while seating them. We also earned to do charting and not to talk about patients and treatments to other people.
Now, with all this knowledge, we started working only to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-40771012322378540052013-12-22T11:46:00.002-08:002014-01-07T11:05:12.058-08:00Dental assistant's story of a new Scrub
To work, we, dental Assistants need scrubs. Recently, I started going to Mark's work Wearhouse .
I love their scrubs. The stitching is nice and the style, awesome!
The price is a bit more than what I love to spend. Yet, I wanted something to make feel good while I am working. Tried a few scrubs to find the one I love. I really love the people working in the store. When I bought Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-17659403881351966742013-12-21T19:24:00.002-08:002013-12-21T19:24:50.803-08:00Do dentists really trained to work with assistants?
North America, dentists hire dental assistants to help them. The assistant is anticipating what the dentist might need next in delivering treatments. This co-ordinated working makes the procedure done faster and effectively. It helps the dentist to concentrate on the tooth they are working. This is also helpful in reducing the dentists fatigue.
Then why dental assistants are taken for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-43248796282395377502013-12-19T15:52:00.002-08:002013-12-19T15:52:50.447-08:00Bitter experiences in Dental AssistingIn the last post we tried to show the Dentist's point of view of a perfect dental assistant.
Now let us discuss about the Dentists, I worked for over the years.
In the past I worked with dentists who believe there is no need to talk or appreciate a dental assistant. Then there was the one who don't like to respond to an enthusiastic, cheerful "Good morning Doctor".
Then I had Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-24250440905316480422013-12-16T11:18:00.001-08:002013-12-19T17:12:17.781-08:00Dentist's view of Good Dental AssistantI was looking on the web for articles about dental assistants.
I came across one question on Yahoo answers:
The question is "What makes a person a good dental Assistant". A dentist answered the following
"Obviously, personality goes a long way. Your personality should be similar to that of the doctor with whom you work. If you're loud and rambunctious and your doctor is quiet and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-55752523829478594232013-12-12T13:14:00.000-08:002013-12-16T11:57:26.618-08:00Tofflemire and Matrix bands: Tips for Dental Asstiants.In Toothtalkings, let us talk about tofflemire and matrix bands today.
In restorative dentistry, all dental assistants are familiar with the use of matrix bands. We prepare the tofflemire and band when dentist is doing a posterior interproximal cavity. The band will create the interproximal wall and thereby prevent the composite or amalgam from coming in contactAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06762601955664242613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-74896107914492348632013-12-03T05:38:00.001-08:002013-12-03T05:38:04.481-08:00Taking impression for Crown using putty and light body
In the last post, I was very excited about helping Dr.X for the Post and core. Now, I want to write about waht I have to do while the DDS is doing a crown preparation.
This is a video I found on youtube. In the dental office, there is a difference though.
We use regular set light body. Dr.X doesn't use spacer. We do one step impression.
Usually alginate impressionBinduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-34066357330945696652013-11-29T12:09:00.001-08:002013-11-29T12:09:30.905-08:00Post and Core
I would like to tell you the story of a post and core.
Actually, it was a great fun experience.
I know, you are raising your eyebrows , " you were having fun in assisting????"
Yes, that is me. I can find fun in many ways. (I was not laughing loudly though). My new Dr.X was doing a post and core. Actually the tooth got RCT done a long time before. Now, the tooth is broken. So, a postBinduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-18172999795205204182013-11-28T12:33:00.001-08:002013-11-28T12:33:54.372-08:00Introduction to tooth fairy
I love the kids who visit the dental office. With a little chit chat with the kids is very pleasing for the dental assistant. Guess, most of you like that.
In North america, most children know about Tooth Fairy. When the baby tooth fells off, they get money from the Tooth Fairy. Toronto, having a lot of immigrants, some times I get the chance to introduce the fairy to them.
Recently, Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-64705352693999907752013-11-25T12:44:00.000-08:002013-11-25T17:11:52.519-08:00Lidocaine 2%: How dentist finds out how much to use
Without knowing details about the dentistry, the assistant can survive. I need to know the dentists' choice of instruments for the usual procedures and how to sterilize everything along with taking the X-rays ordered by the dentist.
Sometimes, I can be just curious to know how can you understand how much is too much anesthetic and things like that. I don't dare to ask such questions to Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-57778490789806469292013-11-25T08:40:00.000-08:002013-11-25T17:12:26.708-08:00Miserable life of a tooth.
The patient was nervous... I saw his hands were trembling.
The usual chit chats to the new patients is not working, I could clearly see that.
The dentist hasn't yet finished writing the notes in the previous patient's chart and the receptionist is waiting to ask something about the procedure codes. That and the instruments needed to go to the Statim is making me more pathetic along with Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-88739342644692462412013-11-17T14:27:00.000-08:002013-11-17T14:27:05.291-08:00DIY Dental Filling
I saw this video the other day. It is about Dentidrill. How the mother does the filling at home ... Just watch it.
It looks so easy on the video. In reality, how many parents struggle to just brush the kids teeth properly?
I am just wondering, what will happen, if the mother, who is not trained to do the job, make a mistake by removing too much of the tooth Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9111190636548178571.post-32723724554824608632013-11-14T09:31:00.003-08:002013-11-14T09:31:36.032-08:00Dental Office with wiFi
I was just browsing the web on the other day. Obviously, I got interested in new things about dentistry. That is when I stumbled on the idea of dentists providing free WiFi for patients.
Since most coffee shops, restaurants and many other businesses are giving free WiFi, why not dental offices too, right?
I think, it will be great and patients will love it. By the way, the staff will Binduhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05370736431588136839noreply@blogger.com0