This document outlines the patient care responsibilities of a dentist under three sections: I) comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning; II) comprehensive treatment; and III) management of medical and dental emergencies, pain and anxiety. Section I describes developing a treatment plan through examination, diagnosis, and consideration of patient goals. Section II covers preventive care, management of periodontal and pulpal diseases, oral surgery, occlusal issues, and restorative work. Section III addresses preventing, recognizing and treating medical emergencies; controlling oral emergencies; and managing pain, anxiety and complications through pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
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This document outlines the patient care responsibilities of a dentist under three sections: I) comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning; II) comprehensive treatment; and III) management of medical and dental emergencies, pain and anxiety. Section I describes developing a treatment plan through examination, diagnosis, and consideration of patient goals. Section II covers preventive care, management of periodontal and pulpal diseases, oral surgery, occlusal issues, and restorative work. Section III addresses preventing, recognizing and treating medical emergencies; controlling oral emergencies; and managing pain, anxiety and complications through pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
This document outlines the patient care responsibilities of a dentist under three sections: I) comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning; II) comprehensive treatment; and III) management of medical and dental emergencies, pain and anxiety. Section I describes developing a treatment plan through examination, diagnosis, and consideration of patient goals. Section II covers preventive care, management of periodontal and pulpal diseases, oral surgery, occlusal issues, and restorative work. Section III addresses preventing, recognizing and treating medical emergencies; controlling oral emergencies; and managing pain, anxiety and complications through pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
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This document outlines the patient care responsibilities of a dentist under three sections: I) comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning; II) comprehensive treatment; and III) management of medical and dental emergencies, pain and anxiety. Section I describes developing a treatment plan through examination, diagnosis, and consideration of patient goals. Section II covers preventive care, management of periodontal and pulpal diseases, oral surgery, occlusal issues, and restorative work. Section III addresses preventing, recognizing and treating medical emergencies; controlling oral emergencies; and managing pain, anxiety and complications through pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.
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Patient care:
I)Comprehensive Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Planning . II) Comprehensive treatment. III) Medical and dental emergencies, pain and/or anxiety control. I) Comprehensive Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning: Perform a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation based upon )1 the application of scientific principles, and current literature, .with consultations as appropriate Obtain and interpret a medical, dental and psychosocial )2 history, including a review of systems as necessary, and evaluate physical or psychosocial conditions that may affect .dental management Identify the patient’s chief complaint/concern and obtain the )3 .associated history .Perform a clinical examination )4 5) Recognize the need for diagnostic tests and aids .
6) Perform and record the findings of an extra oral,
intraoral, and radiographic examination including physical assessment of the patient. 7) Interpret the findings from a patient's history, clinical examination, and radiographic examination and from other diagnostic tests and procedures. 8) Recognize the normal range of clinical findings and significant deviations that reflect oral pathology and that require monitoring, treatment or management. 9) Recognize oral manifestations of systemic disorders, as well as systemic complications of oral disease, and seeking Consultations as needed. 10) Combine clinical and supporting data, with individual patient’s goals and values. 11) Develop a problem list and establish diagnoses. 12)Develop an appropriate comprehensive, prioritized and sequenced treatment plan. 13) Modify the treatment plan as required during the course of treatment and prepare individualized treatment plan options.
II) Comprehensive Treatment:
1) PROVIDE PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY SERVICE TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES ACCORDING TO THEIR NEEDS: a) Educate the patient in oral health maintenance and the prevention of oral diseases. b) Perform preventive therapies to maximize oral health.
2) MANAGE PATIENTS WITH PERIODONTAL
DISEASES: a) Recognize periodontal diseases. b) Perform the initial phase in the treatment of periodontal diseases. c) Discuss the rationales of the different surgical approaches available in the periodontal therapy. d) Perform supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) after periodontal treatment. e) Referring complicated periodontal procedure.
3) PERFORM ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES:
a) Achieve local anesthesia for dental procedures and manage related complications. b) Perform uncomplicated extractions of teeth. c) Perform surgical extractions of erupted teeth and removal of residual root tips. d) Perform other simple surgical procedures related to oral soft and hard tissues. e) Discuss procedures involved in the surgical phase of dental implants. f) Recognize patients with chronic orofacial pain and dysfunction (including temporomadnibular joint disorders,trauma to the orofacial complex), treat uncomplicated conditions . g) referring complicated surgical procedures.
4) PREVENT AND TREAT PULPAL AND PERIAPICAL DISEASES IN
PRIMARY AND PERMANENT TEETH. a) Perform therapeutic procedures designed to preserve the vitality of the dental pulp. b) Perform endodontic therapy. c) Manage other pulpal disorders of traumatic origin. d) Assess the indications for endodontic surgical treatment. e) Assess success and failure of an endodontic treatment. f) Perform pulpotomy in primary teeth. g) Referring complicated endodontic procedures. 5) MANAGE OCCLUSAL ABNORMALITIES OF PRIMARY, MIXED AND PERMANENT DENTITIONS: a) Recognize and manage functional and non-functional occlusion. b) Recognize needs for orthodontic treatment. c) Manage abnormalities of orofacial growth and development and treat minor orthodontic problems and referring complicated orthodotic procedures. d) Design, insert and adjust simple orthodontics appliances and space maintainers.
6) PROVIDE RESTORATIONS TO REESTABLISH
FORM, FUNCTION AND ESTHETICS TO PATIENTS OF ALL AGES: a) Manage dental caries and tooth defects using techniques that conserve tooth structure and preserve pulp vitality to restore form and function. b) Restore teeth with intra or extra coronal restorations. c) Restore edentulous spaces with fixed prosthesis. d) Restore edentulous spaces with removable prosthesis either complete or partial. e) Perform esthetic dentistry procedures. f) Participate in the management of patients with dental implants needs. g) Provide protection to the pulp and periodontal tissues during restorative procedures. h) Perform, order and evaluate laboratory procedures.
III) Medical and Dental Emergencies, Pain
and/or Anxiety Control: 1) Prevent, recognize and manage medical emergencies. 2) Control and manage oral emergencies. 3) Anticipate, detect and provide initial treatment and follow-up management for complications and medical emergencies that may occur during or as a result of dental treatment. 4) Recognize and manage pain, hemorrhage, trauma and infection of the orofacial complex. 5) Select and administer or prescribe pharmacological agents in the treatment of dental patients. 6) Determine the indications and contraindications for the use of pharmacological agents used in dental practice, their dosages and routes of administration. 7) Manage patients with pain and/or anxiety using non- pharmacological methods.