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• Dentistry

  It is a profession concerned with the prevention and treatment of oral disease, including diseases of the teeth and supporting structures and diseases of the soft tissues of the mouth.
• Dentistry

  It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management and treatment of the oral cavity and craniofacial complex.
• The Dental Team

  • Dentist
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Dental Assistant/Nurse
  • Dental Laboratory Technician
• Dentist

  Skilled in and licensed to practice the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth, jaws, and mouth and who makes and inserts false teeth
• Areas where Dentist can practice/work:

  • General Dental Care
  • Community Dental Care
  • Hospital Care
  • Dental Public Health
• Dental Hygienist (RDH)

  Dental professionals that deals with the prevention of dental disease, specializing in the cleaning, polishing, and radiographing of teeth, periodontal treatment, and patient education.
• Dental Laboratory Technician

  Dental professionals that perform dental lab procedures under written orders from a licensed dentist.

   
• Dental Assistant aids the dentist in diagnosis, treatment, and dental care.
• Dental Assistant

  The dental assistant may be an RDA (state-registered dental assistant) or a CDA (nationally certified dental assistant), or a state-registered dental assistant with expanded functions (RDAEF).
• Branches of Dentistry

  Oral Surgery

  Orthodontics

  Paediatric Dentistry

  Endodontics

  Periodontics

  Prosthodontics

  Restorative Dentistry
• Oral Surgery

  the area of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of oral conditions requiring surgical intervention.
• Oral Surgery

  deals with conditions of the jaws and mouth structures requiring surgery.
• Orthodontics

  The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth and the relationship of the upper and lower jaws by the use of braces.
• Paediatric Dentistry

  Dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teen years.

   
• Endodontics

  A branch of dentistry that is concerned in maintaining teeth through endodontic therapy procedures, such root canal treatment, including the soft inner tissue of the teeth called the pulp
• Pulp

  the heart of the teeth and the soft inner tissue of the teeth.
• Periodontics

  The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and disorders of the gums and other structures around the teeth.

   
• Prosthodontics

  The replacement of missing teeth and the associated soft and hard tissues by prostheses (crowns, bridges, dentures) which may be fixed or removable, or may be supported and retained by implants.
• Restorative Dentistry

  Focuses on repairing or replacing damaged or missing teeth. These procedures help improve oral health and function. 
• Dentistry is one of the oldest professions to be developed.
• Dating as far back as 7,000 B.C., dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions. 
• Oldest civilization that shows an evidence of ancient dentistry was in Egypt (2900BC).

   
• Dental physician existed since the early third millenium.

   
• Lioness Sekhmet

  was believed to bring epidemics and diseases, she was also the patroness deity of doctors.

   
• Dentist

  the leader and the final say in the team
• Dental Hygienist

  the hand of the dentist
• Dental Assistant

  aids the dentist in diagnosis, treatment, and dental care.
• Egyptians believed in the great healing powers of their Gods and Goddesses
• Lioness Sekhmet

  Goddess of war and the destroyer of the enemies of the Sun God Re.
• Lioness Sekhmet

  Goddess of epidemics and diseases
• Lioness Sekhmet

  Patroness deity of doctors
• Amon, Horus and Duaw

  Gods responsible for treatment of eye diseases
• Hathor and Taurt

  Goddess of childbirth

   
• Imhotep

  Founder of Medicine in Egypt
• Imhotep

  Chief vizier (minister) to Djoser
• Imhotep

  God of Medicine
• Hesy-Ra

  The earliest known dentist physician
• Hesy-Ra

  Chief of Dentists and Doctors
• Hesy-Ra

  Chief of the Toothers
• Hesy-Ra

  The greatest physicians who treat the teeth