Lesson 1Red flags an' referral reasons fi specialist help (root canal, gum, mouth surgery)Dis part defines clinical an' x-ray red flags weh need specialist referral, an' outlines reasons fi timely talk wid root canal docs, gum specialists, mouth surgeons, an' other providers fi best patient safety an' results.
Root canal referral signs an' complexityGum referral based on stages an' gradesMouth surgery referral fi stuck or hard teethSuspicious spots an' urgent cancer referralInjury cases needin' team helpTalkin' findings in referral lettersLesson 2Use a extra tests: blood sugar thinks, bleedin' risk check, an' when fi link wid medical providersDis part reviews extra tests right fi dental care, includin' blood sugar checks, bleedin' risk check, an' reasons fi link wid doctors fi coordinate handlin' a medically hard dental patients.
Chairside blood sugar limits fi treatmentINR, platelet count, an' bleedin' risk factorsBlood thinner an' anti-platelet basicsWhen fi hold care an' seek medical okayCoordinatin' care wid main doctorsWritin' down medical advice an' shared choicesLesson 3Outside an' inside mouth check steps: soft parts, jaw joint, lymph nodes, bite, gum screenin' (PSR/CPPITN)Dis part outlines step-by-step outside an' inside mouth check, includin' face evenness, jaw joint, lymph nodes, soft parts, bite, an' gum screenin' usin' PSR or CPITN, wid changes fi pickney an' older patients.
Face lookin' an' evenness checkJaw joint pressin', movement range, an' joint soundsLymph node pressin' an' infection red flagsSoft part lookin' an' mouth cancer screenin'Bite analysis an' workin' checkPSR an' CPITN gum screenin' waysLesson 4Full history-takin': medical, dental, social, behavior, medicines, allergies, an' diabetes special questionsDis part explains structured history-takin' fi mixed-age patients, mixin' medical, dental, social, an' behavior data, wid stress on medicines, allergies, diabetes, an' how dese factors guide safe, personal dental care.
Main parts a full dental historyScreenin' fi body disease an' hospital staysMedicine review, mix-ups, an' dry mouth riskAllergy check an' writin' down standardsDiabetes-focused questions an' sugar controlSocial, behavior, an' substance use historyLesson 5Special thinks fi pickney check ways an' behavior watchin' durin' checkDis part focuses on pickney check ways, includin' age-right talk, behavior guidin', watchin' no-word signs, an' changes a clinical an' x-ray steps fi reduce worry an' improve workin' together.
Tell-show-do an' positive strength methodsNo-word behavior an' worry knowin'Knee-to-knee check an' lap-to-lap positionin'Changed x-ray ways fi pickneyParent bein' dere an' talk strategiesCheckin' growth, comin' out, an' caries riskLesson 6Pulp an' root tip check: tappin', pressin', feelin' test (cold, EPT), an' readin'Dis part details pulp an' root tip check usin' tappin', pressin', an' feelin' tests like cold an' EPT, an' explains readin' results wid x-ray an' clinical findings fi right diagnosis.
Tappin' an' pressin' ways an' findingsCold testin' steps an' answer patternsElectric pulp test reasons an' trapsTellin' reversible an' irreversible pulp hurtDiagnosin' dead pulp an' sharp root tip soreLinkin' clinical tests wid x-ray signsLesson 7Writin' down an' clinical photo: standard inside mouth pics, pic labelin', an' record keepin' fi diagnosis an' agreementDis part explains standard clinical writin' down an' photo, includin' inside mouth views, camera settin's, pullin' back, pic labelin', an' safe record keepin' fi support diagnosis, treatment plannin', watchin', an' informed agreement.
Main parts a complete dental recordStandard inside mouth photo series viewsCamera pickin', settin's, an' light basicsUse a mirrors, pullers, an' contrastorsPic labelin', storage, an' backup systemsUsin' photos fi patient teachin' an' agreementLesson 8X-ray features a caries, root canal sickness, gum bone loss, an' fake teeth plannin'Dis part details x-ray signs a caries, pulp an' root tip disease, gum bone loss, an' features right fi fake teeth plannin', includin' crown-root ratios, bone quality, an' body limits fi implants an' fixed work.
X-ray look a enamel an' dentin cariesFindin' comin' back an' root surface cariesPulp hardens an' root tip dark spotsPatterns a side an' up-down bone lossCheckin' bone height, width, an' thicknessCheckin' support teeth an' crown-root ratioLesson 9X-ray pickin' an' readin': bitewings, root tips, full mouth, CBCT reasons an' radiation safety ideas (ALARA)Dis part covers choosin' right x-rays, includin' bitewings, root tips, full mouth, an' CBCT, based on age an' risk, an' explains radiation physics basics, pickin' reasons, ALARA ideas, an' protectin' steps fi patients.
Reasons fi bitewings in caries risk groupsRoot tip views fi root canal an' injury casesFull mouth x-rays in mixed an' adult mouthsCBCT reasons, limits, an' dose worriesRadiation body basics an' ALARA useLead cover, narrowin', an' exposure steps