Information about a patient:

1. Name, address, telephone and fax number.

2. Sex, age, occupation

3. Habits – the most common questions about habits are the following: tooth cleaning habits; what toothpaste is used; what type of toothbrush is used; smoking or not smoking.

4. Diet – because it plays an important role in dental caries. For example, caries increased most dramatically during the second part of the 19^th century due to 400% increase in sugar consumption! Diet is also responsible for tooth wear.

General health condition:

• Known allergies

• Heart diseases

• Other diseases

• Pregnancy

• Any difficulty to stop bleeding after tooth extraction

Previous dental treatment (helps to estimate a degree of caries risk):

• How regularly does the patient come for check-ups?

• Are the fillings old or new?

• How often does the patient replace his/her fillings/crowns?

• Was there any periodontal treatment received?

Ex.22. Reproduce the dialogue:

Elena: Dental Clinic Dentstar, good morning.

Patient: Good morning. This is James Brown. I’d like an appointment with Dr.Jackson next Friday.

Elena: Is it for a check-up or dental work, Mr.Brown?

Patient: It’s for a semi-annual check-up.

Elena: Hold on, please (after a short pause). Mr.Brown, are you there?

Dr.Jackson can see you on Friday next week, the 11^th of January at 10 or 11 a.m. What time would be convenient to you?

Patient: Let’s make it at 11.

Elena: OK, Mr.Brown. So your appointment is on Friday, the 11^th of January.

Patient: Thank you. See you on Friaday.

Elena: Good-bye, Mr.Brown.

Notes:

An appointment – прийом

A semi-annual check-up – профілактичний огляд кожні півроку

Hold on, please – зачекайте хвилинку, будь ласка.

Are you there? – ви слухаєте?

What time would be convenient to you? – У який час вам зручно?

Overview

When a patient comes to the dentist for the first time, he asks him some questions about his dental history and his health in general. Then he examines his teeth and surrounding tissues, checks his bite. To reveal any areas of decay dentists take X-rays. Then he must decide what type of restoration is the most suitable for the case. Restorations can be by fillings, inlays, onlays, crowns or by replacement of a gap by fitting a bridge. The dentist uses local anesthesia to reduce discomfort. Sometimes the dentists send their patients to consultants in orthodontics for correction of malocclusion. Dentist’s job requires not only good professional knowledge. A dentist must be able to get on with different kinds of people. The dentist must be quiet, understanding and friendly. And, of course, a good dentist must be able to work as part of a team!

Lesson 13

Oral Hygiene

Vocabulary

hygiene ['haɪʤi:n] гігієна	fluoride ['fluq"raId] фторид
maintain [meɪn'teɪn] підтримувати, дотримуватись	avoid [ə'vɔɪd] уникати, ухилятися
floss [flɔs] зубна нитка	stick [stɪk] приклеюватися, прилипати
check-up ['ʧekʌp] огляд, перевірка	deposit [dɪ'pɔzɪt] відкладення
emergency [ɪ'mɜ:ʤ(ə)nsɪ] невідкладна допомога, критичний стан, крайня необхідність	rinse [rɪns] полоскати, засіб для ополіскування