GROUP 3

To make the students understand the importance of

medical and dental history questionnaires. To learn the moral and legal importance of the dental chart. To learn how to take the vital signs of the patient.

 The Patients Role

A patient will tell his present complaint and the reason

for his visit to the dentist without being asked. In general, his reason/s may fall among the following:
Preventive The admonition to visit ones dentist once or

twice a year is popular for a check-up and prophylaxis, a patient, may simply want to be reassured that his oral health is all right and to arrest any starting pathology.

 Curative - This is frequently the reason for his visit; whenever

the patient observes a deviation from the normal. The abnormality usually takes the form of pain of deformity or discomfort.
o Restorative dentistry - also considered to be under curative, in

the sense that it strives to correct lost or defective parts of the teeth and gums, and in that manner promotes general health of the individual.
Cosmetic - Consultation may be motivated by a desire both

from the patient and dentist, for esthetics.

 Undoubtedly, cosmetics play an important part in

dentistry. In placing a permanent filling on anterior teeth, for instance, durability is sometimes sacrificed for beauty when silicate cements are placed. In doing surgery, incisions and stitches are made with considerations as to how the part would look after healing.

 The Dentists Role

A dentist is responsible for evaluating, in general, the

conditions or symptoms of the case and it is up to him/her to make the diagnosis and prognosis and plan of treatment. Factors to be considered before treatment can be started:
Patients available time Individual preferences which should not block the efficiency of

the treatment Financial conditions

 Pre-treatment Consideration and the Dentists role: In cases of exigency, where only one plan of treatment is possible, and the denial or delay thereof would surely, destroy the patients health, it is necessary to perform the operation at once without giving much thought to the patients not too relevant conditions. Obtain the patients or the voluntary consent no matter how minor or major the planned treatment is. It can be that of the guardians consent in case of unemancipated minors or insane person

 Priority Data
In taking data from a patient before treatment is done,

when there is time and the case is not an emergency the following should be obtained:
Full name of the patient

Address
o this may include house number, street, town, etc., and other

designation of region. The address of a patient would enable the dentist to communicate with him to fix or cancel appointments, to collect fees, or announce matters pertaining to the dentists practice during periods when no treatments with him are under way.

o The address of the patient would also be an un-embarrassing

manner of knowing the possible financial bracket to which the patient belongs. It is a guide to how he should be charged since dentistry does not always have a fixed rate of fees. It is not a commercial occupation, it is essentially humanitarian.

 The systemic conditions This is necessary if an ailment of the mouth has apparent or possible complications elsewhere in the body or if an ailment of another organ is manifest in the mouth. There are many different oral pathology related systemic diseases, to warrant a dentists precautions. If a systemic complication occurs, the dentist may be liable for the slight error. The dentist must make the right decisions, so there are no complications, and no harm is done to the patient. A dentist must be open-minded to be able to do a proper diagnosis, and attain correct results. A dentist can also ask for the family health history as a source to continue with his/her procedure

 Body Temperature
Temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in

humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health. The level of heat produced and sustained by the body processes.
Fever An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.

 A state of nervous excitement or agitation. Generally agreed to be present if the elevated

temperature is caused by a raised set point

Use of thermometer For measuring human body temperature, with the tip of the thermometer being inserted either into the mouth under the tongue, under the armpit, or into the rectum via the anus.

 Types of the Thermometers: Liquid Filled: Mercury/Alcohol (colored) Electronic Remote Basal Eardrum Medically, a maximum thermometer which is liquid

filled thermometer is often used, which indicates the maximum temperature reached even after it is removed from the body. It is most accurate of all.

 To use the thermometer, the bulb is placed in the

location where the temperature is to be measured and left long enough to be certain to reach thermal equilibriumtypically three minutes. Normal body temperature is considered to be 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit and 103 degrees Fahrenheit or more in a child and 104 to 105 degrees or more in an adult is considered fever.

 How to take temperature using thermometer: Hold the thermometer by the end opposite the colored (red, blue, or silver) tip. Clean the thermometer with soap and warm water or rubbing alcohol. Rinse with cool water. The line should read less than 96 F (35.6 C). If the line reads more than 96 F (35.6 C), firmly shake the thermometer downward several times. Check the thermometer again to make sure it reads less than 96F (35.6C). With your mouth open, put the end with the red, blue, or silver-colored tip under your tongue.

 How to take temperature using thermometer: Close your lips gently around the thermometer. Do not bite the glass thermometer. Keep the thermometer under your tongue for 3 minutes. Remove the thermometer without touching the tip. Hold the thermometer at eye level. Slowly turn the thermometer until you see the red, blue, or silver-colored line. Each long mark on the thermometer is the same as 1 degree. Short marks are the same as 0.2 degree.