Introduction
Dentist and dental hygiene providers are an integral part of the whole healthcare system. They provide oral health services that help patients' maintain their dental health, as well as provide a standard of care that incorporates a level of quality patients' will experience, together with quality treatment patients' expect and deserve. Although the vast majority of dental patients' that who are able to go the dentist are generally well, it’s essential to be able to assess their overall well-being. Therefore prior to comprehensive dental work, it is our dental office policy to implement a patient assessment in order to evaluate for possible risk of complications that could develop due to a high blood pressure diagnosis. In this paper, information about the importance of monitoring dental patients’ blood pressure prior to dental treatment, what blood pressure means, as well as a scenario of an issue where more training is needed on how to use a manual blood pressure monitor as opposed to operating an automatic digital blood pressure monitor.
Why is checking patients’ blood pressure important? Part of the patient assessment includes checking
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Some important factors that give rise to hypertension are “smoking, stress, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, diabetes, obesity, and limited physical activity” (para. 2). According to research, since the dentist and dental hygienist both provide services to patients’ several times a year, they have the advantage to educate and increase the patients' awareness of the health concerns involved by having high blood pressure. (para.4). Both providers can help identify undiagnosed high blood pressure (hypertension) in the dental chair and refer the patient to their primary care physician for a thorough examination and diagnosis. (para.
The research purpose is derived from the research problem. The purpose of this study which was clearly outlined in the introduction section of the paper, sought to determine if automatic blood pressure devices could measure orthostatic hypotension accurately in emergency settings. This purpose was accompanied by research objectives and a hypothesis that focused the study. The objectives in the study sought to find the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the automatic devices, clinical and statistical significance in postural drops, and if magnitude influenced blood pressures readings (Dind et al., 2011, p. 527).The authors also predicted in their hypothesis that the automatic devices would be less accurate if the systolic blood pressures were not between 120-180 mmHg which is their...
Vicki is a 42-year-old African American woman who was diagnosed with Hypertension a month ago. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for the past 20 years. She is self-employed and runs a successful insurance agency. Her work requires frequent travel and Vicki often has to eat at fast food restaurants for most of her meals. A poor diet that is high in salt and fat and low in nutrients for the body and stress from her job are contributing factors of Vicki’s diagnosis of hypertension. This paper will discuss the diagnostic testing, Complementary and Alternative Medicine treatments, the prognosis for hypertension, appropriate treatment for Vicki, patient education, and potential barriers to therapy that Vicki may experience.
Dental Hygienist: Have you been flossing? If not, the Dental Hygienist will know. A Dental Hygienist examines and makes sure that you have been flossing, brushing, and much more on your teeth. You really should make sure that you schedule cleanings every couple months or so. Your teeth are a big part of your health, and if you don’t take care of them, you will eventually end up with fake teeth, or the proper name would be Dentures.
Pre-exercise: For this activity, each group member needed to be familiar with taking and reading another group member’s blood pressure. Many types of instruments exist for measurin...
It's important for any high school student to have an idea or plan of what they want to pursue in the near future. Most students want to go into the medical field, become a professional athlete, a lawyer, etc. Many talk about becoming a dentist, but not a dental assistant. Simply because they feel like it's not that big of a title of being a dental assistant as compared to a dentist. Little do they know dental assistants play a big role as well in the office. A dental assistant does many tasks and duties that help benefit the dentist and also the patients.
My interest in the dental industry happen by total happenstance. As a successful cosmetologist, I wasn 't planning on being in this industry nor did I have any interest dentistry initially. By someone 's advice I decided to take a chance on it. Upon my visit to a ten week dental assisting program, I met with an admissions counselor. She, also a cosmetologist, mentioned that she noticed a lot cosmetologists transitioning over into dentistry. That sparked an interest in me to look into other more reputable schools. I thought about the two industries and how much they have in common. Things like dentistry being very skill-based and having an aspect of art. There is definitely a certain level of hand skills that you have to have, as well as working
Reducing risks- blood pressure monitoring, maintenance of personal care records, and regular eye, foot, and dental examinations – general practitioner, endocrinologists, cardiologist, opthomalogist, and dentist (Francis, 2007).
Dentist believe the use of epinephrine is contraindicated in cardiovascular patients because it raises the blood pressure and heart rate. Studies show that the amount of epinephrine in dental cartridges is relatively low, therefore the use of one to three cartridges of lidocaine and epinephrine is safe, though it slightly raises blood pressure and heart rate. The slight rise in heart rate and blood pressure is not clinically or medically important. The wrong volume or concentration of anesthetic solution may produce systemic complications. A study given at Khorasgen Dental School determined that injection of lidocaine without epinephrine caused a reduction of blood pressure and heart rate due to the vasodilative effect of lidocaine. An increase in blood pressure and heart rate after injection of lidocaine with epinephrine was a result as well. Researchers have proved that an increase in cardiovascular parameters after injection of local anesthetics can be due to epinephrine
Picture yourself with a toothache or someone with poor hygiene and knowing you cannot do anything to change it without a dentist. A dentist is specialized individual that treats the diseases and conditions that affect the oral cavity.
Discussing potential risk issues associated with using automated blood pressure/pulse machine in relation to contemporary practice.
I decided to do my research report on dentistry because it is a perfect blend of science and art. It is a science in that you must fully comprehend on the different types of diagnostic and procedures you are doing. It is an art in that you are constantly working with your hands to create a beautiful smile. The impact you make on helping a person achieve an impeccable smile is not one to compare with materialistic things like money or cars. People often mistake dentist as only doing practices when in fact they could do more, like research. I was fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity to interview Dr. Sarah Pham, DDS, a close family friend who practices dentistry in her own private office in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Pham was
Introduction: In Canada, general dental health is not part Canada’s national system of health insurance (Medicare) (1) except for some dental surgical procedures that are performed at hospitals. Since Oral health does not come under the Health Act about ninety-five percent of the oral health care services are offered on a fee-for-service basis. Oral health care is under provincial or territorial jurisdiction like other health care services and publically financed dental care programs provide the remaining five percent of oral health care services (2). Thus, majority of Canadians receive oral health via privately owned dental clinics. Privately owned dental care gives these services providers control over dental service charges, types of available treatment for the patients and number of follow-up appointment for treatments or routine care. Service users pay for the dental expenses from their own pockets or utilize insurance coverage (1).
Dental hygiene is a dynamic and challenging career that offers team work, personal growth, and extraordinary benefits, and it is the perfect career for me. As a health care professional, the dental hygienist is an important member of the dental team providing patient care. Good qualities for a dental hygienist are compassion and enjoying talking to people which are two qualities that fit my personality. I love the thought of knowing I made a positive impact in a person's health. Becoming a dental hygienist professionally requires you to obtain an associate degree in dental hygiene. They affect the average American by educating them about dental care. A dentist helps people with their dental health, which can greatly impact a person’s day-to-day life.
With support from the medical caretaker the patient can understand the information gathered and value the advantages of exact monitoring and reporting of blood pressure levels. It is imperative that the nurses can help the patient decipher the information and make suitable treatment conformities (Schroeder et. al, 2004, p.346).Thus, O'Brien (2000, p.1128) distinguished the advantages of nursing mediations as patients could expand their knowledge in relation to blood pressure .This prompted to an expanded self-rule in self-administration practices. As a result patients would do well to control of their blood pressure levels. The section area 10 of The Code (NMC, 2015) and highlighting the significance for proceeding with professional development for nurses to encourage successful monitoring
Schnall, P., Landsbergis, P., Belkic, K., Warren, K., Schwartz, J., & Pickering, T. (1998). Findings In The Cornell University Ambulatory Blood Pressure Worksite Study: A Review. Psychosomatic Medicine, 60, 697.