Bright Dentist | Procedure Guide

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Dental Assistant: Check-Ups, Sealants, Cleanings.
Dental Hygienist: , Fillings, Bondings, Whitenings.
Dental Technician: Retainer Check-Up, Dentures, Veneers, Crowns, Retainers.
Orthodontist: Braces Removal, Spacers, Braces, Braces Tightening, Braces Check-Up.
Oral Surgeon: Dental Implant, Wisdom Tooth Removal, Root Canal, Extraction.

CLEANING

  1. Scale the client’s teeth by hand.
  2. Scale the client’s teeth with a mechanical scaler.
  3. Ask them the kind of toothpaste they like.
  4. Brush their teeth gently with the gritty toothpaste.
  5. Suction and rinse
  6. Treat the surface of their teeth with fluoride.
  7. Tell them not to eat for the following hour to avoid wiping off the fluoride.

CHECK-UP

  1. Inquire whether the customer has lately had any dental problems.
  2. Ask them if they clean their teeth at least twice a day, and if they don’t, encourage them to do so.
  3. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  4. Request that they open their mouth so that you may examine their teeth.
  5. Look for cavities in their mouth.
  6. Check for plaque and tartar in their mouth.
  7. Have their teeth X-rayed.

SEALANT

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Rinse and suction the teeth thoroughly.
  3. Use an etching solution to prepare the area where the sealant will be applied.
  4. Using an air nozzle, make sure the tooth is completely dry.
  5. Prepare the sealant and apply it.
  6. Double-check that it’s in the right place.
  7. Use a curing light to cure the sealant.

WHITENING

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Place retractors in the mouth of the client.
  3. Cover the client’s gums with a protective gel.
  4. Apply the whitening gel to the teeth’s surfaces.
  5. Use an activating light to activate the gel.
  6. Let it stay for a few minutes before washing and suctioning.
  7. Scrape the gums free of the protecting gel.
  8. Explain to your client that their teeth may be sensitive for a few days following the treatment and that they should avoid eating anything for the next hour to avoid discoloration.

FILLING

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Prepare the region where the filling will take place by numbing it.
  3. Drill the cavity, making sure to get rid of any diseased or fractured pieces of the tooth.
  4. Suction
  5. Inquire whether the client prefers a gold, ceramic, or silver filling.
  6. Fill in the gaps with the filler.
  7. Use a setting light to set it.
  8. Explain to your client that their teeth may be sensitive for a while after the filling, and that they should be careful not to disrupt the tooth.

BONDING

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Mix a composite resin that matches the colour of your client’s teeth.
  3. Gently abrade the surfaces of the bonded teeth.
  4. Apply the resin to the teeth’s surfaces that are to be bonded.
  5. Use a curing lamp to cure the resin.
  6. Polish the teeth’s surfaces until the client is satisfied with the result.

CROWN

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Have their teeth x-rayed.
  3. Make a mould of their teeth.
  4. Prepare the crowns using the imprints.
  5. Place the crowns in the client’s mouth and check to see whether they like how they appear.
  6. If they are, affix them to the wall.

RETAINERS

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Make a mould of their teeth.
  3. Fill the imprints with cement, which will produce an exact reproduction of their teeth, and let it cure.
  4. Once the plaster imitation has set, cover it with plastic and wait for it to cool.
  5. Once the retainer has cooled, abrase the edges to guarantee that it will fit inside the client’s mouth.
  6. Place it in their mouth, making sure it fits nicely and that they can put it in and take it out.

RETAINER CHECK-UP

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Inquire whether they’ve had any problems with their retainers so far.
  3. Request that they put their retainers in their mouths.
  4. Double-check that they still fit properly.
  5. Make sure the retainers are in good condition.
  6. Request that the client’s retainers be removed.
  7. Return their retainers to the client after cleaning them.

DENTURES

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Examine the client’s oral cavity.
  3. Take the patient to the x-ray room and take a dental x-ray.
  4. Make a mould of their teeth.
  5. Match the colour of the denture to the client’s teeth.
  6. Place the dentures in the client’s mouth and make sure they are comfortable and delighted with the appearance.

VENEERS

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Match the colour of the veneers to your client’s teeth.
  3. Gently abrade the enamel surfaces of the teeth you’re going to put the veneers on.
  4. Place the veneers on the teeth’s surfaces.
  5. Use a bonding light to adhere the veneers together.
  6. Polish the teeth’s surfaces until the client is satisfied with the result.

BRACES

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Have their teeth x-rayed.
  3. Inquire about their preferred colour bands: red, orange, yellow, green, navy, teal, magenta, violet, white, black, silver, or clear.
  4. Insert the retractors into their mouths.
  5. Thoroughly rinse and suction their teeth.
  6. Apply an etching solution to their teeth’s surfaces.
  7. Using suction, remove the solution from their teeth’s surfaces.
  8. Apply a little ‘drop’ of glue to each tooth’s centre.
  9. Put the brackets in place and make sure they’re in the right spot.
  10. Use a setting light to put them in place.
  11. Take the smallest wire and thread it through the brackets on the rear.
  12. Use the bands they picked to secure it.
  13. Trim the wire’s ends before inquiring whether there are any sharp edges.

BRACES TIGHTENING

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Inquire whether they’ve had any problems with their braces so far.
  3. Inquire about their preferred colour bands: red, orange, yellow, green, navy, teal, magenta, violet, white, black, silver, or clear.
  4. Place retractors in the mouth of the client.
  5. Take off the old bands from the brackets and discard them.
  6. Cut the wire and discard it.
  7. Get a thicker wire and reinstall it in the back brackets before moving on to the main brackets.
  8. Use the new bands to secure the brackets.
  9. Trim the wire’s ends before inquiring whether there are any sharp edges.

BRACES CHECK-UP

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Inquire whether they’ve had any problems with their braces so far.
  3. Inquire about their braces and see if they have any queries.
  4. Request that they open their mouth and inspect their braces.
  5. Take x-rays of their teeth and compare them to the ones they had previously.
  6. Determine when they will be able to remove their braces.

BRACES REMOVAL

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Examine their teeth.
  3. Using pliers, loosen and remove the brackets.
  4. Using a polisher, remove the adhesive from each tooth.
  5. Suction and rinse
  6. Make a mould of their teeth.
  7. Take them to the x-ray room and have their teeth x-rayed.

SPACERS

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Get the spacers ready.
  3. Separate the molars using spacers.
  4. Double-check that the spacers are in the right place.

EXTRACTION

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Suction and rinse
  3. Anesthetically numb the gums around the tooth or teeth to be removed.
  4. Gently probe their gums to see if they can feel anything.
  5. Before removing the tooth, gently loosen it.
    Suction is number six.
  6. Insert a cotton wool roll into the gap left by the tooth.
  7. Inform your client that they should rinse their lips after eating and that their mouth will be uncomfortable for a few days while it recovers.

DENTAL IMPLANT

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Suction and rinse
  3. Use a general anaesthetic to put them to sleep.
  4. Make a tiny hole in the area where the implant will be inserted.
  5. Put the implant in place.
  6. Before waking them up, rinse and suction them.
  7. Ascertain if they are satisfied with the implants.

WISDOM TOOTH REMOVAL

  1. Before you go on with the appointment, ask them if they have any questions.
  2. Suction and rinse
  3. Use a general anaesthetic to put them to sleep.
  4. Loosen the wisdom teeth before they are extracted.
    Suction is number five.
  5. Insert cotton wool rolls into the gaps left by the wisdom teeth.
  6. Get them to wake up before putting an ice pack on them.

ROOT CANAL

  1. Make their teeth numb.
  2. Use a dam to isolate the tooth.
  3. Start drilling the tooth.
  4. Suction and rinse
  5. Cover the tooth with a crown.