Dental Specialties and Their Focus

Which specialty would focus more on gum disease ?

• Oral and maxillofacial surgery

• Dental public health

• Periodontics

• Oral medicine

Which specialty has a residency that last 12 to 24 months ?

• Periodontics

• Oral and maxillofacial surgery

• Oral medicine

• Dental public health

Oral medicine provides a link between

• Dentistry and medicine

• Gum disease and periodontal disease

• Dentistry and public health

• Public heath and the oral cavity

Maxillofacial would typically focus more on which of the following structure

• The tongue

• The parotid salivary gland

• The TMJ

• Pulp of the teeth

What area of health would a oral surgeon most likely train in during residency?

• Physical therapy

• Human Resources

• Intensive care

• Anesthesia

This specialty works to promote oral health, prevent, and control dental diseases through community efforts

• Oral medicine

• Periodontics

• Dental public health

• Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Dental hygienist can be apart of oral medicine office personnel

• True

• False

Dental public health aims to focus on individual patients to promote oral health

• True

• False

Your patient needs their 3rd molars extracted.

Would this be considered more of a maxillofacial procedure or oral procedure ?

• Oral procedure

• Maxillofacial procedure

When are residencies typically done?

• During dental school

• During undergrad

• After dental school

• The first year of dental school