How can a dental assistant further his or her career as a surgical assistant?

In what type of setting are oral surgery procedures completed?

Most oral and maxillofacial procedures are considered _______.

The periosteal elevator is used to reflect and retract ____.

Universal forceps are designed to be used for _____.

What surgical instrument resembles a spoon excavator?

What surgical instrument is used to trim and shape bone?

If a chisel is placed on a tray setup, what additional surgical instruments must be set out?

What equipment is used to perform a surgical scrub?

The term donning means ______.

What procedure is generally completed by the surgeon following the removal of multiple adjacent teeth?

When a tooth is directly under the gingival tissue, it is said to be ________.

__________is completed when cells are scraped from a surface lesion.

The term suture refers to _____.

Which is absorbable suture material?

What is the approximate time frame for the removal of non-absorbable sutures?

How long should the patient be instructed to keep sterile gauze on the surgical site to control bleeding?

What analgesic may be prescribed for mild pain?

What should you instruct a patient to place to control swelling during the first 24 hours?

This is a rongeur, used for cutting bone.

Identify this instrument

What is recommended for the rinsing process?

Complication following tooth extraction involving the loss of the blood clot, leaving a "dry socket" that can be very painful

Surgical contouring of the alveolar bone

Surgical removal of a small amount of tissue

Name the liquid that goes in here during an extraction