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North Metropolitan TAFE: Reusable content: Dental Assisting

Special Needs and Medically Compromised Patient - Modern Dental Assistant 10th ed. - pages 451 onward

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Category I healthy Patients who require no special modification

Category II patients with medical conditions who require scheduling changes or shorter appointments

Category III patients with medical conditions that have lifelong implications

Category IV patients with medical conditions who require more significant modifications

Category V patients with serious medical conditions which require only limited care to eliminate serious acute oral disease. This level includes patients who must be kept free of pain and discomfort.

ARTICLES

Online Collections
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Alexander Street Press Video Collections > NMT

Collections include Counseling and Therapy in Video; Nursing Education in Video; and Teachers TV from Education in Video.

Anatomy TV (Primal Pictures) > NMT

A collection of rotating, layered 3D human anatomy images, with clinical information, case studies and quizzes designed for health, fitness and beauty students.

Australian and New Zealand Standards Online > NMT

A complete listing of all the Australian and New Zealand standards that you require for your work and study.

Diversity Studies Collection (Gale) > NMT

This collection covers ethnic and social diversity issues, exploring cultural differences, contributions and influences globally.

Films on Demand > NMT

A collection of online videos covering multiple subjects including business, arts, architecture, automotive, health, languages and science.

Interactive: Human Anatomy (Gale) > NMT

This database is an innovative learning aid that allows students to examine virtual 3D dissections and immerse themselves in interactive research.

Kanopy > NMT

An online video collection which includes health, mathematics, jobs and much more.

Safetyhub WHS Videos > NMT

A large collection of workplace health and safety videos in a range of areas and occupations.

Working with Diverse People

Workplace Health & Safety


The Dangers of Compressed Air
he program looks at the following questions: What is compressed air? Why is it dangerous? What are the potential hazards and injuries associated with compressed air? How can they be controlled? What are the do’s and don’ts when using compressed air?

Child's Play in the Office - A Manual Handling Program

Work-related Stress
Topics included in the program: What is Work-related Stress? The Causes of Stress Preventing Work-Related Stress

Oral Anatomy & Physiology

https://www.scientificpublishing.com/product/understanding-the-teeth/

The Understanding the Teeth chart portrays both dental structure and dental problems.

The chart also presents views of both adult and child dentition, visually keyed to show the dates and sequence of eruption.

Chart at Mt Lawley Campus Library


Informit EduTV - Living Black In an exclusive interview, Antony Mundine opens up about those controversial comments on Aboriginal Tasmanians; over in Wilcannia, we find out how one community is tackling the high rates of tooth decay affecting Indigenous Australians; and we visit a circus featuring a troupe of Indigenous acrobats - or make that Blakrobats!
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Informit EduTV - Operation Ouch The doctors reveal what lurks inside the plaque bacteria on your teeth. 4.23 to 8.40 minutes

Anatomy Databases

HEALTHY BODY SYSTEMS

Anatomy TV - log in using your NMT student no and password

Charting

CHARTING - Modern Dental Assistant (text) has information for your course

Dental charting systems are available in a variety of diagrams.

These include:

Tooth Diagrams

Tooth Numbering Systems

Colour Coding

Abbreviations

CHARTING - Modern Dental Assistant (text) has information for your course

Charting symbols are placed on the tooth diagram of the dental record To represent various treatments.

CHARTING - Modern Dental Assistant (text) has information for your course

Examination and Charting of the Teeth

SOFT TISSUE EXAMINATION

Dental Management


Dental Health
Details the importance of maintaining good dental health, not only for aesthetic reasons, but also to prevent diabetes, cardiovascular inflammation, and other serious health threats. Illustrating the ways that gingivitis and periodontal disease destroy gum and bone tissue, the program shows how these mouth ailments can ultimately weaken systems throughout the body, with dangerous and possibly fatal effects on the pancreas, blood vessels, heart, and even unborn babies.
Films on Demand - Run Time: 28 minutes

UWA databases can be accessed ONSITE at UWA only. 

The University of Western Australia (UWA) Medical and Dental Library has a large collection of dentistry resources.

North Metropolitan TAFE students studying at the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia (OHCWA) are registered with the UWA Library as reciprocal borrowers which will give them borrowing rights.

You may borrow hard copy  books and journals but online resources are only accessible within the UWA library, ie you must be onsite to access these resources.

As a reciprocal borrower at the UWA Library, it is your responsibility to know and abide by the UWA Library rules.

Librarians at the UWA Medical and Dental Library are available to assist you to find information for your assignments.

Please ask at the Medical and Dental Library Inquiries desk or phone (08) 9346 7570.

DENTAL

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Triage Complications / Emergency Management Skills

Videos Online


Basic Surgery Instruments & Handling

Digital Dentistry: S-Ray to Replace X-Ray
Films on Demand - Running Time 1 min 37 sec. X-rays are just one more uncomfortable element involved in going to the dentist, but new technology could make your next checkup a whole lot better.

How It's Made: Digital Dentistry - Informit EduTV - Playing Time: 21:25

Incisive Nerve Block
Films on Demand - Time: 46 seconds

Mouth Care of the Resident

Chair Side Dental Assisting Training Video for Dental Staff