Make clinic instrumentation a little easier with these study sheets on instrument design basics. You are purchasing a digital file of 13 pages that review all aspects of dental hygiene instruments.
included is a 19 Flashcard self-study with instrument design, angulations for calculus removal, vertical and transverse technique for ultrasonics, sharpening angles and exam type questions to help you learn the information you need to know.
Topics Include:
Components of the Terminal End
Angulation for Calculus Removal
Angulation for Insertion
Types of Instrument strokes and their function
Instrumentation on periodontally involved patients
Types of Shanks and usages
Extended Shank designs
Advanced Fulcrums
Modified Fulcrums
Root Concavities related to instrumentation
Design features related to sharpening
Why we sharpen our instrument and what the goals of sharpening are
Sharpening instructions for Universal/Gracey Curet
Stone angulation and shape of instrument
How to tell your instrument is sharp or need sharpening
You are purchasing an instant digital download PDF of these notes. These files are for personal use and should not be shared with anyone else.
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