Exploring Writing Process

Questions To Use for Interview

What does your average day at the office consist of?
How did you start in the field?
What is your favorite part of being a dentist?
Is your job very social?
What kind of writing is involved?

When asked about what writing is involved in dentistry, the person I interviewed said he really didn't write a whole lot and that it was not required because if there was a lot of writing required he would hire someone to do it for him.

Observing Writing Process: Interview

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Dental Terminology

This is a website that offers a "dental-glossary" or list of dental terminology.  These words among many more make up this thorough list of dental terminology which is key to everyday work in the field.  From this list can be found anything from surgical terms to tooth placement and name.  Some of the many new words I learned from this list are: Alveolar Bone - The jaw bone that anchors the roots of teeth, Anterior Teeth - The six upper or six lower front teeth, Deciduous Teeth - Commonly called "baby teeth", the first set of (usually) twenty teeth, Frenum - Muscle fibers covered by a mucous membrane that attaches the cheek, lips and or tongue to associated dental mucosa, Gingivoplasty - A surgical procedure to reshape or repair the gingiva (gum), Laser Cavity Detection - A laser diode provides pulsed light of a defined wave-length that is directed onto the tooth. When the light meets a change in tooth substance, it stimulates fluorescent light of a different wavelength. This is translated through the handpiece into an acoustic signal, and the wavelength is then evaluated by an appropriate electronic system. These words among many more make up this thorough list of dental terminology which is key to everyday work in the field.

Cited:

Eby, Eric. "Dentist Terminology, Dental Glossary, Terminology." Dentist Terminology, Dental Glossary, Terminology. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012. <http://www.geodentist.com/page.php?id=dental-glossary>.