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Follow protocol for requesting faculty assistance as follows:

  • Necessary paper work must be completed and laid out in proper order.
  • The patient is to be properly positioned for the procedure.
  • The bracket table and light are to be accessible for adjustment by faculty.
  • The bracket table is to be cleared of all used sponges, floss, disclosing solutions, etc.
  • Clean sterile sponges must be available and accessible.
  • Instruments are to be in an orderly fashion for quick transfer to faculty upon request.
  • The mirror face is to be properly washed and dried.
  • Turn on call light when you are prepared for assistance.
  • When the faculty enters the cubicle use professional terminology, such as: tooth number, surface or line angle; if it's for a scaling check give patient's calculus classification as A, B, C, or periodontal patient; etc.
  • Introduce the patient to your faculty while faculty is adjusting light, and bracket table.
  • Be prepared with clean mirror in hand to transfer it to the faculty. Pass dull instruments palm up.
  • Sharp instruments are to be passed palm down. Instruments are to be passed over the patient's chest, not face, to reduce the risk of patient injury.
  • Listen attentively and carefully to faculty feedback.

SECOND OPINIONS for Scaling Check or Patient Classification

  • Second opinions are the option of the student or the faculty.
  • Students requests for a second opinion should immediately follow faculty evaluation of the patient.
  • Faculty will request a second faculty member for the evaluation without providing any case details.
  • A second opinion is required if the faculty assigns a failing grade to the case.