Why use photography
-Portfolios—educational/presentations
1-Implied Consent
2-Express Consent
3-Informed Consent
1-sufficient when getting information to provide healthcare w/in circle of care—describing oral lesion
2-be obtained when you share personal info for purposes other than health care–presentations
3-to take and use photos
HIPAA & Photography
When Documenting make sure…
Front Surface Mirrors

left- full arch
middle- wide buccal
right- narrow buccal
1-Retractor Cleaning
2- Mirror Cleaning
1-autoclaved
2-wiped w/ soap, dry w/ towel, wrap in towel, autoclave…no sterilization solutions
1-Relxed Facial Image
2-profile
1-inter pupillary line/incisal plane
2-center of frame is approximately 1 cm anterior to tragus
-Front Maximum Intercuspation
Front Maximum Intercuspation
1- Maxillary Arch
2- Mandibular Arch
1-photographer behind patient w/ bilateral retractors
2-tongue is position in back of the mirror, photographer is in front w/ bilateral retractors
L & R Lateral in occlusion
-photographer on contra lateral side of quadrant, focus in mirror…use a bilateral but uni retractor is preferred
Patient Record
Adv of electronic health records
-organized + less paper
Disadv of Health Record
Disadv to checkbox history
Patient Assessment
Vital Signs
Treating Minors
-minor = anyone under 18 exceptions= minor is pregnant, is married, emancipated, is an emergency
Epidemiology
study of health and disease states in population
1-prevalance
2-Incidence
3- Index
4-Caries / Wars
1- # of individuals w/ disease in population at specific point of time
2- #of individuals in pop who experience new disease during specific period of time
3-standard of rating a disease on scale w/ upper and lower limits
4- = rejection from service: 1914 + 1939
DMF Index
D= decayed M= missed
F= filled DMFT= denotes decay, mising, filled teeth DMFS= denotes decay, missing, filled surface
Contributing Factors to Caries
-diet
Bacterial Infection