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- 2. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 specifies federal regulations that ensure privacy regarding a patient's healthcare information.
- 4. hygienist (hy-JEN-ist)
- 6. who meets the standards of a profession
- 8. organization that represents the profession of dental assisting on a national level.
- 9. oral healthcare professional who provides preventive, therapeutic, and educational services.
- 10. that promotes oral health through organized community efforts.
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- 1. healthcare provider licensed to practice dentistry.
- 2. nationally recognized credential of the dental assistant who has passed the DANB certification examination and keeps current in practice through continuing education.
- 3. agency responsible for administering the certification examination and issuing the credential of certified dental assistant.
- 5. dental assistants association (ADAA)
- 7. dental technician (CDT)
- 11. dental laboratory technician who has passed a written national examination and who performs dental laboratory services such as fabricating crowns, bridges, and dentures, as specified by the dentist's written prescription.