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Unit2
DENTALSPECiALiTiES
PRE-READiNG
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1.MakealistofdentalspecialitiesyoucannameinPolish.
2.Haveyoueverseenthedentalspecialistyourself?Whatwasit
for?
Wheneveryouhaveaproblemwithteethyougoandseeyour
dentalsurgeon.
Ageneraldentistusuallytreatsmosttypesofdentaldiseases,but
sometimesitisnecessarytoreferpatientswithspecialproblemsto
practitionerswhohavereceivedadditionaltrainingandeducation
inoneofthefollowingspecialities:conservativedentistry,
endodontics,oralandmaxillofacialsurgery,orthodontics,dental
prostheticsorprosthodontics,periodontology,paedodontics,oral
pathologyandpublicdentalhealth.
Aconservativedentistdealswithtreatmentandpreventionof
cariesandrestorescarious,worn,orbrokenteethconservatively
withsuitablefillingmaterials.
Anendodontisttreatsoralconditionsthatdevelopasaresult
ofadiseaseorinjuryofthedentalpulpoftheteethsuchas
pulpitis,periapicalabscesses,non-vitalteethorexposedpulp.One
oftheendodonticproceduresistherootcanaltreatment,often
abbreviatedastheRCT
.
Anoralsurgeontreatsandsurgicallycorrectsdiseases,injuriesand
defectsofthemouthandjaws,performscomplicatedextractions,
correctionofcleftpalate,removalofcystsandtumours,dealswith
Vocabulary
speciality–specjalizacja,
specjalność
dental–zębowy
dentalsurgeon–lekarz
dentysta(ogólny)
dentalpractitioner–lekarz
dentysta(ogólny)
dentistry–stomatologia
conservatived.–s.
zachowawcza
endodontics–endodoncja
oralandmaxillofacial
surgery–chirurgia
szczękowo-twarzowa
orthodontics–ortodoncja
dentalprosthetics/
prosthodontics–protetyka
stomatologiczna
periodontology–
periodontologia
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