US Army, DENTAL INSTRUMENT SETUPS, SUBCOURSE MD0503, EDITION 100, Survival Medical ManualIn order to obtain maximum benefit from professional capabilities of the DentalCorps, a carefully organized dental service system providing technical andMoreUS Army, DENTAL INSTRUMENT SETUPS, SUBCOURSE MD0503, EDITION 100, Survival Medical ManualIn order to obtain maximum benefit from professional capabilities of the DentalCorps, a carefully organized dental service system providing technical and administrative support for professional personnel is necessary. Dental specialists and other auxillary personnel play very important roles in making this possible.
A dental officer working with an efficient assistant can provide better and substantially more dental care than by working alone.The subcourses in the Army correspondence course program for dental specialistsare not designed to turn out completely trained personnel. This can be accomplished only by close supervision while in an on-the-job status. The subcourses are designed to provide a review for personnel working in the dental area and provide the basic fundamentals and techniques for personnel interested in the auxiliary dental fields.This subcourse presents a general discussion of the instruments, their use, and theinstrument setups used with the various procedures of dentistry, including basicexamination, anesthetic, restorative, surgical, periodontic, endodontic, and prosthodontic.This subcourse consists of five lessons and two appendixes.
The lessons andappendixes are as follows:Lesson 1, The Basic Examination and Anesthetic Instruments.Lesson 2, Restorative Instruments.Lesson 3, Surgical Instruments.Lesson 4, Periodontic and Endodontic InstrumentsLesson 5, Prosthodontic Instruments.Appendix A, Typical Instrument SetupsAppendix B, List of Instruments Used in Restorative Procedures