Discuss ways that information technology helps in the education of dentists

What will be an ideal response?


Dentists can surf the Web for online information specific to their professional interests and use e-mail to communicate with each other and their patients. Computer-generated treatment plans are used to help educate patients. Virtual reality simulations are beginning to be used in the education of dentists and dental surgeons. DentSim is a program that uses virtual reality. Its purpose is to teach technical dexterity to dental students.

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The purpose of administering humidified oxygen in the treatment of asthma is to:

a. dilate the bronchi. b. avoid drying of mucus secretions in the airway. c. increase the respiratory rate. d. correct alveolar dehydration.

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a. 10% to 15% b. 20% to 30% c. 30% to 40% d. 40% to 50%

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What will be an ideal response?

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