Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Dental Nurse

Dutch translation:

tandartsassistente

Added to glossary by Ron Willems
Nov 7, 2007 18:23
16 yrs ago
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English term

Dental Nurse

English to Dutch Medical Medical: Dentistry
Is there an equivalent term in Dutch?
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Nov 14, 2007 17:36: Ron Willems Created KOG entry

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tandartsassistente

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de NHS-website is offline, maar in de Google-cache vond ik dit:

A dental nurse supports the dentist in all aspects of patient care, this includes getting the appropriate instruments ready, mixing materials and ensuring patient comfort. They will also take notes from dentists dictation for records and once the patient has left, the dental nurse tidies the surgery and sterilises all of the instruments.

In general practice, sometimes the dental nurse may help with reception work - making appointments, taking payments, dealing with paperwork and meeting and reassuring patients.

Dental nurses can be employed in general practice, hospitals or the community dental services and can also train as a dental nurse in the armed forces.
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tandartsassistente

In Nederland noemen we haar zo.
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agree Jan van Leeuwen
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