Gutmann M E, Gutmann J L
Caruth School of Dental Hygiene, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75266-0677, USA.
J Endod. 1999 Apr;25(4):272-4. doi: 10.1016/S0099-2399(99)80158-7.
This paper explores the potential contributions to patients, the practice, the endodontist, and the dental hygienist that may be realized by the employment of one or more dental hygienists to serve as endodontic co-therapists in the delivery of endodontic treatment. An endodontic co-therapist is an individual who participates with the endodontist in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of treatment much like the periodontal co-therapist relationship that exists between periodontists and dental hygienists. Dental hygienists are ideal individuals for this role because of their education in basic, clinical, and behavioral sciences. Suggestions are provided for which services could be delegated by the endodontist to the dental hygienist during each phase of care. Advantages of this contemporary approach to the delivery of endodontic treatment are also addressed.
本文探讨了在牙髓治疗过程中，雇佣一名或多名口腔卫生士作为牙髓联合治疗师可能给患者、医疗机构、牙髓病医生和口腔卫生士带来的潜在益处。牙髓联合治疗师是指在评估、治疗计划制定、实施和治疗评估过程中，与牙髓病医生共同参与治疗的人员，这类似于牙周病医生和口腔卫生士之间存在的牙周联合治疗师关系。由于口腔卫生士接受过基础科学、临床科学和行为科学方面的教育，他们是担任这一角色的理想人选。本文还针对牙髓病医生在每个护理阶段可以委托给口腔卫生士的服务提出了建议。此外，还讨论了这种现代牙髓治疗方法的优点。
