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EA
— Each (as in a unit of measurement - one each)
FL2
— Fluoride
URL
— Universal Resource Locator
N/A
— Not Applicable
PRN
— ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
COPD
— Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
HIV
— Human Immunodeficiency Virus I
W/
— With
H2O2
— Hydrogen Peroxide
PSR
— Periodontal Screening and Recording
O4C
— Options for Change
CHF
— Congestive Heart Failure
ASAP
— As Soon As Possible (pronounced AY-sap)
TX
— Treatment (medical)
ECG
— Electrocardiogram
DOB
— Date Of Birth
IT
— Information Technology
MHX
— Medical history
W/O
— Without
UK
— United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CVA
— Cerebrovascular Accident
FTE
— Full Time Equivalent
MM
— Millimeter
STAT
— Immediately (from Latin statim)
N2O
— nitrous oxide (anesthetic)
R&D
— Research & Development
AADOM
— American Association of Dental Office Managers
VDU
— Visual Display Unit
E-LEARNING
— electronic learning
TQM
— Total Quality Management
EDI
— Electronic Data Interchange
OSCE
— Objective Structured Clinical Examination
GDP
— Gross Domestic Product
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
EU
— European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
FX
— Fracture
IV
— Intravenous
HTTP
— Hypertext Transfer Protocol
BAOMS
— British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
LAPRAP
— Local Audit & Peer Review Assessment Panel
OTC
— Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription)
MADEL
— Medical and Dental Education Levy
GI
— Gastrointestinal
WWW
— World Wide Web
QA
— Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
APPROX
— Approximate
CV
— Curriculum Vitae
MFGDP(UK)
— Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners (UK)
DX
— Diagnosis
CNS
— Central Nervous System
ER
— Emergency Room
RAGMETS
— Regional Advisory Group on Medicine, Education, Training and Staffing
WAGMETS
— Welsh Advisory Group on Medicine, Education, Training & Staffing
UTI
— Urinary Tract Infection
DAGMETS
— Dental Advisory Group on Medicine, Education, Training & Staffing
HS
— At bedtime
AADC
— American Association of Dental Consultants
BP
— Blood Pressure
COSHH
— Control Of Substances Hazardous To Health (UK)
TB
— Tuberculosis
EEC
— European Economic Community (predecessor of the European Union|EU)
CC
— Chief Complaint
EC
— European Commission
APPT
— Appointment
NA
— Not Applicable
BCHD
— Bachelor of Dental Surgery
S
— without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
C
— with (usually written with a bar on top of the "c")
IM
— Intramuscular
CHX
— chlorhexidine
BILAT
— Bilateral
ECHO
— Echocardiogram
IM&T
— Information Management and Technology
GP
— General Practitioner
SIG
— let it be labeled
CPR
— Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
WT
— Weight
HX
— History
SHHD
— Scottish Home and Health Department
IMP
— Impression
MAX
— Maximum
UV
— Ultraviolet (Light)
Q
— Quaque (Latin: each, every; used in medical prescriptions)
CMO
— Chief Medical Officer
GEN
— General Motors
NEG
— NEGative
ADA
— American Dental Association
O2
— Oxygen
CC
— Cubic Centimeter
PCN
— Penicillin
PO
— By Mouth
TLC
— Tender Love and Care
DA
— Dental Assistant
BID
— Twice A Day
EFTA
— European Free Trade Association (Geneva)
BWX
— Bitewing radiographs
HR
— Hour
BW
— Bitewing radiographs
POST
— Posterior
EVAL
— evaluation
CME
— Continuing Medical Education
INF
— Inferior
SOB
— Short of breath
P/T
— Part Time
H2O
— Water (vapor)
NPSA
— National Patient Safety Agency
YR
— Year
RCP
— Retruded Contact Position
REG
— Regular
STD
— sexually transmitted disease
MI
— Myocardial Infarction
RHD
— Rheumatic Heart Disease
CPE
— Continuing Professional Educational
REF
— Refer
AADA
— Alliance of the American Dental Association
BSDM
— Biological Sciences in Dental Medicine
PDP
— Personal Development Plan
SBE
— Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
PMT, PMTX
— Periodontal maintenance therapy
CPD
— Continuous Professional Development
EBV
— Epstein-Barr virus
AADB
— American Association of Dental Boards
PATH
— Pathology
MDAS
— Modified Dental Anxiety Scale
Y/O
— years old
EC
— European Community
MO
— Month Old
BDS
— Bachelor of Dental Surgery
NVQ
— National Vocational Qualification
ANT
— Anterior
PX
— Prognosis
ACDAS
— Abeer Cognitive Dental Anxiety Scale
TEMP
— Temperature
NPO
— Nothing By Mouth
PI
— Performance Indicator
EXT
— Extract
MDS
— Master of Dental Surgery
DMFT(S)
— Decayed, Missing or Filled Permanent Teeth
PT
— Part-Time
ENDO
— endodontics
MDS
— Minimum Data Set
HSE
— Health and Safety Executive
FT
— Full-Time
ANES
— anesthetic
TID
— ter in die (three times daily)
MRC
— Medical Research Council
DC
— discontinue
POSTOP
— After surgery
EEA
— European Economic Area
QD
— quaque die (every day)
HSWA
— Health and Safety at Work Act
NI
— National Insurance
MVP
— Mitral Valve Prolapse
EFDA
— Expanded Function Dental Assistant
FFGDP(UK)
— Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners
RX
— prescriptions
HCV
— hepatitis C virus
ADV
— Advance
MDENTSCI
— Master of Dental Science
HBP
— High Blood Pressure
NEC
— Necessary
E.G.
— Exempli Gratia (for example)
MOD
— Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom) And Various Other Countries
BSDH
— Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
DSA
— Dental Surgery Assistant
P
— Pulse
PERIO
— Periodontal, periodontitis
DDSC
— Doctor of Dental Science
GMC
— General Medical Council (UK)
ASA
— A Standard Aspirin
PG
— Postgraduate
ORL
— Otorhinolaryngology
FDS
— Faculty of Dental Surgery
TMJ
— TemporoMandibular Joint (syndrome)
MPS
— Medical Protection Society
NOS
— National Occupational Standards
QID
— quattuor in die (four times a day)
QCA
— Qualifications And Curriculum Authority
ASA
— Aspirin Sensitive Asthma
DNA
— Did Not Attend
SI
— Statutory Instrument
PBL
— Problem-Based Learning
NRPB
— National Radiological Protection Board
DPF
— Dental Practitioners' Formulary
C/P
— Complete maxillary denture and mandibular partial denture
MEDS
— Medication
OU
— Open University
CRE
— Commission for Racial Equality
CHD
— congestive heart disease
RDO
— Regional Dental Officer
HBV
— hepatitis B virus
HO
— House Officer
SHO
— Senior house officer (UK)
CDPH
— Consultant in Dental Public Health
EMER
— Emergency
SSP
— Statutory Sick Pay
FDS
— Fellow in Dental Surgery
BDA
— British Dental Association
HAV
— Hepatitis A Virus
CSA
— Central Services Agency
WNL
— Will Not Listen
REC
— recession
PANO
— Panoramic radiograph
CDA
— California Dental Association
EX
— Examination
MCHD
— Master of Dental Surgery
PLAB
— Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board
PDA
— Permanente Dental Associates
LOC
— Local
JCC
— Joint Consultative Committee
MOD
— Modified
NHS
— National Health Service
SPR
— Specialist registrar (UK)
CAL
— Clinical attachment level
QUAD
— Quadrant
HMSO
— Her Majesty's Stationery Office
PI
— periodontal index
UR
— Urine
FEN-PHEN
— Fenfluramine and Phentermine
TMD
— Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
CBJ
— Cantilever Bite Jumper
FREQ
— Frequency
QAA
— Quality Assurance Agency
CDR
— Computed Dental Radiography
R
— Respirations
IOPA
— Intraoral Periapical
DPMS
— Dental Practice Management Services
C/C
— (Complete/complete) maxillary denture over mandibular denture
BDMS
— Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
OFT
— Office of Fair Trading
MDS
— Massachusetts Dental Society
FTTA
— Fixed Term Training Appointment
CVT(NI)
— Committee on Vocational Training for Northern Ireland
FGDP(UK)
— Faculty of General Dental Practitioners
CAU
— Caucasian
RCGP
— Royal College of General Practitioners
SURG
— Surgery
UL
— Upper Limit
DPDS
— Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies
HEFCE
— Higher Education Funding Council for England
OP
— operative
EDP
— Dental Plan
RCPS GLASG
— Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
PDS
— Personal Dental Services
DCNA
— Dental Clinics of North America (journal; Elsevier, Inc.)
DH
— Department of Health
FPD
— Fixed prosthodontics
RCS ENG
— Royal College of Surgeons of England
BDJ
— British Dental Journal
IRREG
— Irregular
ADSM
— Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
↑
— increased
BDENTS
— Bachelor of Dental Surgery
HCV
— anti-Hepatitis C Virus
HEFCW
— Higher Education Funding Council for Wales
SVQ
— Scottish Vocational Qualification
DTP
— The Dental Trading Post
DGH
— District General Hospital
PDC
— Primary Dental Care
MDA
— Michigan Dental Association
GMS
— General medical services medical services provided by GPs (UK)
EPDH
— Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist
JCC
— Joint Consultant Committee
CST
— Certificate of Specialist Training
PROG
— Prognosis
TRV
— Tricuspid Regurgitant Jet Velocity
RPD
— Removable Partial Denture
M
— Mesial
BDDS
— Birmingham District Dental Society
RHA
— Regional Health Authority
MORTH
— Membership in Orthodontics
B
— Buccal
SMP
— Statutory Maternity Pay
BADN
— British Association of Dental Nurses
JCPTGP
— Joint Committee for Postgraduate Training in General Practice
PRHO
— Pre-registration house officer (UK)
ONS
— Office for National Statistics
GA
— general anaesthetic
OHI
— Oral hygiene instructions
HBV
— anti-hepatitis B virus
BDHF
— British Dental Health Foundation
CDA
— Colorado Dental Association
DLA
— Dental Laboratories Association
CDTA
— Clinical Dental Technicians Association
ICT
— Information and Communications Technology
DPES
— Dental Procedure Education System
F/T
— Full Time
DPDH
— Director of Public Dental Health
BADT
— British Association of Dental Therapists
DPN
— Dental Practice Network
LDS
— Licentiate in Dental Surgery
BSGDS
— British Society of General Dental Surgery
CVT (NI)
— Committee on Vocational Training for Northern Ireland
FL
— Fluoride
GDC
— General Dental Council (UK)
MDU
— Medical Defence Union
FDH
— First Dental Home
MDS
— Master of Dental Sciences
DRO
— Dental Reference Officer
WDC
— Workforce Development Confederation
MDCN
— Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
DDA
— Defence Dental Agency
NCAS
— National Clinical Assessment Service
ADAF
— American Dental Association Foundation
MDDUS
— Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland
UMT
— Unit of Medical Time
CSO
— Contract Standing Order
RCS EDIN
— Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
EFDA
— Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary
PFM
— Porcelain Fused to Metal
CADP
— California Association of Dental Plans
RCTX
— Root canal treatment
BONJ
— Bisphosphonate Osteonecrosis of the Jaw
DDRB
— Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body
RITA
— Record of In-Training Assessment
EBM
— d'Evidence Based Medicine
SADA
— South African Dental Association
LR
— Lower Right
CIDH
— Canadian Institute of Dental Hygiene
GMSC
— General Medical Services Committee
DORTH
— Diploma in Orthodontics
SUPN
— Superannuation
EIE
— Extraoral intraoral examination
GMP
— General Medical Practitioner
GDA
— Georgia Dental Association
NICE
— National Institute for Clinical Excellence
JCSTD
— Joint Committee for Specialist Training in Dentistry
DDPH
— Diploma in Dental Public Health
HDS
— Hawaii Dental Service
IRRIG
— Irrigation
OH
— Oral Hygiene
TDA
— Tennessee Dental Association
VDP
— Vocational Dental Practitioners
FGDP
— Faculty of General Dental Practitioners
ASDA
— american students dental association
RCS IREL
— Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
CDO
— Chief Dental Officer
DBP
— Dental Benefit Providers
HDA
— Hispanic Dental Association
DPB
— Dental Practice Board (UK)
EKG
— Electrocardiograph (Instrument)
SLT
— Slight
↓
— decreased
IMPT
— Institute of Maxillofacial Prosthetists and Technicians
HN
— Health Notice
FHS
— Family Health Services
DATS
— Dental Assistant Training Schools
DH
— Dental Hygiene
PGMDE
— Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
NIDHSS
— Northern Ireland Department of Health and Social Services
MAND
— mandibular
CIDS
— Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences
IDDM
— Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus
NAHAT
— National Association of Health Authorities & Trusts
FFGDP
— Fellow of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners
ADAF
— Australian Dental Association's Foundation
WTE
— Whole-Time Equivalent
HA
— Health Authority
PPC
— Private Practice Committee
IMDC
— Islamabad Medical and Dental College
MFDS
— Member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery
NTN
— National Training Number
RCT
— Root Canal Treatment
DTA
— Dental Technicians Association
ADEE
— Association for Dental Education in Europe
NV
— next visit
PES
— Public Expenditure Survey
CMDS
— Core Minimum Data Sets
DOSA
— Dental Organization for Sleep Apnea
BDPMA
— British Dental Practice Managers' Association
MFGDP
— Member of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners
BSDHT
— British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
PEN
— Penicillin
LAP
— Localized aggressive periodontitis
HDA
— Holistic Dental Association
SMDT
— Surgical Medical Dental Techni
GING
— Gingivitis, gingiva
TDA
— Total Dental Administrators
SDM
— School of Dental Medicine
PA
— periapical
NICPMDE
— Northern Ireland Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
DSM
— Dental Services Manager
DOCS
— Dental Organization For Conscious Sedation
LAT
— Locum Appointment Training
LING
— Linguistics
IADS
— International Association of Dental Students
CVT
— Committee on Vocational Training for England & Wales
TDA
— Texas Dental Association
DRSG
— Dental Rates Study Group
IDHA
— Idaho Dental Hygienists' Association
MOD
— Mesio-occlusodistal
SDO
— Senior Dental Officer
JDR
— Journal of Dental Research
SDL
— Self-Directed Learning
LDA
— Louisiana Dental Association
SDVTC
— Scottish Dental Vocational Training Committee
TCDS
— Tri-County Dental Society
COCET
— Committee on Continuing Education and Training
ADPA
— Australian Dental Prosthetists Association
COPDEND
— Conference of Postgraduate Dental Deans
HDA
— Hawaii Dental Association
SCOPME
— Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
GIS
— Government Information Service
SDVTECC
— Scottish Dental Vocational Training Equivalence and Certification Committee
DDU
— Dental Defence Union
P/P
— Partial over
GPT
— General Professional Training
ISDA
— Idaho State Dental Association
DDNJ
— Delta Dental of New Jersey
WDL
— Wilson Dental Library
NMDA
— New Mexico Dental Association
CDS
— Chicago Dental Society
GDSC
— General Dental Services Committee
PDU
— Preventive Dentistry Unit
RDOS
— Regional Dental Officer Service
HB
— Health Board
HDS
— Hospital Dental Services
SFDF
— South Florida Dental Foundation
IADA
— Iranian American Dental Association
SDAC
— Standing Dental Advisory Committee
MDDS
— Metro Denver Dental Society
DTA
— Dental Trade Alliance
HEFCS
— Higher Education Funding Council for Scotland
HADS
— Hellenic American Dental Society, Inc.
PDSP
— Pensioners' Dental Services Plan
IDEP
— Idaho Dental Education Program
IADR
— International Association of Dental Research
JCHTD
— Joint Committee for Higher Training in Dentistry
KITS
— Keeping in Touch Scheme
NCDHM
— National Children's Dental Health Month
GDPA
— General Dental Practitioners Association
CRDC
— Central Research and Development Committee
NCCPED
— National Centre for Continuing Postgraduate Education in Dentistry
HSL
— Health Services Letter
GHDS
— Greater Houston Dental Society
NDA
— National Dental Association
STA
— Specialist Training Authority
SNTN
— Scottish National Training Number
DVTA PANEL
— Dental Vocational Training Adjudication Panel
DBC
— Dental Board of California
D
— Distal
DSC
— Dental Schools Council
KDAA
— Kentucky Dental Assistants Association
EDM
— Effective Dental Management
GDPC
— General Dental Practice Committee
CVCP
— Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals
WGDSC
— Welsh General Dental Services Committee
TO
— Toothpaste
DTSS
— Dental Treatment Services Scheme
NIGDSC
— Northern Ireland General Dental Services Committee
INC
— Incisal, incisive, incise
SDR
— Statement of Dental Remuneration
TCDC
— The Children's Dental Center
JDH
— Journal of Dental Hygiene
BDP
— Basic Dental Principles
DMSOS
— Dental Management Service Organizations
SOD
— School of Dentistry
IDST
— Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies
ODCS
— Oral Dental and Craniofacial Sciences
PAMS
— Professions Allied to Medicine
SFDS
— San Francisco Dental Society
DFEE
— Department for Education & Employment
EL
— Executive Letter
GSDM
— Goldman School of Dental Medicine
HC
— Health Circular
DHA
— Dental Health Alliance
L
— Lingual
VDA
— Virginia Dental Association
JPAC
— Joint Planning Advisory Committee
CSASHS
— Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service
NHSE
— National Health Service Executive
DTRD
— Dental and Trauma Research Detachment
URO
— Upper respiratory infection
TANI
— Target Annual Net Income
DRS
— Dental Reference Service
NADP
— National Association of Dental Plans
QDP
— Quality Dental Plan
DGDP
— Diploma in General Dental Practice
KHDC
— Kent House Dental Clinic
TCDS
— Treasure Coast Dental Society
O
— Occlusal
REDG
— Regional Education and Development Group
SCPMDE
— Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education
OCC
— Occlusal
MARG
— Marginal
SCUMDERS
— Standing Committee on University Medical and Dental Education and Research
MGDS
— Membership in General Dental Surgery
FDA
— Florida Dental Association
FMR
— Full mouth radiographs
LL
— Lower left quadrant
DOEP
— Dental Oncology Education Program
WDDF
— World Dental Development Fund
DFCT
— Dental Faculty Consortium of Thailand
GPFH
— General Practitioner Fund Holder
DDO
— District Dental Officer
WDWC
— Woollahra Dental and Wellness Centre
ODAA
— Ontario Dental Assistants Association
SQA
— Scottish Qualifications Authority
TAGI
— Target Annual Gross Income
COPMED
— Committee of Postgraduate Medical Deans
MDAF
— Mississippi Dental Association Foundation
IPGS
— Independent Practice Groups
DVTA
— Dental Vocational Training Authority
NAC
— National Advice Centre for Postgraduate Dental Education
RDRD
— Regional Director of Research and Development
ADM
— Acellular dental material
MDDS
— Minneapolis District Dental Society
LDC
— Local Dental Committee
FMS
— Full mouth radiographs
DPA
— Dental Practice Advisor
MCCD
— Membership in Clinical Community Dentistry
MIA
— Medical Insurance Agency Ltd
PCDA
— Pinellas County Dental Association
GCDP
— Gorse Covert Dental Practice
PCDS
— Professionals Complementary to Dentistry
SPDC
— Surfers Paradise Dental Centre
NDCS
— National Dental Centre of Singapore
NDA
— Nevada Dental Association
VSPR
— Visiting Specialist Registrar
MDPB
— Medical and Dental Professions Board
LIG
— London Implementation Group
JRDS
— Journal of Research in Dental Sciences
DEC
— Dental Education Clinic
EDI
— Eastman Dental Institute
FMR
— Functions and Manpower Review
DO
— Dental Officer
VT
— Vocational Trainee
LMWAGS
— Local Medical Workforce Advisory Groups
FMX
— Full mouth radiographs
STC
— Specialty Training Committee
IOS
— Item of Service
GDS
— General Dental Services
OS
— Oral Surgery
LAS
— Locum Appointment – Service
RLG
— Research Liaison Group
LIZ
— London Initiative Zone
CP
— Cerebal palsy
SAC
— Specialist Advisory Committee
OPCS
— Office of Population Censuses and Surveys
LMC
— Local Medical Committee
DMO
— Dental Maintance Organization
IDHA
— Illinois Dental Hygienists' Association
SDTA
— Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association
UUK
— Universities United Kingdom
PSA
— posterior superior alveolar
IDHA
— Irish Dental Hygienists Association
MDSG
— Medical Dental Student Government
MDAC
— Maryland Dental Action Coalition
OP
— Operative Procedure
PGEA
— postgraduate education allowance
GDP
— general dental practice
WWDS
— Waterloo Wellington Dental Society
DPRR
— Dental Patient Rights and Responsibilities
TB
— Toothbrush
HDCH
— Hitkarini Dental College and Hospital
PMC
— Postgraduate Medical Centre
RVTC
— Regional Vocational Training Committee
MDAF
— Missouri Dental Association Foundation
MDAP
— Medical and Dental Application Program
SWAG
— Specialist Workforce Advisory Group
FHSA
— Family Heath Services Authority
IPC
— Independent Practice Committee
FSD
— for The Swedish Dental
LA
— Lower anterior
DAT
— Dental Admissions Testing
SIFTR
— service increment for teaching and research
CODE
— Confederation of Dental Employees
VTN
— Visiting Training Number
VTS
— Vocation Training Scheme
RC
— Rubber cup
MSA
— middle superior alveolar
SAMS
— Self-Assessment Manual and Standards
PD
— Periodontal debridement
SVDP
— Scottish Veterinary Dental Partnership
NDPL
— National Dental Pulp Laboratory
NDA
— Nebraska Dental Association
MDA
— Minnesota Dental Association
DA
— Dental Alergies
WHCSA
— Welsh Health Common Services Agency
OD
— Oral diagnosis
IDA
— Indiana Dental Association
DRC
— Day-Release Course
MO
— Mesiocclusal
OPT
— Orthpantomograph
SPD
— Special Paediatric Dentist
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