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