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1.3 - Definitions of Acronyms Used

Updated: 7/18/2023

Unless otherwise provided, the definitions below apply to all of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry Handbook.

Definition Acronym
Advanced Education in General Dentistry AEGD
Air Water Syringe AW
American Dental Association ADA
American Heart Association AHA
American Red Cross ARC
American Society for Testing Materials ASTM
As Little Radiation as Reasonably Achievable ALARA
Automatic External Defibrillator AED
Blood Pressure BP
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CPR
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
Central Sterilization CS
Clinical Instructor CI
College of Dentistry COD
Current Dental Terminology CDT
Date of Birth DOB
Dental Hygiene Student DH
Dental Informatics DI
Dental Student DS
Director of Compliance DOC
Electronic Health Record EHR
Environmental Health and Safety Office EHSO
Environmental Protection Agency EPA
Food and Drug Administration FDA
General Practice Residency GPR
Group Practice Director GPD
Health Information Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA
Herpes Simplex Virus HSV
High Volume Evacuation HVE
Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV
Hypertension HTN
Information Technology IT
Inventory Associate IA
Master Treatment Plan MTP
Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center OUHSC
Organization for Safety Asepsis Procedures OSAP
Other Potentially Infectious Materials OPIM
Patient Care Manager PCM
Patient Services Coordinator PSC
Patient Services Representative PSR
Permission to Proceed PTP
Personal Protective Equipment PPE
Predoc Consent to Treatment PDPC
Professionalism Concerns Report PCR
Quality Assurance QA
Radiation Protection Representative RPR
Relative Value Unit RVU
Ryan White Grant RW
Treatment Adjustment Request TAR
Workforce member - Students, staff, faculty, residents, volunteers and trainees, and other persons who conduct university business WM

 

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