Glossary
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- Waiting PeriodThe period between employment or enrollment in a dental program and the date when a covered person becomes eligible for a given benefit.
- Wax PatternA wax form that is the positive likeness of an object to be fabricated.
- Worker's CompensationA benefit paid to an employee who suffers a work-related injury or illness.
- Xerostomia
- YeastA general term for a fungus occurring as a . unicellular, nucleated organism that usually reproduces by budding. Some yeasts may reproduce by fission, many producing mycelia or pseudomycelia.
- Zygomatic BoneQuadrangular bone on either side of face that forms the cheek prominence. See malar.