Medical Definition of PERIODONTICS. : a branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the supporting and investing structures of the teeth including the gums, cementum, periodontal ligaments, and alveolar boneâcalled also periodontia, periodontology. a branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of the supporting and investing structures of the teeth including the gums, cementum, periodontal membranes, and alveolar bone. â periÂ·odonÂ·tist \-Ëdaen-ËdÃ¤n\ tist. noun
Psychiatric nursing or mental health nursing is the specialty of nursing that cares for people of all ages with mental illness or mental distress, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression or dementia.
There are many things that a psychiatric nurse practitioner can do, and many areas in which he or she can work. In direct patient care, which could take place in offices, hospitals or care facilities, this nurse specialist can give counseling, determine diagnosis of mental illness, and prescribe medications accordingly.