direct

direct /di·rect/ (di-rekt´)

1. straight; in a straight line.

2. performed immediately and without the intervention of subsidiary means.

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direct (dīrekt´),

adj relating to any restorative procedure performed directly on a tooth without the use of a die (e.g., a wax pattern formed in the prepared cavity), silver amalgam, or one of the powdered, granular, or foil golds compacted into a prepared cavity.

direct access storage device,

n a device used for storage of direct access files. It could be a magnetic disk or diskette units.

direct billing,

n a process whereby the dental professional bills a patient directly for his or her fees.

direct gold,

n any of the forms of pure gold that may be compacted directly into a prepared cavity to form a restoration.

direct pulp capping,

n See capping, pulp, direct.

direct reimbursement,

n a self-funded program in which the individual is reimbursed based on a percentage of dollars spent for dental care provided, allowing the beneficiary to seek treatment from the dental professional of his or her choice.

direct retainer,

n See retainer, direct.

direct retention,

n See retention, direct.

direct supervision,

n a circumstance of treatment in which the dental professional must be present on the premises to diagnose, authorize, and approve all work performed on the patient by the members of the dental staff.

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direct

without intervening steps.

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direct antiglobulin test

see direct coombs test.

direct capture ELISA mastitis test

measures polymorphonuclear antigens in milk sample as an indication of elevated milk cell counts and therefore presence of mastitis.

direct contact

see direct contact.

direct costs

see variable costs.

direct effect

the effect of one variable on another without passing through a third variable.

direct immunofluorescence testing

see fluorescence microscopy.

direct oxidative pathway

see pentose phosphate pathway.

direct relationship

see direct relationship.