DENTAL HYGIENE FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE 2026 | PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, RATIONALES & CHEAT SHEET
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales Included
,7 Professional Roles of a Dental Hygienist -Clinician
-Corporate
-Public Health
-Researcher
-Educator
-Administrator
-Entrepeneur
Where did Dental Hygiene Start? -Bridgeport, CT.
-Fones School of Dental Hygiene est. 1913
Master's Degree opportunities -Healthcare Management
-Public Health
-4+1 options
bachelor's degree at UNH Same requirements for A.S. degree +
- 1 additional year of study through online curriculum
-Study away/abroad opportunities
Associates Degree Requirements - 3-year associate in science degree
- take computerized National Board Exam (NBDHE)
-Clinical Board Exam (CDCA)
Alfred C. Fones -Believed women could be trained to provide preventative services
-Trained Irene Newman for be a hygienist
-Opened first DHYG school
Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman 1st African American Dentist
Ida Gray 1st African American woman to graduate from dental school
Horace Wells -discovered inhalation anesthesia in 1844
-from Hartford, CT
G.V Black -"grand old man of dentistry"
-believed dentistry should be independent of medicine
-preventative not reparative
,Esther Wilkins - Dec 9,1916 - Dec 12, 2016
- Wrote 1st comprehensive textbook on DHYG: Clinical practice of the Dental
Hygienist
-12 editions: 1st published in fall 1939.
-Graduated from Forsyth as an RDH in 1939 and Tufts School of Dental Medicine
in 1949
Emeline Roberts -First woman dentist in the U.S.
-trained by husband in 1855
Lucy Hobbs First woman to graduate from dental school in 1866
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays in 1895
Irene Newman 1st dental hygienist
Dental Team -Office Receptionist/manager
-Dental assistant
-Dental hygienist
-Dentist
-Dental technician
Roles of receptionist/Manager -greets patients in person/on phone
-makes appts/maintain accounts
-coordinates dentists and hygienists schedules
-Bills patients & ins. companies
Roles of Dental Assistant -Expose and process x-rays
-Assist dentist chairside
-prep the patient, equipment, and instruments
-sterilization of instruments
-selective receptionist duties
-Expanded duties depending on state
Roles of a Dental Hygienist -Assesses the periodontal health of patients
-Prophylaxis, sealant, placement, fluoride.
-Performs scaling and root planing procedures
-Exposes and processes radiographs
-Administrates local anesthetic
-Patient education; tooth brushing, flossing, smoking, cessation, diet, etc.
, Roles of Dental Laboratory Tech -Work on written order of prescription of the dentist
-Fabricates, constructs, and repairs:
- Crowns
-Bridges
-Implants
-Full and Partial Dentures
-Ortho appliances
Yearly Requirements for a Dental Hygienist -16 hours of continuing education every 2 years
- $105 per year for license in state of CT (150 first time)
What is a Dental Therapist -Restorative care
-Simple extractions
-Prescriptions
-Administers Nitrous Oxide and all other RDH services
-Works with DDS/DMD
types of supervision Direct- dentist is present
indirect- the dentist is present in the facility
general- the dentist need to authorize services to allied dental staff but does not
need to be present in the facility
Role of Dentist -Diagnoses dental disease
-Provides restorative care
-Generally, owns practice/employs everyone in practice
-Provides clinical supervision for all patients in the practice
Dental Specialties -Dental Public Health
-Endodontics- inner part of tooth
-Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
-Oral Pathology
-Orthodontics
-Pediatric Dentistry
-Periodontics
-Prosthodontics- dental/facial issues involving restoring missing tooth and jaw
structures
facial bones (14): -Unpaired
Vomer -Forms base for the nasal septum
-Single Flat Bone
STUDY GUIDE 2026 | PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, RATIONALES & CHEAT SHEET
| GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales Included
,7 Professional Roles of a Dental Hygienist -Clinician
-Corporate
-Public Health
-Researcher
-Educator
-Administrator
-Entrepeneur
Where did Dental Hygiene Start? -Bridgeport, CT.
-Fones School of Dental Hygiene est. 1913
Master's Degree opportunities -Healthcare Management
-Public Health
-4+1 options
bachelor's degree at UNH Same requirements for A.S. degree +
- 1 additional year of study through online curriculum
-Study away/abroad opportunities
Associates Degree Requirements - 3-year associate in science degree
- take computerized National Board Exam (NBDHE)
-Clinical Board Exam (CDCA)
Alfred C. Fones -Believed women could be trained to provide preventative services
-Trained Irene Newman for be a hygienist
-Opened first DHYG school
Dr. Robert Tanner Freeman 1st African American Dentist
Ida Gray 1st African American woman to graduate from dental school
Horace Wells -discovered inhalation anesthesia in 1844
-from Hartford, CT
G.V Black -"grand old man of dentistry"
-believed dentistry should be independent of medicine
-preventative not reparative
,Esther Wilkins - Dec 9,1916 - Dec 12, 2016
- Wrote 1st comprehensive textbook on DHYG: Clinical practice of the Dental
Hygienist
-12 editions: 1st published in fall 1939.
-Graduated from Forsyth as an RDH in 1939 and Tufts School of Dental Medicine
in 1949
Emeline Roberts -First woman dentist in the U.S.
-trained by husband in 1855
Lucy Hobbs First woman to graduate from dental school in 1866
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays in 1895
Irene Newman 1st dental hygienist
Dental Team -Office Receptionist/manager
-Dental assistant
-Dental hygienist
-Dentist
-Dental technician
Roles of receptionist/Manager -greets patients in person/on phone
-makes appts/maintain accounts
-coordinates dentists and hygienists schedules
-Bills patients & ins. companies
Roles of Dental Assistant -Expose and process x-rays
-Assist dentist chairside
-prep the patient, equipment, and instruments
-sterilization of instruments
-selective receptionist duties
-Expanded duties depending on state
Roles of a Dental Hygienist -Assesses the periodontal health of patients
-Prophylaxis, sealant, placement, fluoride.
-Performs scaling and root planing procedures
-Exposes and processes radiographs
-Administrates local anesthetic
-Patient education; tooth brushing, flossing, smoking, cessation, diet, etc.
, Roles of Dental Laboratory Tech -Work on written order of prescription of the dentist
-Fabricates, constructs, and repairs:
- Crowns
-Bridges
-Implants
-Full and Partial Dentures
-Ortho appliances
Yearly Requirements for a Dental Hygienist -16 hours of continuing education every 2 years
- $105 per year for license in state of CT (150 first time)
What is a Dental Therapist -Restorative care
-Simple extractions
-Prescriptions
-Administers Nitrous Oxide and all other RDH services
-Works with DDS/DMD
types of supervision Direct- dentist is present
indirect- the dentist is present in the facility
general- the dentist need to authorize services to allied dental staff but does not
need to be present in the facility
Role of Dentist -Diagnoses dental disease
-Provides restorative care
-Generally, owns practice/employs everyone in practice
-Provides clinical supervision for all patients in the practice
Dental Specialties -Dental Public Health
-Endodontics- inner part of tooth
-Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
-Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
-Oral Pathology
-Orthodontics
-Pediatric Dentistry
-Periodontics
-Prosthodontics- dental/facial issues involving restoring missing tooth and jaw
structures
facial bones (14): -Unpaired
Vomer -Forms base for the nasal septum
-Single Flat Bone
