Dental hygiene 101 Exam 1 review
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care? -
ANS-Diagnosis
Which of the following is not an environmental factor that the dental hygienist takes into
account on a human needs model? - ANS-Weight
Paradigm - ANS-A widely accepted worldview of discipline that shapes the direction and
methods of its practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers.
Name the four major concepts of paradigm for the dental hygiene discipline. - ANS-
Health and oral health
Client
Environment
Dental hygiene actions
Collaborative practice: (conceptual model) - ANS-Individuals with differing strengths
work together as equal partners to achieve better results (such as a dentist and
hygienist)
Practice acts and licensure in professional regulation: - ANS-Laws established in USA
to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
Criteria for DH education, licensure, and re-licensure
Unlicensed=illegal-protects the public
Creates a board of legal authority to oversee polices and procedures of DH
National board in professional regulation: - ANS-Examination that must be taken after
graduation from an accredited DH program.
Determines qualifications of DH applicants by assessing their abilities to recall important
information
Professional dental hygiene organizations in professional regulation - ANS--ADHA
-National dental hygienist association (founded by African American 1932 to address
the needs of minority dental hygienist
-Canadian dental hygienist association
-International federation of dental hygienists
Direct supervision - ANS-Dentist must be in office to authorize function and evaluate
procedure when needed
, General supervision - ANS-Procedures where the dentist does NOT need to be
physically present in treatment facility but needs to give authorization
public health supervision - ANS-Can provide care without dentist authorization
according to protocol when in alternative settings
Direct access - ANS-May provide appropriate services without authorization
Registered dental hygienist in alternative practice (RDHAP) - ANS-Experienced
professionals specialize in treating patients with special needs.
Ex:
Patients who have mental or physical disabilities
Homebound patients
Public health settings
Residential care facilities
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) - ANS-Increase access to cost effective
oral healthcare for underserved populations.
Advanced services include:
-non surgical extractions of periodontally diseased teeth and primary teeth
-dispensing certain medications
-atraumatic restorative therapy
-pulpotomies on primary teeth
-cavity preparation and restoration
-prep and placement of pre-formed crowns.
Requires grad level education
Often work in :
Nursing homes
Schools
Community clinics
Core values: - ANS--individual autonomy and respect for humans
-confidentiality
-social trust
-non-maleficence
-beneficence
-justice and fairness
-veracity
(I cannot sympathize nobody's very bad judgment)
Individual autonomy and respect for human beings - ANS-Right to be treated with
respect. Right to informed consent. Right to all information to make an informed
decision.
Questions and Answers
Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care? -
ANS-Diagnosis
Which of the following is not an environmental factor that the dental hygienist takes into
account on a human needs model? - ANS-Weight
Paradigm - ANS-A widely accepted worldview of discipline that shapes the direction and
methods of its practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers.
Name the four major concepts of paradigm for the dental hygiene discipline. - ANS-
Health and oral health
Client
Environment
Dental hygiene actions
Collaborative practice: (conceptual model) - ANS-Individuals with differing strengths
work together as equal partners to achieve better results (such as a dentist and
hygienist)
Practice acts and licensure in professional regulation: - ANS-Laws established in USA
to regulate the practice of dentistry and dental hygiene.
Criteria for DH education, licensure, and re-licensure
Unlicensed=illegal-protects the public
Creates a board of legal authority to oversee polices and procedures of DH
National board in professional regulation: - ANS-Examination that must be taken after
graduation from an accredited DH program.
Determines qualifications of DH applicants by assessing their abilities to recall important
information
Professional dental hygiene organizations in professional regulation - ANS--ADHA
-National dental hygienist association (founded by African American 1932 to address
the needs of minority dental hygienist
-Canadian dental hygienist association
-International federation of dental hygienists
Direct supervision - ANS-Dentist must be in office to authorize function and evaluate
procedure when needed
, General supervision - ANS-Procedures where the dentist does NOT need to be
physically present in treatment facility but needs to give authorization
public health supervision - ANS-Can provide care without dentist authorization
according to protocol when in alternative settings
Direct access - ANS-May provide appropriate services without authorization
Registered dental hygienist in alternative practice (RDHAP) - ANS-Experienced
professionals specialize in treating patients with special needs.
Ex:
Patients who have mental or physical disabilities
Homebound patients
Public health settings
Residential care facilities
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) - ANS-Increase access to cost effective
oral healthcare for underserved populations.
Advanced services include:
-non surgical extractions of periodontally diseased teeth and primary teeth
-dispensing certain medications
-atraumatic restorative therapy
-pulpotomies on primary teeth
-cavity preparation and restoration
-prep and placement of pre-formed crowns.
Requires grad level education
Often work in :
Nursing homes
Schools
Community clinics
Core values: - ANS--individual autonomy and respect for humans
-confidentiality
-social trust
-non-maleficence
-beneficence
-justice and fairness
-veracity
(I cannot sympathize nobody's very bad judgment)
Individual autonomy and respect for human beings - ANS-Right to be treated with
respect. Right to informed consent. Right to all information to make an informed
decision.
