Wilkins' Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, Fourteenth Edition
Linda D. Boyd and Lisa F. Mallonee
Test Bank
CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is secondary prevention?
A) Absence of disease
B) Treatment of early disease
C) Progression of disease
D) True prevention
Answer: B
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. Who is the father of dental hygiene?
A) John Paul Daniel
B) Robin Adair
C) Alfred C. Fones
D) Mary Lyn Morgan
E) G. V. Black
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Easy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. The dental hygiene process of care features which of the following six components?
A) Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Education, Scheduling
B) Documentation, Formulation, Interpretation, Evaluation, Education, Preparation
C) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Documentation
D) Data Collection, Assessment, Planning, Treatment, Intervention, Recording
E) Assessment, Treatment, Education, Evaluation, Identification, Filing
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
4. A) The dental hygiene diagnosis identifies the patient's health behaviors that the dental
hygienist is licensed to treat. B) It provides the basis on which the dental hygiene treatment
plan is designed, implemented, and evaluated.
A) Statement A is true correct and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
5. Which of the following is a form of primary prevention?
A) Fluoride to prevent caries
B) Care to maintain periodontal pocketing
C) Implants to replace missing teeth
D) Scaling hard deposits
Answer: A
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
6. During the assessment phase of the dental hygiene process of care, the dental hygienist
collects which of the following types of data?
A) Subjective information
B) Objective information
C) Both subjective and objective information
D) Neither subjective nor objective information
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
7. Which of the following best defines prognosis?
A) Identification of a disease
B) Information gained through deductive reasoning
C) Expected treatment outcome
D) A form of patient assessment
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Easy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
8. Which of the following are examples of alternative practice settings?
A) Free clinics, public health settings, and schools
B) General dentistry and endodontics
C) Odontics and enamel pathology
D) Periodontics and maxillofacial gingival surgery
Answer: A
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Easy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
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Linda D. Boyd and Lisa F. Mallonee
Test Bank
CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is secondary prevention?
A) Absence of disease
B) Treatment of early disease
C) Progression of disease
D) True prevention
Answer: B
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
2. Who is the father of dental hygiene?
A) John Paul Daniel
B) Robin Adair
C) Alfred C. Fones
D) Mary Lyn Morgan
E) G. V. Black
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Easy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. The dental hygiene process of care features which of the following six components?
A) Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Education, Scheduling
B) Documentation, Formulation, Interpretation, Evaluation, Education, Preparation
C) Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation, Documentation
D) Data Collection, Assessment, Planning, Treatment, Intervention, Recording
E) Assessment, Treatment, Education, Evaluation, Identification, Filing
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
4. A) The dental hygiene diagnosis identifies the patient's health behaviors that the dental
hygienist is licensed to treat. B) It provides the basis on which the dental hygiene treatment
plan is designed, implemented, and evaluated.
A) Statement A is true correct and statement B is false.
B) Statement A is false and statement B is true.
C) Both statements are true.
D) Both statements are false.
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
5. Which of the following is a form of primary prevention?
A) Fluoride to prevent caries
B) Care to maintain periodontal pocketing
C) Implants to replace missing teeth
D) Scaling hard deposits
Answer: A
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
6. During the assessment phase of the dental hygiene process of care, the dental hygienist
collects which of the following types of data?
A) Subjective information
B) Objective information
C) Both subjective and objective information
D) Neither subjective nor objective information
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Moderate
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
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CHAPTER 1
THE PROFESSIONAL DENTAL HYGIENIST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
7. Which of the following best defines prognosis?
A) Identification of a disease
B) Information gained through deductive reasoning
C) Expected treatment outcome
D) A form of patient assessment
Answer: C
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Easy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
8. Which of the following are examples of alternative practice settings?
A) Free clinics, public health settings, and schools
B) General dentistry and endodontics
C) Odontics and enamel pathology
D) Periodontics and maxillofacial gingival surgery
Answer: A
A-Head: The Professional Dental Hygienist
Subject: Chapter 01
Complexity: Easy
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
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