ANSWERS (PROF ISSUES) Darby &
Walsh - Q1
Which of the following is not one of the central concepts in the paradigm for the
discipline of dental hygiene?
a. client
b. environment
c. health and oral health
d. patient
e. dental hygiene actionsANSWERS-patient
Which of the following is not a step in the dental hygiene process of care?
a. assesment
b. planning
c. evaluation
d. diagnosing
e. implementation
f. verification
g. documentationANSWERS-verification
The Collaborative Practice Model primarily emphasizes which of the following?
a. the concept of multiple categories of DH care
b. the role of the DH as a public health educator
c. DH working with other health care providers to provide optimum client care
d. the role of the DH as a dental auxillaryANSWERS-DH working with other health care
providers to provide optimum client care
The term "client" is frequently preferred in healthcare settings for which of the following
reasons?
a. it connotes wellness as a well as illness and suggests an active participant in
healthcare
b. it suggests a sick, dependent person who is in need of therapy
c. it is limited to an individual
d. it focuses on the control of the clinicianANSWERS-it connotes wellness as well as
illness and suggests an active participant in healthcare
The occupational model of dental hygiene:
a. prepares dental hygienists to improve DH care through the advancement of DH
theory
b. is based on the mentorship of a dentist
c. views the DH as a primary care provider
, d. supports unsupervised DH practice to increase public access to oral
healthcareANSWERS-is based on the mentorship of a dentist
The professional model of dental hygiene emphasizes that the dental hygienist:
a. implements preventive treatment plans developed by the dentist
b. views the DH as a secondary care provider
c. is technology based
d. implements self-generated preventive oral care regimensANSWERS-implements
self-generated preventive oral care regimens
The seven roles of the dental hygienist are which of the following?
a. Periodontal clinician, pedodontic clinician, researcher, change agent, advocate,
educator
b. Clinician, theory builder, educator, researcher, change agent, advocate, public health
c. Clinician, administrator, researcher, public health, educator, corporate, entrepreneur
d. Clinician, administrator, manager, educator, researcher, advocate, public
healthANSWERS-clinician, administrator, researcher, public health, educator,
corporate, entrepreneur
Accreditation:
a. Is a formal, voluntary, nongovernmental process that establishes a minimum set of
standards to ensure quality in educational institutions
b. Serves as a mechanism to protect the public
c. Requires descriptions of all tasks that a beginning dental hygiene practitioner must
consistently perform accurately and efficiently
d. all of the aboveANSWERS-all of the above
Dental practice acts:
a. Do not establish criteria for dental hygiene education or licensure
b. Are laws established in each state (United States) or province (Canada) to regulate
the practice of dental hygiene
c. Are limited in terms of defining dental hygiene practice
d. all of the aboveANSWERS-are laws established in each state (United States) or
province (Canada) to regulate the practice of dental hygiene
An administrator or manager:
a. Is a person whose official position is to guide and direct the work of others
b. does not provide clinical care
c. usually does not engage in decision making
d. engages in planning, organizing, and staffing onlyANSWERS-is a person whose
official position is to guide and direct the work of others
As an entrepreneur, the dental hygienist does which of the following?
a. Obtains resources to deliver needed services to clients served by nonprofit
organizations