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MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1.eee Whateisetheedisciplineeofedentalehygiene?
a.eee Theestudyeofeteetheandetheiresupportingestructures
b.eee Brushingeandeflossingeone’seteetheanderinsingewitheaneantimicrobialemoutherinseet
wiceeaeday,emorningeandenight
c.eee Theestudyeofepreventiveeoralehealthcare,eincludingetheemanagementeofebehavioretoepr
eventeoralediseaseeandepromoteehealth
d.eee Theestudyeofethoseeproceduresethatedentalehygienistseprovideetoeclients
ANS:ee C
Theestudyeofeteetheandetheiresupportingestructures.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseetheedisciplineeof
edentalehygieneecoversemuchemoreeinformationethanetheestudyeofeteetheandesupporting
structures.eDentalehygieneefocuseseonetheepreventiveemeasuresethatetheeteetheandesupportingest
ructuresemustereceive,eineadditionetoeothereoralehealthcareestepsethatemustebeetakenetoepromotee
one’sehealth.
Brushingeandeflossingeone’seteetheanderinsingewitheaneantimicrobialemoutherinseetwiceeaeday,emor
ningeandenight.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseethisestatementedescribeseonlyeoneeprocedureewithi
netheedisciplineeofedentalehygiene.eDentalehygieneeiseaemuchelargereandegeneralefieldeofestudyetha
nethisesimpleepreventiveeaction.
Theestudyeofepreventiveeoralehealthcareeincludingetheemanagementeofebehavioretoepreventeoraledi
seaseeandepromoteehealth.eThiseanswereisecorrectebecauseethiseisetheedirectedefinitioneofedentalehy
giene.eTheedefinitionecanebeebrokenedowneintoesmaller,especifiededivisionsetoefurtheredevelopethe
edisciplineeofedentalehygiene.
Theestudyeofethoseeproceduresethatedentalehygienistseprovideetoeclients.eThiseanswereisewrongebe
causeedentalehygienistseplayemanyeinterrelatederoles,esucheaseclinician,eeducator,eadministratoreo
remanager,eadvocate,eanderesearcher.eAlthougheeacheofetheseeroleseisecreatedetoeassisteinedentaleh
ygiene,etheedisciplineeisenotecenteredeonetheeactionseandeprocedureseofetheedentalehygienist.
REF:eeeWhateiseDentaleHygiene?e|e1
2.eee Whoeisetheeprofessionaledentalehygienist?
a.eee AelicensedepreventiveeoralehealtheprofessionalewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCom
missioneoneDentaleAccreditation,eaccredited,eentryeleveledentalehygieneeprogr
am
b.eee Aelicensedepersonewhoehaselearnedeonetheejobeviaeaepreceptorshipeprogram,esucheaseth
eeAlabamaeDentaleHygienistseProgram
c.eee AedentistewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,ea
ccredited,edentaleschooleprogram
d.eee AepersonewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,
accredited,edentaleassistingeprogram
ANS:ee A
, AelicensedepreventiveeoralehealtheprofessionalewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDental
eAccreditation,eaccredited,eentryeleveledentalehygieneeprogram.eThiseanswereisecorrectebecauseet
oebeeeligibleeaseaeprofessionaledentalehygienist,etheepersonemustehaveegraduatedefromeaneaccredit
ededentalehygieneeprogram.
Aelicensedepersonewhoehaselearnedeonetheejobeviaeaepreceptorshipeprogram,esucheasetheeAlabamae
DentaleHygienistseProgram.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeaedentalehygienistecannotelearneonethe
ejobetoebecomeeaeprofessional.eRather,etheyemust epassewritteneexaminationseandegraduateefromea
neaccreditededentalehygieneeprogram.
AedentistewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,eaccredited,edentales
chooleprogram.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeaedentistehaseaehigheredegreeethaneaedentalehygie
nisteandetherefore,egenerally,eworkseaboveeaedentalehygienist.eIteisenotenecessaryeforeaedentalehy
gienistetoereceiveeaneeducationefromeaedentaleschool.
AepersonewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,eaccredited,edentalea
ssistingeprogram.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeaepersonegraduatingefromeaneaccreditededentale
assistingeprogramewouldeonlyebeelicensedeaseaedentaleassistant.
REF:eeeWhoeIsetheeDentaleHygienist?e|e1
3.eee Alleofetheseeserviceseareeprovidedebyetheemajorityeofedentalehygienistseinetheeclinicalesetting
excepteone.eWhicheoneeisetheeexception?
a.eee Performeperiodontalemaintenanceecare.
b.eee Implementeinterventionsetoedirecteaepersonebacketoeoralewellness.
c.eee Provideefluorideevarnishetreatment.
d.eee Placeeanderemoveerestorations.
ANS:ee D
Performeperiodontalemaintenanceecare.eThiseiseaeserviceeprovidedeinetheeclinicalesetting.eTheecli
nicalesettingeallowseforeapplicationeofepreventiveeandetherapeuticeagentserelatedetoeperiodontale
disease.eForeexample:esubgingivalesustained-releaseedeliveryesystemsecontaining
chlorhexidine.
Implementeinterventionsetoedirecteaepersonebacketoeoralewellness.eThiseiseaeserviceeprovidedeineth
eeclinicalesetting.eTheemainegoaleofeaedentalehygienisteisetoepreventeoralediseaseeandepromoteeheal
th.eTherefore,eifetheestateeofeaneindividual’seoralehealthechanges,etheedentalehygieniste(withinethee
scopeeofetheeclinicalesetting)ecaneprovideesomeedegreeeofeinterventionetoedirectetheeindividualeba
cketoeoralewellness.
Provideefluorideevarnishetreatment.eThiseiseaeserviceeprovidedeinetheeclinicalesetting.eTheeclinicale
settingeallowseforeapplicationeofepreventiveeandetherapeuticeagentserelatedetoedentalecaries.eFluori
deevarnishetreatmentseprolongefluorideeexposureeonetheetoothesurfaceeforesafeeandeeffectiveecaries
econtrol.
Placeeanderemoveerestorations.eThiseserviceeisenoteprovidedebyetheemajorityeofedentalehygienistse
inetheeclinicalesetting.eOnlyeaefewedentalehygienistsehaveetheecertificationetoeplaceerestorations,e
whileemanyeothersedoenot.eAlso,etheeremovaleoferestorationseisenoteaegiveneactioneofeaedentalehygi
enisteinetheeclinicalesetting.
REF:eeeCliniciane|e3
4.eee Whicheofetheefollowingeiseaekeyebehaviorewithinetheedentalehygieneeprocesseofecare?
a.eee Observation
b.eee Diagnosis
c.eee Communicationeskills
, d.eee Clientecare
ANS:ee B
Observation.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseedentalehygienistsemustegoefurtherethanesimplyeo
bservingetheeclient.eTheehygienistemusteassessetheeclientebyethoroughlyecollectingedata.eDiag
nosis.eThiseanswereisecorrectebecauseeidentifyingetheediagnosiseisetheefocalepointeforeestablis
hingegoalseinetheedentalehygieneecareeplan.eTheeclient’sedentalehygieneeneedseareedeterminede
soethatespecificeinterventionsecanebeeimplemented.
Communicationeskills.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseetheecommunicationeskillseareenoteaekeyeb
ehavioreandeareenotenecessaryetoecompleteetheedentalehygieneeprocess.
Clientecare.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeclientecareeisenoteoneeofetheestepseinedentalehygieneeca
re.eHowever,epropereclientecareeisetheegoalebeingeachievedethroughetheekeyebehaviors.
REF:eeeWhateIsetheeDentaleHygieneeProcesseofeCare?e|e1
5.eee Whicheofetheefollowingeisenoteaneenvironmentalefactorethatetheedentalehygienistetakeseintoeac
counteinetheeHumaneNeedseModel?
a.eee Age
b.eeeee Attitudes
c.eeee Lifestyles
d.eee Weight
ANS:ee D
Age.eThiseanswereiseaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeageeplayseael
argeeroleeinetheedevelopmenteofeaneindividual’seoralehealth.
Attitudes.eThiseanswereiseaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeiteca
nehaveeaneeffecteonetheedentalehygieneeprocess.
Lifestyles.eThiseanswereiseaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeanein
dividual’seoralehealthecanebeeaffectedebyelifestyleechoices.
Weight.eThiseanswereisenoteaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeanein
dividual’seweightedoesenoteaffectetheireoralehealth.eTheedietechoicesethategoealongewitheaeperson’se
particulareweightemayeaffecteoralehealth,ebutetheeoveralleweighteofeaneindividualedoesenot.
REF:eeeWhateIsetheeDentaleHygieneeProcesseofeCare?e|e1
6.eee Whicheofetheefollowingeisenoteoneeofetheeseveneroleseofeaedentalehygienist?
a.eee Clinician
b.eee PubliceHealth
c.eee Interpreter
d.eee Researcher
ANS:ee C
Theeseveneroleseofeaedentalehygienisteareeclinician,epublicehealth,eresearcher,eeducator,ea
dministrator,eandeentrepreneur.
REF:eeeChaptereOne,eTablee1-1eSeveneRoleseofetheeDentaleHygieniste|e4
7.eee Whateiseaeparadigm?
a.eee Aewidelyeacceptedeworldvieweofeaedisciplineethateshapesetheeknowledgeeofeitsepr
actitioners,eeducators,eadministrators,eanderesearchers
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WALSH: DENTAL HYGIENE: TH
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EORY AND PRACTICE, 5TH EDI
e e e e
TION
,Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
e e e e e
MULTIPLEeCHOICE
1.eee Whateisetheedisciplineeofedentalehygiene?
a.eee Theestudyeofeteetheandetheiresupportingestructures
b.eee Brushingeandeflossingeone’seteetheanderinsingewitheaneantimicrobialemoutherinseet
wiceeaeday,emorningeandenight
c.eee Theestudyeofepreventiveeoralehealthcare,eincludingetheemanagementeofebehavioretoepr
eventeoralediseaseeandepromoteehealth
d.eee Theestudyeofethoseeproceduresethatedentalehygienistseprovideetoeclients
ANS:ee C
Theestudyeofeteetheandetheiresupportingestructures.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseetheedisciplineeof
edentalehygieneecoversemuchemoreeinformationethanetheestudyeofeteetheandesupporting
structures.eDentalehygieneefocuseseonetheepreventiveemeasuresethatetheeteetheandesupportingest
ructuresemustereceive,eineadditionetoeothereoralehealthcareestepsethatemustebeetakenetoepromotee
one’sehealth.
Brushingeandeflossingeone’seteetheanderinsingewitheaneantimicrobialemoutherinseetwiceeaeday,emor
ningeandenight.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseethisestatementedescribeseonlyeoneeprocedureewithi
netheedisciplineeofedentalehygiene.eDentalehygieneeiseaemuchelargereandegeneralefieldeofestudyetha
nethisesimpleepreventiveeaction.
Theestudyeofepreventiveeoralehealthcareeincludingetheemanagementeofebehavioretoepreventeoraledi
seaseeandepromoteehealth.eThiseanswereisecorrectebecauseethiseisetheedirectedefinitioneofedentalehy
giene.eTheedefinitionecanebeebrokenedowneintoesmaller,especifiededivisionsetoefurtheredevelopethe
edisciplineeofedentalehygiene.
Theestudyeofethoseeproceduresethatedentalehygienistseprovideetoeclients.eThiseanswereisewrongebe
causeedentalehygienistseplayemanyeinterrelatederoles,esucheaseclinician,eeducator,eadministratoreo
remanager,eadvocate,eanderesearcher.eAlthougheeacheofetheseeroleseisecreatedetoeassisteinedentaleh
ygiene,etheedisciplineeisenotecenteredeonetheeactionseandeprocedureseofetheedentalehygienist.
REF:eeeWhateiseDentaleHygiene?e|e1
2.eee Whoeisetheeprofessionaledentalehygienist?
a.eee AelicensedepreventiveeoralehealtheprofessionalewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCom
missioneoneDentaleAccreditation,eaccredited,eentryeleveledentalehygieneeprogr
am
b.eee Aelicensedepersonewhoehaselearnedeonetheejobeviaeaepreceptorshipeprogram,esucheaseth
eeAlabamaeDentaleHygienistseProgram
c.eee AedentistewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,ea
ccredited,edentaleschooleprogram
d.eee AepersonewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,
accredited,edentaleassistingeprogram
ANS:ee A
, AelicensedepreventiveeoralehealtheprofessionalewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDental
eAccreditation,eaccredited,eentryeleveledentalehygieneeprogram.eThiseanswereisecorrectebecauseet
oebeeeligibleeaseaeprofessionaledentalehygienist,etheepersonemustehaveegraduatedefromeaneaccredit
ededentalehygieneeprogram.
Aelicensedepersonewhoehaselearnedeonetheejobeviaeaepreceptorshipeprogram,esucheasetheeAlabamae
DentaleHygienistseProgram.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeaedentalehygienistecannotelearneonethe
ejobetoebecomeeaeprofessional.eRather,etheyemust epassewritteneexaminationseandegraduateefromea
neaccreditededentalehygieneeprogram.
AedentistewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,eaccredited,edentales
chooleprogram.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeaedentistehaseaehigheredegreeethaneaedentalehygie
nisteandetherefore,egenerally,eworkseaboveeaedentalehygienist.eIteisenotenecessaryeforeaedentalehy
gienistetoereceiveeaneeducationefromeaedentaleschool.
AepersonewhoehasegraduatedefromeaeCommissioneoneDentaleAccreditation,eaccredited,edentalea
ssistingeprogram.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeaepersonegraduatingefromeaneaccreditededentale
assistingeprogramewouldeonlyebeelicensedeaseaedentaleassistant.
REF:eeeWhoeIsetheeDentaleHygienist?e|e1
3.eee Alleofetheseeserviceseareeprovidedebyetheemajorityeofedentalehygienistseinetheeclinicalesetting
excepteone.eWhicheoneeisetheeexception?
a.eee Performeperiodontalemaintenanceecare.
b.eee Implementeinterventionsetoedirecteaepersonebacketoeoralewellness.
c.eee Provideefluorideevarnishetreatment.
d.eee Placeeanderemoveerestorations.
ANS:ee D
Performeperiodontalemaintenanceecare.eThiseiseaeserviceeprovidedeinetheeclinicalesetting.eTheecli
nicalesettingeallowseforeapplicationeofepreventiveeandetherapeuticeagentserelatedetoeperiodontale
disease.eForeexample:esubgingivalesustained-releaseedeliveryesystemsecontaining
chlorhexidine.
Implementeinterventionsetoedirecteaepersonebacketoeoralewellness.eThiseiseaeserviceeprovidedeineth
eeclinicalesetting.eTheemainegoaleofeaedentalehygienisteisetoepreventeoralediseaseeandepromoteeheal
th.eTherefore,eifetheestateeofeaneindividual’seoralehealthechanges,etheedentalehygieniste(withinethee
scopeeofetheeclinicalesetting)ecaneprovideesomeedegreeeofeinterventionetoedirectetheeindividualeba
cketoeoralewellness.
Provideefluorideevarnishetreatment.eThiseiseaeserviceeprovidedeinetheeclinicalesetting.eTheeclinicale
settingeallowseforeapplicationeofepreventiveeandetherapeuticeagentserelatedetoedentalecaries.eFluori
deevarnishetreatmentseprolongefluorideeexposureeonetheetoothesurfaceeforesafeeandeeffectiveecaries
econtrol.
Placeeanderemoveerestorations.eThiseserviceeisenoteprovidedebyetheemajorityeofedentalehygienistse
inetheeclinicalesetting.eOnlyeaefewedentalehygienistsehaveetheecertificationetoeplaceerestorations,e
whileemanyeothersedoenot.eAlso,etheeremovaleoferestorationseisenoteaegiveneactioneofeaedentalehygi
enisteinetheeclinicalesetting.
REF:eeeCliniciane|e3
4.eee Whicheofetheefollowingeiseaekeyebehaviorewithinetheedentalehygieneeprocesseofecare?
a.eee Observation
b.eee Diagnosis
c.eee Communicationeskills
, d.eee Clientecare
ANS:ee B
Observation.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseedentalehygienistsemustegoefurtherethanesimplyeo
bservingetheeclient.eTheehygienistemusteassessetheeclientebyethoroughlyecollectingedata.eDiag
nosis.eThiseanswereisecorrectebecauseeidentifyingetheediagnosiseisetheefocalepointeforeestablis
hingegoalseinetheedentalehygieneecareeplan.eTheeclient’sedentalehygieneeneedseareedeterminede
soethatespecificeinterventionsecanebeeimplemented.
Communicationeskills.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseetheecommunicationeskillseareenoteaekeyeb
ehavioreandeareenotenecessaryetoecompleteetheedentalehygieneeprocess.
Clientecare.eThiseanswereisewrongebecauseeclientecareeisenoteoneeofetheestepseinedentalehygieneeca
re.eHowever,epropereclientecareeisetheegoalebeingeachievedethroughetheekeyebehaviors.
REF:eeeWhateIsetheeDentaleHygieneeProcesseofeCare?e|e1
5.eee Whicheofetheefollowingeisenoteaneenvironmentalefactorethatetheedentalehygienistetakeseintoeac
counteinetheeHumaneNeedseModel?
a.eee Age
b.eeeee Attitudes
c.eeee Lifestyles
d.eee Weight
ANS:ee D
Age.eThiseanswereiseaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeageeplayseael
argeeroleeinetheedevelopmenteofeaneindividual’seoralehealth.
Attitudes.eThiseanswereiseaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeiteca
nehaveeaneeffecteonetheedentalehygieneeprocess.
Lifestyles.eThiseanswereiseaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeanein
dividual’seoralehealthecanebeeaffectedebyelifestyleechoices.
Weight.eThiseanswereisenoteaneenvironmentalefactorethatemustebeetakeneintoeaccountebecauseeanein
dividual’seweightedoesenoteaffectetheireoralehealth.eTheedietechoicesethategoealongewitheaeperson’se
particulareweightemayeaffecteoralehealth,ebutetheeoveralleweighteofeaneindividualedoesenot.
REF:eeeWhateIsetheeDentaleHygieneeProcesseofeCare?e|e1
6.eee Whicheofetheefollowingeisenoteoneeofetheeseveneroleseofeaedentalehygienist?
a.eee Clinician
b.eee PubliceHealth
c.eee Interpreter
d.eee Researcher
ANS:ee C
Theeseveneroleseofeaedentalehygienisteareeclinician,epublicehealth,eresearcher,eeducator,ea
dministrator,eandeentrepreneur.
REF:eeeChaptereOne,eTablee1-1eSeveneRoleseofetheeDentaleHygieniste|e4
7.eee Whateiseaeparadigm?
a.eee Aewidelyeacceptedeworldvieweofeaedisciplineethateshapesetheeknowledgeeofeitsepr
actitioners,eeducators,eadministrators,eanderesearchers
