Professional Dental Hygienist Exam with complete solutions latest version.

Professional Dental Hygienist Exam with
complete solutions latest version




dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-licensed .primary .oral .health .care
.professional, .oral .health .educator .and .clinician


what .services .do .dental .hygienists .provide? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-preventive
educational
therapeutic .services .that .support .total .health .for .the .control .of .oral .diseases

explain .the .role .of .a .dental .hygienist .as .a .co-therapist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
maintains .a .relationship .between .themselves, .the .patient, .and .the .dentist

what .is .the .ultimate .goal .of .the .dental .team? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-to .attain
.and .maintain .the .oral .health .of .the .patient


1st .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Educator

-going .into .schools, .teacher

2nd .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Clinician

-clinic .(office), .specialty .clinics .(HIV), .prisons, .health .department, .hospital

3rd .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Researcher

-corporate, .labs, .colleges, .hospital, .government

4th .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Corporate

-representatives .(oral .B, .Crest)

5th .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Public .Health

-clinics, .grants, .sealant .programs

6th .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Entrepreneur

-temp .agencies, .board .review, .dental .products

, 7th .role .of .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Administrator

-manage .resources, .dental .director, .funding

what .is .the .most .important .role .of .a .dental .hygienist .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
educator

3 .types .of .preventive .services .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-primary, .secondary, .and
.tertiary


primary .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-measures .carried .out .so .that .disease
.does .not .occur .& .is .truly .prevented


example .of .primary .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-fluoride .application .to
.prevent .caries


secondary .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-treatment .of .early .disease .to
.prevent .further .progression .of .potentially .irreversible .conditions


example .of .secondary .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-scaling .teeth .to .prevent
.progression .of .gum .disease


tertiary .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-uses .methods .to .replace .lost .tissue
.and .to .rehabilitate .the .patient .to .a .level .where .function .is .as .near .normal .as
.possible


examples .of .tertiary .prevention .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-bridge .to .replace .missing
.teeth


dentures

implants

what .preventive .services .can .a .dental .hygienist .provide .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
primary .and .secondary

Dental .Hygiene .Process .of .Care .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-provides .a .framework .to
.help .meet .the .individualized .needs .of .the .patient


helps .hygienist .identify .risks .that .can .be .reduced .or .eliminated

subjective .data .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-observation .and .interaction .w/patient .

chief .(primary) .complaints, .feelings, .attitudes

example .of .subjective .data .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-patient .says ."my .gums .have
.been .bleeding .when .I .brush."