Intro to DHYG Exam Questions and
Verified Answers
What year did ETSU establish its dental hygiene program?
1969
What year did the first class graduate from ETSU dental hygiene program?
1971
1980's Independent Practice
dental hygienist owns a dental hygiene practice- a recognizable incorporated/
incorporated business structure that can be bought or sold
Independent Practices exist in which 3 states
California, Colorado, and Maine
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner
an answer to the oral health crisis in America by safely providing cost- effective, diagnostic,
preventive, therapeutic, and restorative services directly to the underserved public.
Where are ADHP expect to work?
hospitals, nursing homes, public health
Types of preventive services
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Primary Prevention
, measures carried out so that disease does NOT occur
-health edu, diet, fluoride, sealants
Secondary Prevention
treatment of early disease to prevent further progress of the disease
-Scaling, root planning, radiographs, restorations
Tertiary Prevention
methods to replace lost tissues and to rehabilitate the oral cavity
*hygienists do not work at this level
-Dentures, implants, speech therapy
An organized systematic group of activities that provides the framework for delivering
quality dental hygiene care
ADPIE
What does ADPIE stand for?
Assess
Diagnose
Plan
Implement
Evaluate
Subjective data
Obtained by observation and interaction
(dialogue/ chief complaint)
Verified Answers
What year did ETSU establish its dental hygiene program?
1969
What year did the first class graduate from ETSU dental hygiene program?
1971
1980's Independent Practice
dental hygienist owns a dental hygiene practice- a recognizable incorporated/
incorporated business structure that can be bought or sold
Independent Practices exist in which 3 states
California, Colorado, and Maine
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner
an answer to the oral health crisis in America by safely providing cost- effective, diagnostic,
preventive, therapeutic, and restorative services directly to the underserved public.
Where are ADHP expect to work?
hospitals, nursing homes, public health
Types of preventive services
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Primary Prevention
, measures carried out so that disease does NOT occur
-health edu, diet, fluoride, sealants
Secondary Prevention
treatment of early disease to prevent further progress of the disease
-Scaling, root planning, radiographs, restorations
Tertiary Prevention
methods to replace lost tissues and to rehabilitate the oral cavity
*hygienists do not work at this level
-Dentures, implants, speech therapy
An organized systematic group of activities that provides the framework for delivering
quality dental hygiene care
ADPIE
What does ADPIE stand for?
Assess
Diagnose
Plan
Implement
Evaluate
Subjective data
Obtained by observation and interaction
(dialogue/ chief complaint)
