Dental hygienist
Dental Hygiene defined - ✔️✔ Correct Answer The study of oral
health care utilizing preventative behaviors. Management of the
behaviors in order to promote health and disease prevention.
Service mindedness - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Acting for the benefit
of others particularly for the good of those the profession serve and
approaching those served with compassion
Service mindedness for the students. - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer Contribute to and support the learning means appears in the
dental profession. Recognize and act on the primacy. Provide
compassionate care. Support the values of the profession. Volunteer
to work for the benefit of patients society, colleagues and the
profession to improve oral health of the public.
,Code of professionalism - ✔️✔ Correct Answer While a student
and in my practice as a licensed until hygienist I will be professional.
Respectful. Accountable. Confident. Truthful. Involved. Consistent.
And ethical.
Guide to professional conduct - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Show
integrity, compassion and concern for others. Develop and maintain a
sensitive and understanding attitude. Exercise good judgment and
communicate sound clinical advice. Search for the best evidence to
guide professional practice. Be committed to continuous
improvement and excellence in practice.
Instrument identification - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Recognition of
instruments.
Instrument parts. - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Working and is
composed of the blade and cutting edges. Three parts of cutting edges
toe middle and heal. Shank three parts upper middle lower. Handle.
,Instrument grasp - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Functions. Allows for
tactile sensitivity!
Control. Reduction of trauma. Reduction of operator fatigue.
Types of instrument grasp - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Modified pen.
Palm.
Fulcrum - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Purpose - works as a pivot point;
sense of balance. Allows for stability; patient comfort; instrument
control.
Assist in prevention of injury to operator and patient.
Fulcrum placement. - ✔️✔ Correct Answer As close as possible
to working areas.
Fulcrum variations. - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Substitute - use of
cotton role in an area of a missing tooth to simulate the actual tooth.
, Fulcrum variations - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Supplemental -
placing a finger of the working hands on a finger from the non-
dominant hand.
Fulcrum variations - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Reinforced - A support
from the nondominant hand is placed on the instrument to give
greater strength and force.
Fulcrum - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Third principle of
instrumentation
Fulcrum pressure - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Varies according to
need. Light. Or heavy.
Adaptation - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Fourth principle
Adaptation definition - ✔️✔ Correct Answer The relationship
between the instrument and the tooth or soft tissue
Characteristics of adaptation - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Allows for
correct instrument positioning. A Laos for greater amount of working
Dental Hygiene defined - ✔️✔ Correct Answer The study of oral
health care utilizing preventative behaviors. Management of the
behaviors in order to promote health and disease prevention.
Service mindedness - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Acting for the benefit
of others particularly for the good of those the profession serve and
approaching those served with compassion
Service mindedness for the students. - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer Contribute to and support the learning means appears in the
dental profession. Recognize and act on the primacy. Provide
compassionate care. Support the values of the profession. Volunteer
to work for the benefit of patients society, colleagues and the
profession to improve oral health of the public.
,Code of professionalism - ✔️✔ Correct Answer While a student
and in my practice as a licensed until hygienist I will be professional.
Respectful. Accountable. Confident. Truthful. Involved. Consistent.
And ethical.
Guide to professional conduct - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Show
integrity, compassion and concern for others. Develop and maintain a
sensitive and understanding attitude. Exercise good judgment and
communicate sound clinical advice. Search for the best evidence to
guide professional practice. Be committed to continuous
improvement and excellence in practice.
Instrument identification - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Recognition of
instruments.
Instrument parts. - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Working and is
composed of the blade and cutting edges. Three parts of cutting edges
toe middle and heal. Shank three parts upper middle lower. Handle.
,Instrument grasp - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Functions. Allows for
tactile sensitivity!
Control. Reduction of trauma. Reduction of operator fatigue.
Types of instrument grasp - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Modified pen.
Palm.
Fulcrum - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Purpose - works as a pivot point;
sense of balance. Allows for stability; patient comfort; instrument
control.
Assist in prevention of injury to operator and patient.
Fulcrum placement. - ✔️✔ Correct Answer As close as possible
to working areas.
Fulcrum variations. - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Substitute - use of
cotton role in an area of a missing tooth to simulate the actual tooth.
, Fulcrum variations - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Supplemental -
placing a finger of the working hands on a finger from the non-
dominant hand.
Fulcrum variations - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Reinforced - A support
from the nondominant hand is placed on the instrument to give
greater strength and force.
Fulcrum - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Third principle of
instrumentation
Fulcrum pressure - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Varies according to
need. Light. Or heavy.
Adaptation - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Fourth principle
Adaptation definition - ✔️✔ Correct Answer The relationship
between the instrument and the tooth or soft tissue
Characteristics of adaptation - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Allows for
correct instrument positioning. A Laos for greater amount of working
