Dental hygiene 101: Exam 1 review
Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene
process of care? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Diagnosis
National board in professional regulation: - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer Examination that must be taken after graduation from an
accredited DH program.
Determines qualifications of DH applicants by assessing their abilities
to recall important information
Professional dental hygiene organizations in professional regulation -
✔️✔ Correct Answer -ADHA
-National dental hygienist association (founded by African American
1932 to address the needs of minority dental hygienist
-Canadian dental hygienist association
-International federation of dental hygienists
,Direct supervision - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Dentist must be in
office to authorize function and evaluate procedure when needed
General supervision - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Procedures where
the dentist does NOT need to be physically present in treatment
facility but needs to give authorization
public health supervision - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Can provide
care without dentist authorization according to protocol when in
alternative settings
Direct access - ✔️✔ Correct Answer May provide appropriate
services without authorization
Registered dental hygienist in alternative practice (RDHAP) - ✔️✔
Correct Answer Experienced professionals specialize in treating
patients with special needs.
Ex:
Patients who have mental or physical disabilities
, Homebound patients
Public health settings
Residential care facilities
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer Increase access to cost effective oral healthcare for
underserved populations.
Advanced services include:
-non surgical extractions of periodontally diseased teeth and primary
teeth
-dispensing certain medications
-atraumatic restorative therapy
-pulpotomies on primary teeth
-cavity preparation and restoration
-prep and placement of pre-formed crowns.
Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene
process of care? - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Diagnosis
National board in professional regulation: - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer Examination that must be taken after graduation from an
accredited DH program.
Determines qualifications of DH applicants by assessing their abilities
to recall important information
Professional dental hygiene organizations in professional regulation -
✔️✔ Correct Answer -ADHA
-National dental hygienist association (founded by African American
1932 to address the needs of minority dental hygienist
-Canadian dental hygienist association
-International federation of dental hygienists
,Direct supervision - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Dentist must be in
office to authorize function and evaluate procedure when needed
General supervision - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Procedures where
the dentist does NOT need to be physically present in treatment
facility but needs to give authorization
public health supervision - ✔️✔ Correct Answer Can provide
care without dentist authorization according to protocol when in
alternative settings
Direct access - ✔️✔ Correct Answer May provide appropriate
services without authorization
Registered dental hygienist in alternative practice (RDHAP) - ✔️✔
Correct Answer Experienced professionals specialize in treating
patients with special needs.
Ex:
Patients who have mental or physical disabilities
, Homebound patients
Public health settings
Residential care facilities
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) - ✔️✔ Correct
Answer Increase access to cost effective oral healthcare for
underserved populations.
Advanced services include:
-non surgical extractions of periodontally diseased teeth and primary
teeth
-dispensing certain medications
-atraumatic restorative therapy
-pulpotomies on primary teeth
-cavity preparation and restoration
-prep and placement of pre-formed crowns.
