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Chapter v01: vThe vDental vHygiene vProfession
MULTIPLE vCHOICE
1. What vis vthe vdiscipline vof vdental vhygiene?
a. The vstudy vof vteeth vand vtheir vsupporting vstructures
b. Brushing vand vflossing vone’s vteeth vand vrinsing vwith van vantimicrobial vmouth
rinse vtwice va vday, vmorning vand vnight
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c. The vstudy vof vpreventive voral vhealthcare, vincluding vthe vmanagement vof
behavior vto vprevent voral vdisease vand vpromote vhealth
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d. The vstudy vof vthose vprocedures vthat vdental vhygienists vprovide vto vclients
ANS: v C
The vstudy vof vteeth vand vtheir vsupporting vstructures. vThis vanswer vis vwrong vbecause vthe
vdiscipline vof vdental vhygiene vcovers vmuch vmore vinformation vthan vthe vstudy vof vteeth vand
vsupporting vstructures. vDental vhygiene vfocuses von vthe vpreventive vmeasures vthat vthe vteeth
vand vsupporting vstructures vmust vreceive, vin vaddition vto vother voral vhealthcare vsteps vthat
vmust vbe vtaken vto v promote vone’s vhealth.
Brushing vand vflossing vone’s vteeth vand vrinsing vwith van vantimicrobial vmouth vrinse vtwice va
vday, vmorning vand vnight. vThis vanswer vis vwrong vbecause vthis vstatement vdescribes vonly vone
vprocedure vwithin vthe vdiscipline vof vdental vhygiene. vDental vhygiene vis va vmuch vlarger vand
vgeneral vfield vof vstudy vthan vthis vsimple vpreventive vaction.
The vstudy vof vpreventive voral vhealthcare vincluding vthe vmanagement vof vbehavior vto vprevent
voral vdisease vand vpromote vhealth. vThis vanswer vis vcorrect vbecause vthis vis vthe vdirect
vdefinition vof vdental vhygiene. vThe vdefinition vcan vbe vbroken vdown vinto vsmaller, vspecified
vdivisions vto vfurther vdevelop vthe vdiscipline vof vdental vhygiene.
The vstudy vof vthose vprocedures vthat vdental vhygienists vprovide vto vclients. vThis vanswer vis
vwrong vbecause vdental vhygienists vplay vmany vinterrelated vroles, vsuch vas vclinician,
veducator, vadministrator vor vmanager, vadvocate, vand vresearcher. vAlthough veach vof vthese vroles
vis vcreated vto vassist vin vdental vhygiene, vthe vdiscipline vis vnot vcentered von vthe vactions vand
vprocedures vof vthe vdental vhygienist.
REF: v v What vis vDental vHygiene? v| v1
2. Who vis vthe vprofessional vdental vhygienist?
a. A vlicensed vpreventive voral vhealth vprofessional vwho vhas vgraduated vfrom
a vCommission von vDental vAccreditation, vaccredited, ventry vlevel vdental
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hygiene vprogram
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b. A vlicensed vperson vwho vhas vlearned von vthe vjob vvia va vpreceptorship vprogram,
vsuch vas vthe vAlabama vDental vHygienists vProgram
c. A vdentist vwho vhas vgraduated vfrom va vCommission von vDental
vAccreditation, vaccredited, vdental vschool vprogram
d. A vperson vwho vhas vgraduated vfrom va vCommission von vDental
vAccreditation, vaccredited, vdental vassisting vprogram
ANS: v A