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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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1. What is the discipline of dental hygiene?
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a. The study of teeth and their supporting structures
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b. Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rins
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e twice a day, morning and night
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c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior t
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o prevent oral disease and promote health
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d. The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients
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ANS: < ! C
The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the disciplin
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e of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting str
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uctures. Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and supporting str
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uctures must receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to promot
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e one’s health.
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Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse twice a day
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, morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one proced
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ure within the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger and general fiel
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d of study than this simple preventive action.
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The study of preventive oral healthcare including the management of behavior to prevent ora
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l disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition of d
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ental hygiene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified divisions to further
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develop the discipline of dental hygiene. <! <! <! <! <!
The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wron
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g because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, admini
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strator or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to assist
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in dental hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the dental
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hygienist.
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2. Who is the professional dental hygienist?
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a. A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a
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s the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation
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, accredited, dental school program
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d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation
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, accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: < ! A
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ntal Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is correct be
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cause to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduated from a
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n accredited dental hygiene program.
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A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as the Alab
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ama Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot lear
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n on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and gra
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duate from an accredited dental hygiene program.
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A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental
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school program. This answer is wrong because a dentist has a higher degree than a dental h
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ygienist and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for a de
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ntal hygienist to receive an education from a dental school.
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A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental
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assisting program. This answer is wrong because a person graduating from an accredited de
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ntal assisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: <!<! Who Is the Dental Hygienist? | 1
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3. All of these services are provided by the majority of dental hygienists in the clinical setting
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except one. Which one is the exception?
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a. Perform periodontal maintenance care. <! <! <!
b. Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness.<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
c. Provide fluoride varnish treatment. <! <! <!
d. Place and remove restorations. <! <! <!
ANS: < ! D
Perform periodontal maintenance care. This is a service provided in the clinical setting. The
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clinical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to periodo
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ntal disease. For example: subgingival sustained-
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release delivery systems containing chlorhexidine.
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Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness. This is a service provided i
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n the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disease and prom
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ote health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygienist
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(within the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to direct th
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e individual back to oral wellness.
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Provide fluoride varnish treatment. This is a service provided in the clinical setting. The clin
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ical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to dental carie
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s. Fluoride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe and eff
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ective caries control.<! <!
Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygien
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ists in the clinical setting. Only a few dental hygienists have the certification to place restor
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ations, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action of a
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dental hygienist in the clinical setting.
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4. Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care?
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a. Observation
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d. Client care <!
ANS: < ! B
Observation. This answer is wrong because dental hygienists must go further than simply ob
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serving the client. The hygienist must assess the client by thoroughly collecting data. Diagn
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osis. This answer is correct because identifying the diagnosis is the focal point for establishi
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ng goals in the dental hygiene care plan. The client’s dental hygiene needs are determined s
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o that specific interventions can be implemented.
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Communication skills. This answer is wrong because the communication skills are not a key beha
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vior and are not necessary to complete the dental hygiene process.
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Client care. This answer is wrong because client care is not one of the steps in dental hygien
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e care. However, proper client care is the goal being achieved through the key behaviors.
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REF: < ! What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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5. Which of the following is not an environmental factor that the dental hygienist takes int
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o account in the Human Needs Model?
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a. Age
b. Attitudes
c. Lifestyles
d. Weight
ANS: < ! D
Age. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because age play
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s a large role in the development of an individual’s oral health.
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Attitudes. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because it
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can have an effect on the dental hygiene process.
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Lifestyles. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because an ind
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ividual’s oral health can be affected by lifestyle choices.
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Weight. This answer is not an environmental factor that must be taken into account because a
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n individual’s weight does not affect their oral health. The diet choices that go along with a
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person’s particular weight may affect oral health, but the overall weight of an individual doe
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s not.
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6. Which of the following is not one of the seven roles of a dental hygienist?
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a. Clinician
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c. Interpreter
d. Researcher
ANS: < ! C
The seven roles of a dental hygienist are clinician, public health, researcher, educator, administrat
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or, and entrepreneur.
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REF: < ! Chapter One, Table 1-1 Seven Roles of the Dental Hygienist | 4
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7. What is a paradigm? <! <! <!
a. A widely accepted worldview of a discipline that shapes the knowledge of it
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s practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers
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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
<! <! <! <! <!
MULTIPLE CHOICE <!
1. What is the discipline of dental hygiene?
<! <! <! <! <! <!
a. The study of teeth and their supporting structures
<! <! <! <! <! <! <!
b. Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rins
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e twice a day, morning and night
<! <! <! <! <! <!
c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior t
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o prevent oral disease and promote health
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d. The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients
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ANS: < ! C
The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the disciplin
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e of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting str
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
uctures. Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and supporting str
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uctures must receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to promot
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! < !
e one’s health.
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Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse twice a day
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, morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one proced
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ure within the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger and general fiel
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
d of study than this simple preventive action.
<! <! <! <! <! <! <!
The study of preventive oral healthcare including the management of behavior to prevent ora
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l disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition of d
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ental hygiene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified divisions to further
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
develop the discipline of dental hygiene. <! <! <! <! <!
The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wron
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g because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, admini
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
strator or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to assist
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
in dental hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the dental
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
hygienist.
REF: <!<! What is Dental Hygiene? | 1 <! <! <! <! <!
2. Who is the professional dental hygienist?
<! <! <! <! <!
a. A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
program <!
b. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such a
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
s the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation
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, accredited, dental school program
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d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation
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, accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: < ! A
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A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on De
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ntal Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is correct be
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cause to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduated from a
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
n accredited dental hygiene program.
<! <! <! <!
A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as the Alab
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
ama Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot lear
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n on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and gra
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
duate from an accredited dental hygiene program.
<! <! <! <! <! <!
A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental
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school program. This answer is wrong because a dentist has a higher degree than a dental h
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ygienist and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for a de
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ntal hygienist to receive an education from a dental school.
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental
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assisting program. This answer is wrong because a person graduating from an accredited de
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ntal assisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: <!<! Who Is the Dental Hygienist? | 1
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3. All of these services are provided by the majority of dental hygienists in the clinical setting
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except one. Which one is the exception?
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a. Perform periodontal maintenance care. <! <! <!
b. Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness.<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
c. Provide fluoride varnish treatment. <! <! <!
d. Place and remove restorations. <! <! <!
ANS: < ! D
Perform periodontal maintenance care. This is a service provided in the clinical setting. The
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
clinical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to periodo
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
ntal disease. For example: subgingival sustained-
<! <! <! <! <!
release delivery systems containing chlorhexidine.
<! <! <! <!
Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness. This is a service provided i
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
n the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disease and prom
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
ote health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygienist
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(within the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to direct th
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
e individual back to oral wellness.
<! <! <! <! <!
Provide fluoride varnish treatment. This is a service provided in the clinical setting. The clin
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
ical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to dental carie
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
s. Fluoride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe and eff
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
ective caries control.<! <!
Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygien
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ists in the clinical setting. Only a few dental hygienists have the certification to place restor
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ations, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action of a
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dental hygienist in the clinical setting.
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REF: <!<! Clinician | 3 <! <!
4. Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care?
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a. Observation
b. Diagnosis
c. Communication skills <!
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d. Client care <!
ANS: < ! B
Observation. This answer is wrong because dental hygienists must go further than simply ob
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serving the client. The hygienist must assess the client by thoroughly collecting data. Diagn
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osis. This answer is correct because identifying the diagnosis is the focal point for establishi
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ng goals in the dental hygiene care plan. The client’s dental hygiene needs are determined s
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o that specific interventions can be implemented.
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Communication skills. This answer is wrong because the communication skills are not a key beha
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vior and are not necessary to complete the dental hygiene process.
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
Client care. This answer is wrong because client care is not one of the steps in dental hygien
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
e care. However, proper client care is the goal being achieved through the key behaviors.
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REF: < ! What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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5. Which of the following is not an environmental factor that the dental hygienist takes int
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o account in the Human Needs Model?
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a. Age
b. Attitudes
c. Lifestyles
d. Weight
ANS: < ! D
Age. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because age play
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s a large role in the development of an individual’s oral health.
<! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <! <!
Attitudes. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because it
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can have an effect on the dental hygiene process.
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Lifestyles. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because an ind
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ividual’s oral health can be affected by lifestyle choices.
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Weight. This answer is not an environmental factor that must be taken into account because a
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n individual’s weight does not affect their oral health. The diet choices that go along with a
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person’s particular weight may affect oral health, but the overall weight of an individual doe
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s not.
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REF: < ! What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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6. Which of the following is not one of the seven roles of a dental hygienist?
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a. Clinician
b. Public Health <!
c. Interpreter
d. Researcher
ANS: < ! C
The seven roles of a dental hygienist are clinician, public health, researcher, educator, administrat
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or, and entrepreneur.
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REF: < ! Chapter One, Table 1-1 Seven Roles of the Dental Hygienist | 4
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7. What is a paradigm? <! <! <!
a. A widely accepted worldview of a discipline that shapes the knowledge of it
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s practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers
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