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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 rin
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se twice a day, morning and night
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c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior
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to 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: + z C
The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the discipli
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ne of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting
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y, morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one proc
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edure within the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger and general
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field of study than this simple preventive action.
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al disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition o
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ther develop the discipline of dental hygiene.
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The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wro
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ng because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, admi
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nistrator or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to ass
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ist in dental hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the de
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ntal hygienist.
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2. Who is the professional dental hygienist?
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b. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such
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as the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditatio
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n, accredited, dental school program
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d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditatio
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n, accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: + z A
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A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on D
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ental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is correct
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because to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduated fro
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m an accredited dental hygiene program.
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A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as the Ala
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bama Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot l
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earn on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and
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graduate 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
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hygienist and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for a
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dental 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
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dental assisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: +z+z 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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d. Place and remove restorations. +z +z +z
ANS: + z D
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odontal 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
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in the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disease and pro
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mote health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygie
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nist (within the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to dir
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ect the individual back to oral wellness.
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aries. Fluoride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe an
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d effective caries control.
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Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygie
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nists in the clinical setting. Only a few dental hygienists have the certification to place rest
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orations, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action o
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f a 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 +z
ANS: + z B
Observation. This answer is wrong because dental hygienists must go further than simply o
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bserving the client. The hygienist must assess the client by thoroughly collecting data. Dia
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gnosis. This answer is correct because identifying the diagnosis is the focal point for estab
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lishing goals in the dental hygiene care plan. The client’s dental hygiene needs are determi
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ned so that specific interventions can be implemented.
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Communication skills. This answer is wrong because the communication skills are not a key be
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havior 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 hygie
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ne care. However, proper client care is the goal being achieved through the key behaviors.
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REF: + z 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 i
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nto account in the Human Needs Model?
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a. Age
b. Attitudes
c. Lifestyles
d. Weight
ANS: + z D
Age. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because age pla
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ys 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 in
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dividual’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
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an individual’s weight does not affect their oral health. The diet choices that go along with
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a person’s particular weight may affect oral health, but the overall weight of an individual
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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: + z C
The seven roles of a dental hygienist are clinician, public health, researcher, educator, administr
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ator, and entrepreneur.
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ts practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers
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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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MULTIPLE CHOICE +z
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 rin
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se twice a day, morning and night
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c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior
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to 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: + z C
The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the discipli
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ne of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting
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structures. Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and supporting
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structures must receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to pr
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omote one’s health. +z +z
Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse twice a da
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y, morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one proc
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edure within the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger and general
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field of study than this simple preventive action.
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The study of preventive oral healthcare including the management of behavior to prevent or
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al disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition o
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f dental hygiene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified divisions to fur
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ther develop the discipline of dental hygiene.
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The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wro
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ng because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, admi
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nistrator or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to ass
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ist in dental hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the de
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ntal hygienist.
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REF: +z+z What is Dental Hygiene? | 1
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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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e program +z
b. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such
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as the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditatio
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n, accredited, dental school program
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d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditatio
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n, accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: + z A
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A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on D
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ental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is correct
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because to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduated fro
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m an accredited dental hygiene program.
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A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as the Ala
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bama Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot l
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earn on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and
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graduate 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
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hygienist and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for a
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dental 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
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dental assisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: +z+z 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. +z +z +z
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c. Provide fluoride varnish treatment. +z +z +z
d. Place and remove restorations. +z +z +z
ANS: + z D
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odontal 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
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in the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disease and pro
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mote health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygie
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nist (within the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to dir
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ect the individual back to oral wellness.
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Provide fluoride varnish treatment. This is a service provided in the clinical setting. The cl
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inical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to dental c
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aries. Fluoride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe an
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d effective caries control.
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Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygie
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nists in the clinical setting. Only a few dental hygienists have the certification to place rest
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orations, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action o
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f a dental hygienist in the clinical setting.
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REF: +z+z Clinician | 3 +z +z
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 +z
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d. Client care +z
ANS: + z B
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bserving the client. The hygienist must assess the client by thoroughly collecting data. Dia
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gnosis. This answer is correct because identifying the diagnosis is the focal point for estab
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lishing goals in the dental hygiene care plan. The client’s dental hygiene needs are determi
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ned so that specific interventions can be implemented.
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Communication skills. This answer is wrong because the communication skills are not a key be
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havior 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 hygie
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ne care. However, proper client care is the goal being achieved through the key behaviors.
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REF: + z 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 i
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nto account in the Human Needs Model?
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a. Age
b. Attitudes
c. Lifestyles
d. Weight
ANS: + z D
Age. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because age pla
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ys 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 in
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dividual’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
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an individual’s weight does not affect their oral health. The diet choices that go along with
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a person’s particular weight may affect oral health, but the overall weight of an individual
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REF: + z 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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c. Interpreter
d. Researcher
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The seven roles of a dental hygienist are clinician, public health, researcher, educator, administr
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ator, and entrepreneur.
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REF: + z Chapter One, Table 1-1 Seven Roles of the Dental Hygienist | 4
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ts practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers
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