TEST BANK FOR DENTAL HYGIENE
BY DARBY AND WALSH BOWEN 5TH
EDITION 2026 2027 VERIFIED
ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD
STUDY GUIDE MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING EXAM PREPARATION
GRADED A+
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Each of the following is a paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline EXCEPT one. Which is
the EXCEPTION? a. Dental hygiene actions
b. Health and oral health
c. Environment
d. Patient
e. Client
ANS: D
The term client was selected as a paradigm concept, rather than the term patient, because the
term client is broad, suggests wellness rather than illness, and represents an active rather than
passive relationship with the dental hygienist.
DIF: Application REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
2. The surroundings in which the client and dental hygienist are interacting is the concept of a. dental
hygiene actions.
b. environment.
c. health and oral health.
d. client.
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ANS: B
This concept includes social, ethno-cultural, financial, political, and educational factors that
can be barriers or facilitators to health, oral health, and dental hygiene actions. The
environment affects the client and the dental hygienist, and the client and the dental hygienist
also influence the environment.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
3. Which concept includes the surroundings where the client and dental hygienist interact? a. health/oral health.
b. environment.
c. dental hygiene actions.
d. client.
ANS: C
The concept of dental hygiene action is defined as the interventions provided by a dental
hygienist for the benefit of, and in collaboration with, the client to promote oral health and
wellness and prevent oral disease.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 13 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
4. “Biologically sound and functional dentition” is a feature of the
a. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model.
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model.
c. Client Self-Care Commitment Model.
d. paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline.
ANS: A
It is one of the eight human needs related to dental hygiene care in the Dental Hygiene Human
Needs Conceptual Model. It draws upon the four dental hygiene disciplinary concepts to
develop an understanding of client human needs throughout the dental hygiene process of care.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
5. Which clinical dental hygiene conceptual practice model emphasizes the client’s perceptions of and
reactions to their own health status?
a. Paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model
c. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model
d. Client Self-Care Commitment Model
ANS: B
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BY DARBY AND WALSH BOWEN 5TH
EDITION 2026 2027 VERIFIED
ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD
STUDY GUIDE MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING EXAM PREPARATION
GRADED A+
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Each of the following is a paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline EXCEPT one. Which is
the EXCEPTION? a. Dental hygiene actions
b. Health and oral health
c. Environment
d. Patient
e. Client
ANS: D
The term client was selected as a paradigm concept, rather than the term patient, because the
term client is broad, suggests wellness rather than illness, and represents an active rather than
passive relationship with the dental hygienist.
DIF: Application REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
2. The surroundings in which the client and dental hygienist are interacting is the concept of a. dental
hygiene actions.
b. environment.
c. health and oral health.
d. client.
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ANS: B
This concept includes social, ethno-cultural, financial, political, and educational factors that
can be barriers or facilitators to health, oral health, and dental hygiene actions. The
environment affects the client and the dental hygienist, and the client and the dental hygienist
also influence the environment.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
3. Which concept includes the surroundings where the client and dental hygienist interact? a. health/oral health.
b. environment.
c. dental hygiene actions.
d. client.
ANS: C
The concept of dental hygiene action is defined as the interventions provided by a dental
hygienist for the benefit of, and in collaboration with, the client to promote oral health and
wellness and prevent oral disease.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 13 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
4. “Biologically sound and functional dentition” is a feature of the
a. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model.
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model.
c. Client Self-Care Commitment Model.
d. paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline.
ANS: A
It is one of the eight human needs related to dental hygiene care in the Dental Hygiene Human
Needs Conceptual Model. It draws upon the four dental hygiene disciplinary concepts to
develop an understanding of client human needs throughout the dental hygiene process of care.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
5. Which clinical dental hygiene conceptual practice model emphasizes the client’s perceptions of and
reactions to their own health status?
a. Paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model
c. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model
d. Client Self-Care Commitment Model
ANS: B
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