verified to pass 2026/2027
1. Know the Dental Hygiene Process of Care and what frameworks it provides, how many steps involved
- correct answer 6 steps
Assesment
DH dignoes
Planning
Implentation
Evealuation
Documentation
National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) - correct answer Dental hygienists must first pass
the written National Board Dental Hygiene Examination administered by the American Dental
Association Joint Commission National Dental Examinations to be eligible to take any regional and/or
state clinical exam
American Dental Association (ADA) - correct answer The professional organization for dentists
American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) - correct answer National organization of dental
hygienst Helps the DH to be heard and valued.
Professional roles of a dental hygienist - correct answer Clinician
Corporate
Public Health
Researcher
Educator
, Administrator
Entrepreneur
The four major paradigm concepts - correct answer Client
Oral health/ health
Enivenment
DH action
Canadian Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA) - correct answer -Founded in 1965 to enable its
members to provide quality preventive and therapeutic oral healthcare as well as health promotion for
all members of the Canadian public.
Mid-level oral health practitioner - correct answer Licensed dental hygienist and graduate from an
accredited dental hygiene program who is a primary oral healthcare provider of dental hygiene services
directly to patients. Usually own bussiness.
Differentiate between dental hygiene and dental hygienists - correct answer Dental hygiene is the art
and science of preventing oral healthcare.
Dental hygienist are licensed professionals who focus on oral health prevention of oral diseases and
health promotion.
Mode of transmission disease - correct answer Direct- contact with blood or slivia
In direct -poked by instument
Airborne-in the air
Inhaltion
Droplet -sneeze
Waterborne -water
Vector-borne-insects