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Prepare for your dental hygiene exams with this comprehensive Test Bank for Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice, 5th Edition by Jennifer A. Pieren & Denise M. Bowen. Covering all chapters, this resource helps students review essential dental hygiene theory, clinical practice, patient assessment, preventive care, oral health, instrumentation, and evidence-based dental hygiene concepts for quizzes, midterms, finals, and exams. Get your test bank today and strengthen your dental hygiene exam preparation!

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TEST BANK FOR DARBY &
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WALSH: DENTAL HYGIENE:
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THEORY AND PRACTICE,
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5TH v




EDITION

,Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE

1.vvv Whatvisvthevdisciplinevofvdentalvhygiene?
a.vvv Thevstudyvofvteethvandvtheirvsupportingvstructures
b.vvv Brushingvandvflossingvone’svteethvandvrinsingvwithvanvantimicrobialvmouthvrinsevt
wicevavday,vmorningvandvnight
c.vvv Thevstudyvofvpreventivevoralvhealthcare,vincludingvthevmanagementvofvbehaviorvtovp
reventvoralvdiseasevandvpromotevhealth
d.vvv Thevstudyvofvthosevproceduresvthatvdentalvhygienistsvprovidevtovclients
ANS:vv C
Thevstudyvofvteethvandvtheirvsupportingvstructures.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevthevdisciplinevo
fvdentalvhygienevcoversvmuchvmorevinformationvthanvthevstudyvofvteethvandvsupporting
structures.vDentalvhygienevfocusesvonvthevpreventivevmeasuresvthatvthevteethvandvsupportingvs
tructuresvmustvreceive,vinvadditionvtovothervoralvhealthcarevstepsvthatvmustvbevtakenvtovpromot
evone’svhealth.
Brushingvandvflossingvone’svteethvandvrinsingvwithvanvantimicrobialvmouthvrinsevtwicevavday,vmo
rningvandvnight.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevthisvstatementvdescribesvonlyvonevprocedurevwith
invthevdisciplinevofvdentalvhygiene.vDentalvhygienevisvavmuchvlargervandvgeneralvfieldvofvstudyvth
anvthisvsimplevpreventivevaction.
Thevstudyvofvpreventivevoralvhealthcarevincludingvthevmanagementvofvbehaviorvtovpreventvoralvd
iseasevandvpromotevhealth.vThisvanswervisvcorrectvbecausevthisvisvthevdirectvdefinitionvofvdentalv
hygiene.vThevdefinitionvcanvbevbrokenvdownvintovsmaller,vspecifiedvdivisionsvtovfurthervdevelop
vthevdisciplinevofvdentalvhygiene.

Thevstudyvofvthosevproceduresvthatvdentalvhygienistsvprovidevtovclients.vThisvanswervisvwrongvb
ecausevdentalvhygienistsvplayvmanyvinterrelatedvroles,vsuchvasvclinician,veducator,vadministrator
vorvmanager,vadvocate,vandvresearcher.vAlthoughveachvofvthesevrolesvisvcreatedvtovassistvinvdental

vhygiene,vthevdisciplinevisvnotvcenteredvonvthevactionsvandvproceduresvofvthevdentalvhygienist.




REF:vvvWhatvisvDentalvHygiene?v|v1

2.vvv Whovisvthevprofessionalvdentalvhygienist?
a.vvv Avlicensedvpreventivevoralvhealthvprofessionalvwhovhasvgraduatedvfromv avCo
mmissionvonvDentalvAccreditation,vaccredited,ventryvlevelvdentalvhygienevpro
gram
b.vvv Avlicensedvpersonvwhovhasvlearnedvonvthevjobvviavavpreceptorshipvprogram,vsuchvasvt
hevAlabamavDentalvHygienistsvProgram
c.vvv AvdentistvwhovhasvgraduatedvfromvavCommissionvonvDentalvAccreditation,va
ccredited,vdentalvschoolvprogram
d.vvv AvpersonvwhovhasvgraduatedvfromvavCommissionvonvDentalvAccreditation,
accredited,vdentalvassistingvprogram
ANS:vv A

, AvlicensedvpreventivevoralvhealthvprofessionalvwhovhasvgraduatedvfromvavCommissionvonvDenta
lvAccreditation,vaccredited,ventryvlevelvdentalvhygienevprogram.vThisvanswervisvcorrectvbecausev
tovbeveligiblevasvavprofessionalvdentalvhygienist,vthevpersonvmustvhavevgraduatedvfromvanvaccred
itedvdentalvhygienevprogram.
Avlicensedvpersonvwhovhasvlearnedvonvthevjobvviavavpreceptorshipvprogram,vsuchvasvthevAlabam
avDentalvHygienistsvProgram.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevavdentalvhygienistvcannotvlearnvonv
thevjobvtovbecomevavprofessional.vRather,vtheyvmustvpassvwrittenvexaminationsvandvgraduatevfro
mvanvaccreditedvdentalvhygienevprogram.
AvdentistvwhovhasvgraduatedvfromvavCommissionvonvDentalvAccreditation,vaccredited,vdentalvs
choolvprogram.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevavdentistvhasvavhighervdegreevthanvavdentalvhygi
enistvandvtherefore,vgenerally,vworksvabovevavdentalvhygienist.vItvisvnotvnecessaryvforvavdentalvh
ygienistvtovreceivevanveducationvfromvavdentalvschool.
AvpersonvwhovhasvgraduatedvfromvavCommissionvonvDentalvAccreditation,vaccredited,vdentalva
ssistingvprogram.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevavpersonvgraduatingvfromvanvaccreditedvdenta
lvassistingvprogramvwouldvonlyvbevlicensedvasvavdentalvassistant.

REF:vvvWhovIsvthevDentalvHygienist?v|v1

3.vvv Allvofvthesevservicesvarevprovidedvbyvthevmajorityvofvdentalvhygienistsvinvthevclinicalvsetting
exceptvone.vWhichvonevisvthevexception?
a.vvv Performvperiodontalvmaintenancevcare.
b.vvv Implementvinterventionsvtovdirectvavpersonvbackvtovoralvwellness.
c.vvv Providevfluoridevvarnishvtreatment.
d.vvv Placevandvremovevrestorations.
ANS:vv D
Performvperiodontalvmaintenancevcare.vThisvisvavservicevprovidedvinvthevclinicalvsetting.vThevcl
inicalvsettingvallowsvforvapplicationvofvpreventivevandvtherapeuticvagentsvrelatedvtovperiodonta
lvdisease.vForvexample:vsubgingivalvsustained-releasevdeliveryvsystemsvcontaining
chlorhexidine.
Implementvinterventionsvtovdirectvavpersonvbackvtovoralvwellness.vThisvisvavservicevprovidedvinvt
hevclinicalvsetting.vThevmainvgoalvofvavdentalvhygienistvisvtovpreventvoralvdiseasevandvpromotevhe
alth.vTherefore,vifvthevstatevofvanvindividual’svoralvhealthvchanges,vthevdentalvhygienistv(withinvt
hevscopevofvthevclinicalvsetting)vcanvprovidevsomevdegreevofvinterventionvtovdirectvthevindividual
vbackvtovoralvwellness.

Providevfluoridevvarnishvtreatment.vThisvisvavservicevprovidedvinvthevclinicalvsetting.vThevclinical
vsettingvallowsvforvapplicationvofvpreventivevandvtherapeuticvagentsvrelatedvtovdentalvcaries.vFluo

ridevvarnishvtreatmentsvprolongvfluoridevexposurevonvthevtoothvsurfacevforvsafevandveffectivevcar
iesvcontrol.
Placevandvremovevrestorations.vThisvservicevisvnotvprovidedvbyvthevmajorityvofvdentalvhygienist
svinvthevclinicalvsetting.vOnlyvavfewvdentalvhygienistsvhavevthevcertificationvtovplacevrestorations
,vwhilevmanyvothersvdovnot.vAlso,vthevremovalvofvrestorationsvisvnotvavgivenvactionvofvavdentalvh
ygienistvinvthevclinicalvsetting.

REF:vvvClinicianv|v3

4.vvv Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavkeyvbehaviorvwithinvthevdentalvhygienevprocessvofvcare?
a.vvv Observation
b.vvv Diagnosis
c.vvv Communicationvskills

, d.vvv Clientvcare

ANS:vv B
Observation.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevdentalvhygienistsvmustvgovfurthervthanvsimplyv
observingvthevclient.vThevhygienistvmustvassessvthevclientvbyvthoroughlyvcollectingvdata.vDi
agnosis.vThisvanswervisvcorrectvbecausevidentifyingvthevdiagnosisvisvthevfocalvpointvforvesta
blishingvgoalsvinvthevdentalvhygienevcarevplan.vThevclient’svdentalvhygienevneedsvarevdeterm
inedvsovthatvspecificvinterventionsvcanvbevimplemented.
Communicationvskills.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevthevcommunicationvskillsvarevnotvavkeyvb
ehaviorvandvarevnotvnecessaryvtovcompletevthevdentalvhygienevprocess.
Clientvcare.vThisvanswervisvwrongvbecausevclientvcarevisvnotvonevofvthevstepsvinvdentalvhygienevc
are.vHowever,vpropervclientvcarevisvthevgoalvbeingvachievedvthroughvthevkeyvbehaviors.

REF:vvvWhatvIsvthevDentalvHygienevProcessvofvCare?v|v1

5.vvv Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvanvenvironmentalvfactorvthatvthevdentalvhygienistvtakesvintova
ccountvinvthevHumanvNeedsvModel?
a.vvv Age
b.vvvvv Attitudes
c.vvvv Lifestyles
d.vvv Weight
ANS:vv D
Age.vThisvanswervisvanvenvironmentalvfactorvthatvmustvbevtakenvintovaccountvbecausevagevplaysva
vlargevrolevinvthevdevelopmentvofvanvindividual’svoralvhealth.

Attitudes.vThisvanswervisvanvenvironmentalvfactorvthatvmustvbevtakenvintovaccountvbecausevitvc
anvhavevanveffectvonvthevdentalvhygienevprocess.
Lifestyles.vThisvanswervisvanvenvironmentalvfactorvthatvmustvbevtakenvintovaccountvbecausevanvi
ndividual’svoralvhealthvcanvbevaffectedvbyvlifestylevchoices.
Weight.vThisvanswervisvnotvanvenvironmentalvfactorvthatvmustvbevtakenvintovaccountvbecausevanvi
ndividual’svweightvdoesvnotvaffectvtheirvoralvhealth.vThevdietvchoicesvthatvgovalongvwithvavperson’
svparticularvweightvmayvaffectvoralvhealth,vbutvthevoverallvweightvofvanvindividualvdoesvnot.

REF:vvvWhatvIsvthevDentalvHygienevProcessvofvCare?v|v1

6.vvv Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvnotvonevofvthevsevenvrolesvofvavdentalvhygienist?
a.vvv Clinician
b.vvv PublicvHealth
c.vvv Interpreter
d.vvv Researcher
ANS:vv C
Thevsevenvrolesvofvavdentalvhygienistvarevclinician,vpublicvhealth,vresearcher,veducator,va
dministrator,vandventrepreneur.

REF:vvvChaptervOne,vTablev1-1vSevenvRolesvofvthevDentalvHygienistv|v4

7.vvv Whatvisvavparadigm?
a.vvv Avwidelyvacceptedvworldviewvofvavdisciplinevthatvshapesvthevknowledgevofvitsvp
ractitioners,veducators,vadministrators,vandvresearchers

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Publisher: 2019 ISBN: 9780323477192 Edition: Unknown

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