Dental Hygiene OSCE Top revision and Correct Answers

Dental Hygiene OSC E Top revision and Correct Answers Dental Hygiene Process of Care - ✔✔1.Asses 2.Diagnose 3.Plan 4.Implement 5.Evaluate 6.Document Scope of Practice - ✔✔A dental hygienist is legally bound to provide care within the dental hygiene scope of practice Standard of care - ✔✔A professional uses the ordinary and reasonable skill that is commonly used by other reputable dental hygienists when caring for patients; involves prudent judgement an d use of all available resources. Informed Consent - ✔✔V oluntary affirmation by a patient to allow examination or treatment by authorized dental hygienist or other member of the dental team. Chief Complaints - ✔✔the patients main concern during the health history What data to collect - ✔✔Health history dental history Intra/oral exam dental charting Perio assessment Radiographs Risk factors for Periodontal disease - ✔✔Age oral hygiene tobacco use any systemic conditions medications Perio disease as a risk factor for systemic conditions - ✔✔Heart conditions Diabetes Pregnancy complications low birth weight Risk factors for dental caries - ✔✔Poor oral hygiene prolonged nursing eating disorder s drug or alcohol abuse irregular dental care Risk factors for oral cancer - ✔✔Tobacco Sun exposure Documentation - ✔✔-complete/accurate -Neat - IN INK -right date -abbreviations standardized -not contaminated Diagnosis - ✔✔A statement about an actual or potential problem Diagnostic decision making - ✔✔A process involving the ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data DH diagnosis - ✔✔-Formal statement of the DH's decision regarding the actual or potenti al problems of a patient that can be responsive to treatment through the DH scope of practice. -Provides the basis fro decisions about dental hygiene tx, evaluation, and referral. Prognosis - ✔✔Prediction of the outcome Caries risk - ✔✔Low Moderate High Active - ✔✔Reevaluate everytime Maintenance - ✔✔NO reevaluation Purpose of Tx plan - ✔✔-Guides the healthcare provider -Informs the patient *Patient consent is secured* Preparing DH tx plan - ✔✔-Medical History (allergies, medications, surgeries/hospi talizations) -Review assessments (I/E oral exam, dental charting, ext) -DH diagnosis -Tx prioritized (preventative or therapy?, patients input) -Tx options (outside factors:cost, time) -Time -Re-evaluation -Recall for maintenance or active -Cost -Referral (refer to pt's DDS or specialists)