OSCE DENTAL HYGIENE
PRACTICE EXAM & REVIEW
,1. Dental Hygiene Process of Care: 1.Asses
2.Diagnose
3.Plan
4.Implement
5.Evaluate
6.Document
2. Scope of Practice: A dental hygienist is legally bound to provide care within the
dental hygiene scope of practice
3. 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 and use of all available resources.
4. Informed Consent: Voluntary affirmation by a patient to allow examination or
treatment by authorized dental hygienist or other member of the dental team.
5. Chief Complaints: the patients main concern during the health history
6. What data to collect: Health history dental history
Intra/oral exam dental charting Perio assessment Radiographs
7. Risk factors for Periodontal disease: Age oral hygiene
tobacco use
any systemic conditions medications
8. Perio disease as a risk factor for systemic conditions: Heart conditions
Diabetes
Pregnancy complications low birth weight
9. Risk factors for dental caries: Poor oral hygiene prolonged nursing
,eating disorders
drug or alcohol abuse irregular dental care
10. Risk factors for oral cancer: Tobacco
Sun exposure
11. Documentation: -complete/accurate
-Neat
- IN INK
-right date
-abbreviations standardized
-not contaminated
12. Diagnosis: A statement about an actual or potential problem
13. Diagnostic decision making: A process involving the ability to collect, analyze, and
synthesize data
14. DH diagnosis: -Formal statement of the DH's decision regarding the actual or
potential 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.
15. Prognosis: Prediction of the outcome
16. Caries risk: Low
Moderate
High
17. Active: Reevaluate everytime
18. Maintenance: NO reevaluation
, 19. Purpose of Tx plan: -Guides the healthcare provider
-Informs the patient
*Patient consent is secured*
20. Preparing DH tx plan: -Medical History (allergies, medications, surgeries/hos-
pitalizations)
-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)
21. Informed consent: -patient agrees to tx plan
Signs it in ink, correct date
**patient must understand**
22. Inform patient of:: -describe condition
-nature of proposed treatment
-risks and benefits
-failure possibility
-alternative procedures
-pt. legally competent
PRACTICE EXAM & REVIEW
,1. Dental Hygiene Process of Care: 1.Asses
2.Diagnose
3.Plan
4.Implement
5.Evaluate
6.Document
2. Scope of Practice: A dental hygienist is legally bound to provide care within the
dental hygiene scope of practice
3. 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 and use of all available resources.
4. Informed Consent: Voluntary affirmation by a patient to allow examination or
treatment by authorized dental hygienist or other member of the dental team.
5. Chief Complaints: the patients main concern during the health history
6. What data to collect: Health history dental history
Intra/oral exam dental charting Perio assessment Radiographs
7. Risk factors for Periodontal disease: Age oral hygiene
tobacco use
any systemic conditions medications
8. Perio disease as a risk factor for systemic conditions: Heart conditions
Diabetes
Pregnancy complications low birth weight
9. Risk factors for dental caries: Poor oral hygiene prolonged nursing
,eating disorders
drug or alcohol abuse irregular dental care
10. Risk factors for oral cancer: Tobacco
Sun exposure
11. Documentation: -complete/accurate
-Neat
- IN INK
-right date
-abbreviations standardized
-not contaminated
12. Diagnosis: A statement about an actual or potential problem
13. Diagnostic decision making: A process involving the ability to collect, analyze, and
synthesize data
14. DH diagnosis: -Formal statement of the DH's decision regarding the actual or
potential 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.
15. Prognosis: Prediction of the outcome
16. Caries risk: Low
Moderate
High
17. Active: Reevaluate everytime
18. Maintenance: NO reevaluation
, 19. Purpose of Tx plan: -Guides the healthcare provider
-Informs the patient
*Patient consent is secured*
20. Preparing DH tx plan: -Medical History (allergies, medications, surgeries/hos-
pitalizations)
-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)
21. Informed consent: -patient agrees to tx plan
Signs it in ink, correct date
**patient must understand**
22. Inform patient of:: -describe condition
-nature of proposed treatment
-risks and benefits
-failure possibility
-alternative procedures
-pt. legally competent
