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OSCE DENTAL HYGIENE WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
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 ẉithin 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 ẉhen caring for patients;
involves prudent judgement and use of all available resources.
4. Informed Consent: Voluntary affirmation by a patient to alloẉ 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. Ẉhat 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
loẉ birth ẉeight
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
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11. Documentation: -complete/accurate
-Neat
- IN INK
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-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: Loẉ
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)
-Revieẉ 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