DH 101 EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
ADA stands for
American dental hygienists' Association
All of the following are professional roles of the dental hygienist EXCEPT:
Prescribing Medication
The Act that established national privacy standards as it relates to the release of patient
information in the health-care industry is called?
HIPAA
The health history enables the dental hygienist to do which of the following?
a- all of the above
b- Identify conditions for which the patient should be referred for evaluation
c- Maintain legal documentation
d- Establish baseline information about the patient's health
All of the above
(1)The health history form should be completed by the patient and verified by the dental
hygienist at the first visit. (2)The dental hygienist should review the history at each
appointment to verify document changes .
Both TRUE
The standard regimen of prophylactic antibiotic medication for an adult patient who must
receive it before dental treatment is? (pre-med)
2 grams of amoxicillin 1 hour before
_______ was issued the first dental hygiene license in 1927?
Irene Newman
,As soon as a student graduates from an accredited dental hygiene school, he/she can
practice as a dental hygienist
FALSE
At Regis College any "YES" answers written on the medical history needs to be circled
with RED pencil
TRUE
When a hygienist review a medical history a hygienist needs to understand the limitations
on the health history which include the patient might not provide the correct information
and the patient may not understand the importance of the history
TRUE
When was HIPAA law put into action?
1996
What is PHI?
Protected Health Information
HIPAA is intended to do all of the following except one. Which is the exception?
Discourage smaller dental practices from utilizing electronic transactions
HIPAA establishes certain safeguards which include all of the following except one. Which
one is the exception?
Physiological Safeguards
HIPAA was designed to provide privacy standards to protect patient's medical records
TRUE
For minors under the age of 18 all of the following may sign HIPAA except one. Which is
the exception?
Self, minor may sign HIPAA
, (1)Aerosols are particles that are larger than 50 microns.(2) Aerosols are not visible to the
naked eye, can remain airborne for extended time, and may be inhaled.
First FALSE, second TRUE
Bacterial filtration efficiency determines the ability to filter out bacterial contaminants and
it has been determined that a mask with a filtration level of ______ provides high level of
protection for most exposures
95%-98% of 3-5 micron particles
If I use face shield as part of my PPE...
I still need to wear protective eyeware
In what order should your PPE be put on?
Protective gown, mask, protective eyewear, gloves
Sharps containers should be no more than ______ full to avoid protrusion of sharps
3/4
The six elements in the Chain of infection are....
Infectious agent, susceptible host, reservoir, portal of entry, portal of exit, transmission
(1)Viruses are smaller than bacteria and reproduce only in living host. (2)Viruses include
Hepatitis A,B,C,D and HIV
Both are TRUE
When working on your patient, your mask should be changed...
After every patient and/or whenever it becomes damp
__________ Bacteria is picked up from thing that are touched, and is removed with
thorough handwashing
Transient
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
ADA stands for
American dental hygienists' Association
All of the following are professional roles of the dental hygienist EXCEPT:
Prescribing Medication
The Act that established national privacy standards as it relates to the release of patient
information in the health-care industry is called?
HIPAA
The health history enables the dental hygienist to do which of the following?
a- all of the above
b- Identify conditions for which the patient should be referred for evaluation
c- Maintain legal documentation
d- Establish baseline information about the patient's health
All of the above
(1)The health history form should be completed by the patient and verified by the dental
hygienist at the first visit. (2)The dental hygienist should review the history at each
appointment to verify document changes .
Both TRUE
The standard regimen of prophylactic antibiotic medication for an adult patient who must
receive it before dental treatment is? (pre-med)
2 grams of amoxicillin 1 hour before
_______ was issued the first dental hygiene license in 1927?
Irene Newman
,As soon as a student graduates from an accredited dental hygiene school, he/she can
practice as a dental hygienist
FALSE
At Regis College any "YES" answers written on the medical history needs to be circled
with RED pencil
TRUE
When a hygienist review a medical history a hygienist needs to understand the limitations
on the health history which include the patient might not provide the correct information
and the patient may not understand the importance of the history
TRUE
When was HIPAA law put into action?
1996
What is PHI?
Protected Health Information
HIPAA is intended to do all of the following except one. Which is the exception?
Discourage smaller dental practices from utilizing electronic transactions
HIPAA establishes certain safeguards which include all of the following except one. Which
one is the exception?
Physiological Safeguards
HIPAA was designed to provide privacy standards to protect patient's medical records
TRUE
For minors under the age of 18 all of the following may sign HIPAA except one. Which is
the exception?
Self, minor may sign HIPAA
, (1)Aerosols are particles that are larger than 50 microns.(2) Aerosols are not visible to the
naked eye, can remain airborne for extended time, and may be inhaled.
First FALSE, second TRUE
Bacterial filtration efficiency determines the ability to filter out bacterial contaminants and
it has been determined that a mask with a filtration level of ______ provides high level of
protection for most exposures
95%-98% of 3-5 micron particles
If I use face shield as part of my PPE...
I still need to wear protective eyeware
In what order should your PPE be put on?
Protective gown, mask, protective eyewear, gloves
Sharps containers should be no more than ______ full to avoid protrusion of sharps
3/4
The six elements in the Chain of infection are....
Infectious agent, susceptible host, reservoir, portal of entry, portal of exit, transmission
(1)Viruses are smaller than bacteria and reproduce only in living host. (2)Viruses include
Hepatitis A,B,C,D and HIV
Both are TRUE
When working on your patient, your mask should be changed...
After every patient and/or whenever it becomes damp
__________ Bacteria is picked up from thing that are touched, and is removed with
thorough handwashing
Transient
