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Dental hygienist - (ANSWERS)corporate, researcher, educator, public health, administrator,
entrepreneur, clinician %%%%%%
National dental hygienist's association - (ANSWERS)founded by african american dh's to
address the needs of minority dh.
Direct supervision - (ANSWERS)practicing with a dentist present in the facility
General supervision - (ANSWERS)requires a dentist to authorize services provided by a dh, but
is not present
Direct access - (ANSWERS)dh are allowed to provide services they deem appropriate
Maslow's hierarchy of needs (bottom to top) - (ANSWERS)physiological needs, safety and
security, love and belonging, self-esteem, self-actualization
Human needs conceptual model - (ANSWERS)dental hygiene actions, environment, health and
oral health, client
8 human needs - (ANSWERS)- protection from health risks
- freedom from fear and stress
- freedom from pain
- wholesome facial image
- skin and mucous membrane integrity
- biologically sound and functional dentition
- conceptualization and problem solving
- responsibility for oral health
Ebdm - (ANSWERS)integration of scientific evidence, patient values, experience and
judgement, and clinical patient circumstances
Cohort and case control studies - (ANSWERS)used to describe and interpret conditions or
relationship that already exist. Used when the possibility exists that testing an interventions the
potential to cause harm - recruits subjects already exposed.
Hierarchy of research designs - (ANSWERS)
Clinical practice guidelines - (ANSWERS)incorporates scientific evidence to support a clinical
practice
Levels of prevention - primary - (ANSWERS)no disease present - focuses on prevention
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Levels of prevention - secondary - (ANSWERS)early detection and prompt intervention
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Levels of prevention - tertiary - (ANSWERS)treatment and rehabilitation
Health promotion - (ANSWERS)enables people to increase control over their current and future
health
Principles of action - (ANSWERS)improving conditions of daily life; tackling inequitable
distribution of power, money, and resources; and measuring the problem, evaluating action and
expanding knowledge base
Social marketing - (ANSWERS)marketing of a concept such as oral health. Includes product,
place, promotion, and price
Mass media - (ANSWERS)allows for a large population to receive a message at one time
Intonation - (ANSWERS)modulation of the voice
Care principle - (ANSWERS)comfort, acceptance, responsiveness and empathy
Ethnocentrism - (ANSWERS)belief that one's culture is superior to others
Stereotyping - (ANSWERS)assumption of personality or character traits based on someone's
association with a particular group
Cultural competence - (ANSWERS)awareness of one's own prejudices an openness to
differences
Cultural sensitivity - (ANSWERS)being aware that cultural differences exist that affect values,
learning and behavior
Health inequities - (ANSWERS)result of complex interactions between biologic, social,
economic and environmental factors
Temperature - (ANSWERS)regulated by the body's hypothalamic area
Auscultation - (ANSWERS)listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope
Bradycardia - (ANSWERS)under 60bpm, abnormally low
Tachycardia - (ANSWERS)over 100bpm, abnormally high
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Radial pulse - (ANSWERS)located near the thumb on the inner wrist !@#$%%%%%
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Premature ventricular contractions - (ANSWERS)extra, abnormal heartbeat which may feel
jumpy
Pulsus alterans - (ANSWERS)alternating strong and weak heartbeats
Systolic blood pressure - (ANSWERS)max pressure occurring in blood vessels during cardiac
ventricular contraction, first sound
Diastolic blood pressure - (ANSWERS)min pressure on blood vessels during cardiac ventricular
contraction, last sound
Prehypertension - (ANSWERS)systolic 120 to 139, diastolic 80 to 89
Stage 1 hypertension - (ANSWERS)systolic 140-159, diastolic 90-99
Stage 2 hypertension - (ANSWERS)systolic over 160, diastolic over 100 - refer to physician
False high bp reading - (ANSWERS)arm below heart level, arm not supported, deflated too slow,
repeating too soon, arm not supported
False low bp reading - (ANSWERS)failure to identify osculatory gap, arm above heart level,
stethoscope pressed too firmly, inadequate inflation
Nutraceuticals - (ANSWERS)nutrition supplements
Therapeutic effect - (ANSWERS)desired effect
Side effects - (ANSWERS)undesirable effects
Drug toxicity - (ANSWERS)toxin induced cell damage
Drug hypersensitivity - (ANSWERS)drug or its metabolites act as immunogens and trigger the
immune response
Teratogenicity - (ANSWERS)negative effects on fetal development
Drug idiosyncrasy - (ANSWERS)side effect differing from all documented side effects
Drug tolerance - (ANSWERS)need for a higher dose to produce the same response
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Dental hygienist - (ANSWERS)corporate, researcher, educator, public health, administrator,
entrepreneur, clinician %%%%%%
National dental hygienist's association - (ANSWERS)founded by african american dh's to
address the needs of minority dh.
Direct supervision - (ANSWERS)practicing with a dentist present in the facility
General supervision - (ANSWERS)requires a dentist to authorize services provided by a dh, but
is not present
Direct access - (ANSWERS)dh are allowed to provide services they deem appropriate
Maslow's hierarchy of needs (bottom to top) - (ANSWERS)physiological needs, safety and
security, love and belonging, self-esteem, self-actualization
Human needs conceptual model - (ANSWERS)dental hygiene actions, environment, health and
oral health, client
8 human needs - (ANSWERS)- protection from health risks
- freedom from fear and stress
- freedom from pain
- wholesome facial image
- skin and mucous membrane integrity
- biologically sound and functional dentition
- conceptualization and problem solving
- responsibility for oral health
Ebdm - (ANSWERS)integration of scientific evidence, patient values, experience and
judgement, and clinical patient circumstances
Cohort and case control studies - (ANSWERS)used to describe and interpret conditions or
relationship that already exist. Used when the possibility exists that testing an interventions the
potential to cause harm - recruits subjects already exposed.
Hierarchy of research designs - (ANSWERS)
Clinical practice guidelines - (ANSWERS)incorporates scientific evidence to support a clinical
practice
Levels of prevention - primary - (ANSWERS)no disease present - focuses on prevention
,NDHCB - D&W UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
!@#$%%%%%
Levels of prevention - secondary - (ANSWERS)early detection and prompt intervention
%%%%%%
Levels of prevention - tertiary - (ANSWERS)treatment and rehabilitation
Health promotion - (ANSWERS)enables people to increase control over their current and future
health
Principles of action - (ANSWERS)improving conditions of daily life; tackling inequitable
distribution of power, money, and resources; and measuring the problem, evaluating action and
expanding knowledge base
Social marketing - (ANSWERS)marketing of a concept such as oral health. Includes product,
place, promotion, and price
Mass media - (ANSWERS)allows for a large population to receive a message at one time
Intonation - (ANSWERS)modulation of the voice
Care principle - (ANSWERS)comfort, acceptance, responsiveness and empathy
Ethnocentrism - (ANSWERS)belief that one's culture is superior to others
Stereotyping - (ANSWERS)assumption of personality or character traits based on someone's
association with a particular group
Cultural competence - (ANSWERS)awareness of one's own prejudices an openness to
differences
Cultural sensitivity - (ANSWERS)being aware that cultural differences exist that affect values,
learning and behavior
Health inequities - (ANSWERS)result of complex interactions between biologic, social,
economic and environmental factors
Temperature - (ANSWERS)regulated by the body's hypothalamic area
Auscultation - (ANSWERS)listening for sounds within the body with a stethoscope
Bradycardia - (ANSWERS)under 60bpm, abnormally low
Tachycardia - (ANSWERS)over 100bpm, abnormally high
, NDHCB - D&W UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
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Radial pulse - (ANSWERS)located near the thumb on the inner wrist !@#$%%%%%
%%%%%%
Premature ventricular contractions - (ANSWERS)extra, abnormal heartbeat which may feel
jumpy
Pulsus alterans - (ANSWERS)alternating strong and weak heartbeats
Systolic blood pressure - (ANSWERS)max pressure occurring in blood vessels during cardiac
ventricular contraction, first sound
Diastolic blood pressure - (ANSWERS)min pressure on blood vessels during cardiac ventricular
contraction, last sound
Prehypertension - (ANSWERS)systolic 120 to 139, diastolic 80 to 89
Stage 1 hypertension - (ANSWERS)systolic 140-159, diastolic 90-99
Stage 2 hypertension - (ANSWERS)systolic over 160, diastolic over 100 - refer to physician
False high bp reading - (ANSWERS)arm below heart level, arm not supported, deflated too slow,
repeating too soon, arm not supported
False low bp reading - (ANSWERS)failure to identify osculatory gap, arm above heart level,
stethoscope pressed too firmly, inadequate inflation
Nutraceuticals - (ANSWERS)nutrition supplements
Therapeutic effect - (ANSWERS)desired effect
Side effects - (ANSWERS)undesirable effects
Drug toxicity - (ANSWERS)toxin induced cell damage
Drug hypersensitivity - (ANSWERS)drug or its metabolites act as immunogens and trigger the
immune response
Teratogenicity - (ANSWERS)negative effects on fetal development
Drug idiosyncrasy - (ANSWERS)side effect differing from all documented side effects
Drug tolerance - (ANSWERS)need for a higher dose to produce the same response
