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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
1. What is the discipline of dental hygiene?
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a. The study of teeth and their supporting structures
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b. Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse
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twice a day, morning and night
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c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior to
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prevent oral disease and promote health
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d. The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients
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ANS: C m f
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of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting stru
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ctures. Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and supporting struc
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tures must receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to promote o
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ne’s health. mf
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morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one procedur
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f study than this simple preventive action.
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disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition of de
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ntal hygiene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified divisions to further d
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evelop the discipline of dental hygiene.
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The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wrong
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because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, administr
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ator or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to assist in
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dental hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the dental hyg
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ienist.
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2. Who is the professional dental hygienist?
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a. A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a C
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ommission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene p mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf
rogram
b. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as
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the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A d entist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation,
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accredited, dental school program
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d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation,
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accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: A m f
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A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on De
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ntal Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is correct be
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cause to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduated from a
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n accredited dental hygiene program.
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A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as the Alaba
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ma Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot learn
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on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and gradua
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te from an accredited dental hygiene program.
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A d entist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental s
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chool program. This answer is wrong because a dentist has a higher degree than a dental hyg
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ienist and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for a denta
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l hygienist to receive an education from a dental school.
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A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental a
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ssisting program. This answer is wrong because a person graduating from an accredited dent
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al assisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: m f m f Who Is the Dental Hygienist? | 1
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3. All of these services are provided by the majority of dental hygienists in the clinical setting
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except one. Which one is the exception?
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a. Perform periodontal maintenance care. mf mf mf
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c. Provide fluoride varnish treatment. mf mf mf
d. Place and remove restorations. mf mf mf
ANS: D m f
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clinical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to periodo
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ntal disease. For example: subgingival sustained-
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release delivery systems containing chlorhexidine.
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Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness. This is a service provided in
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the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disease and promot
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e health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygienist (w
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ithin the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to direct the in
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dividual back to oral wellness. mf mf mf mf
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cal setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to dental caries
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. Fluoride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe and effec
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tive caries control. mf mf
Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygieni
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sts in the clinical setting. Only a few dental hygienists have the certification to place restorat
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ions, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action of a de
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ntal hygienist in the clinical setting.
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REF: m f m f Clinician | 3 mf mf
4. Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care?
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a. Observation
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d. Client care mf
ANS: B m f
Observation. This answer is wrong because dental hygienists must go further than simply obs
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is. This answer is correct because identifying the diagnosis is the focal point for establishing
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goals in the dental hygiene care plan. The client’s dental hygiene needs are determined so th
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at specific interventions can be implemented.
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Communication skills. This answer is wrong because the communication skills are not a key beha
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vior and are not necessary to complete the dental hygiene process.
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Client care. This answer is wrong because client care is not one of the steps in dental hygiene
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care. However, proper client care is the goal being achieved through the key behaviors.
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REF: m f What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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5. Which of the following is not an environmental factor that the dental hygienist takes into
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a. Age
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ANS: D m f
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mfa large role in the development of an individual’s oral health.
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Attitudes. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because it c
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an have an effect on the dental hygiene process.
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Lifestyles. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because an indi
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vidual’s oral health can be affected by lifestyle choices.
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Weight. This answer is not an environmental factor that must be taken into account because an
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mfindividual’s weight does not affect their oral health. The diet choices that go along with a per
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son’s particular weight may affect oral health, but the overall weight of an individual does not
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.
REF: m f What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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6. Which of the following is not one of the seven roles of a dental hygienist?
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a. Clinician
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c. Interpreter
d. Researcher
ANS: C m f
The seven roles of a dental hygienist are clinician, public health, researcher, educator, administrat
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or, and entrepreneur.
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REF: m f Chapter One, Table 1-1 Seven Roles of the Dental Hygienist | 4
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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
1. What is the discipline of dental hygiene?
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a. The study of teeth and their supporting structures
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b. Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse
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twice a day, morning and night
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c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior to
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prevent oral disease and promote health
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d. The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients
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ANS: C m f
The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the discipline
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of dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting stru
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ctures. Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and supporting struc
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tures must receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to promote o
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ne’s health. mf
Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse twice a day,
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morning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one procedur
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e within the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger and general field o
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f study than this simple preventive action.
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The study of preventive oral healthcare including the management of behavior to prevent oral
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disease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition of de
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ntal hygiene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified divisions to further d
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evelop the discipline of dental hygiene.
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The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wrong
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because dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, administr
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ator or manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to assist in
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dental hygiene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the dental hyg
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ienist.
REF: m f m f What is Dental Hygiene? | 1 mf mf mf mf mf
2. Who is the professional dental hygienist?
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a. A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a C
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ommission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene p mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf
rogram
b. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as
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the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A d entist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation,
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accredited, dental school program
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d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation,
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accredited, dental assisting program
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ANS: A m f
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A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on De
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ntal Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program. This answer is correct be
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cause to be eligible as a professional dental hygienist, the person must have graduated from a
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n accredited dental hygiene program.
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ma Dental Hygienists Program. This answer is wrong because a dental hygienist cannot learn
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on the job to become a professional. Rather, they must pass written examinations and gradua
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te from an accredited dental hygiene program.
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A d entist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental s
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chool program. This answer is wrong because a dentist has a higher degree than a dental hyg
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ienist and therefore, generally, works above a dental hygienist. It is not necessary for a denta
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l hygienist to receive an education from a dental school.
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A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental a
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ssisting program. This answer is wrong because a person graduating from an accredited dent
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al assisting program would only be licensed as a dental assistant.
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REF: m f m f Who Is the Dental Hygienist? | 1
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3. All of these services are provided by the majority of dental hygienists in the clinical setting
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except one. Which one is the exception?
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a. Perform periodontal maintenance care. mf mf mf
b. Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness. mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf mf
c. Provide fluoride varnish treatment. mf mf mf
d. Place and remove restorations. mf mf mf
ANS: D m f
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clinical setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to periodo
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ntal disease. For example: subgingival sustained-
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release delivery systems containing chlorhexidine.
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Implement interventions to direct a person back to oral wellness. This is a service provided in
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the clinical setting. The main goal of a dental hygienist is to prevent oral disease and promot
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e health. Therefore, if the state of an individual’s oral health changes, the dental hygienist (w
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ithin the scope of the clinical setting) can provide some degree of intervention to direct the in
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dividual back to oral wellness. mf mf mf mf
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cal setting allows for application of preventive and therapeutic agents related to dental caries
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. Fluoride varnish treatments prolong fluoride exposure on the tooth surface for safe and effec
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tive caries control. mf mf
Place and remove restorations. This service is not provided by the majority of dental hygieni
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ions, while many others do not. Also, the removal of restorations is not a given action of a de
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ntal hygienist in the clinical setting.
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REF: m f m f Clinician | 3 mf mf
4. Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care?
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a. Observation
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d. Client care mf
ANS: B m f
Observation. This answer is wrong because dental hygienists must go further than simply obs
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erving the client. The hygienist must assess the client by thoroughly collecting data. Diagnos
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is. This answer is correct because identifying the diagnosis is the focal point for establishing
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goals in the dental hygiene care plan. The client’s dental hygiene needs are determined so th
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at specific interventions can be implemented.
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Communication skills. This answer is wrong because the communication skills are not a key beha
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vior and are not necessary to complete the dental hygiene process.
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Client care. This answer is wrong because client care is not one of the steps in dental hygiene
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care. However, proper client care is the goal being achieved through the key behaviors.
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REF: m f What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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5. Which of the following is not an environmental factor that the dental hygienist takes into
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mf account in the Human Needs Model? mf mf mf mf mf
a. Age
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ANS: D m f
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mfa large role in the development of an individual’s oral health.
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Attitudes. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because it c
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an have an effect on the dental hygiene process.
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Lifestyles. This answer is an environmental factor that must be taken into account because an indi
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vidual’s oral health can be affected by lifestyle choices.
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Weight. This answer is not an environmental factor that must be taken into account because an
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mfindividual’s weight does not affect their oral health. The diet choices that go along with a per
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son’s particular weight may affect oral health, but the overall weight of an individual does not
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REF: m f What Is the Dental Hygiene Process of Care? | 1
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6. Which of the following is not one of the seven roles of a dental hygienist?
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a. Clinician
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c. Interpreter
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The seven roles of a dental hygienist are clinician, public health, researcher, educator, administrat
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or, and entrepreneur.
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REF: m f Chapter One, Table 1-1 Seven Roles of the Dental Hygienist | 4
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a. A widely accepted worldview of a discipline that shapes the knowledge of its
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