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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
EW EW EW EW EW




MULTIPLEEWCHOICE

1. WhatEWisEWtheEWdisciplineEWofEWdentalEWhygiene?
a. TheEWstudyEWofEWteethEWandEWtheirEWsupportingEWstructures
b. BrushingEWandEWflossingEWone’sEWteethEWandEWrinsingEWwithEWanEWantimicrobialEWm
outhEWrinseEWtwiceEWaEWday,EWmorningEWandEWnight
c. TheEWstudyEWofEWpreventiveEWoralEWhealthcare,EWincludingEWtheEWmanagementEWofEWb
ehaviorEWtoEWpreventEWoralEWdiseaseEWandEWpromoteEWhealth
d. TheEWstudyEWofEWthoseEWproceduresEWthatEWdentalEWhygienistsEWprovideEWtoEWclients
ANS:E W C
TheEWstudyEWofEWteethEWandEWtheirEWsupportingEWstructures.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWt
heEWdisciplineEWofEWdentalEWhygieneEWcoversEWmuchEWmoreEWinformationEWthanEWtheEWstudyEWofEWt
eethEWandEWsupportingEWstructures.EWDentalEWhygieneEWfocusesEWonEWtheEWpreventiveEWmeasuresEW
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lthcareEWstepsEWthatEWmustEWbeEWtakenEWtoE W promoteEWone’sEWhealth.
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wiceEWaEWday,EWmorningEWandEWnight.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWthisEWstatementEWdesc
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sEWaEWmuchEWlargerEWandEWgeneralEWfieldEWofEWstudyEWthanEWthisEWsimpleEWpreventiveEWaction.
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reventEWoralEWdiseaseEWandEWpromoteEWhealth.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWcorrectEWbecauseEWthisEWisEWthe
EWdirectEWdefinitionEWofEWdentalEWhygiene.EWTheEWdefinitionEWcanEWbeEWbrokenEWdownEWintoEWsmal

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erEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWdentalEWhygienistsEWplayEWmanyEWinterrelatedEWroles,EWsuchEWasEWclinici
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theseEWrolesEWisEWcreatedEWtoEWassistEWinEWdentalEWhygiene,EWtheEWdisciplineEWisEWnotEWcenteredEWon
EWtheEWactionsEWandEWproceduresEWofEWtheEWdentalEWhygienist.




REF:E W E W WhatEWisEWDentalEWHygiene?EW|EW1

2. WhoEWisEWtheEWprofessionalEWdentalEWhygienist?
a. AEWlicensedEWpreventiveEWoralEWhealthEWprofessionalEWwhoEWhasEWgraduatedEWf
romEWaEWCommissionEWonEWDentalEWAccreditation,EWaccredited,EWentryEWlevelEW
dentalEWhygieneEWprogram
b. AEWlicensedEWpersonEWwhoEWhasEWlearnedEWonEWtheEWjobEWviaEWaEWpreceptorshipEWprogr
am,EWsuchEWasEWtheEWAlabamaEWDentalEWHygienistsEWProgram
c. AEWdentistEWwhoEWhasEWgraduatedEWfromEWaEWCommissionEWonEWDentalEWAccr
editation,EWaccredited,EWdentalEWschoolEWprogram
d. AEWpersonEWwhoEWhasEWgraduatedEWfromEWaEWCommissionEWonEWDentalEWAccr
editation,EWaccredited,EWdentalEWassistingEWprogram
ANS:E W A

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AEWlicensedEWpreventiveEWoralEWhealthEWprofessionalEWwhoEWhasEWgraduatedEWfromEWaEWCommiss
ionEWonEWDentalEWAccreditation,EWaccredited,EWentryEWlevelEWdentalEWhygieneEWprogram.EWThisEWa
nswerEWisEWcorrectEWbecauseEWtoEWbeEWeligibleEWasEWaEWprofessionalEWdentalEWhygienist,EWtheEWpers
onEWmustEWhaveEWgraduatedEWfromEWanEWaccreditedEWdentalEWhygieneEWprogram.
AEWlicensedEWpersonEWwhoEWhasEWlearnedEWonEWtheEWjobEWviaEWaEWpreceptorshipEWprogram,EWsuchE
WasEWtheEWAlabamaEWDentalEWHygienistsEWProgram.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWaEWdent

alEWhygienistEWcannotEWlearnEWonEWtheEWjobEWtoEWbecomeEWaEWprofessional.EWRather,EWtheyEWmustEW
passEWwrittenEWexaminationsEWandEWgraduateEWfromEWanEWaccreditedEWdentalEWhygieneEWprogram.
AEWdentistEWwhoEWhasEWgraduatedEWfromEWaEWCommissionEWonEWDentalEWAccreditation,EWaccredite
d,EWdentalEWschoolEWprogram.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWaEWdentistEWhasEWaEWhigherEWd
egreeEWthanEWaEWdentalEWhygienistEWandEWtherefore,EWgenerally,EWworksEWaboveEWaEWdentalEWhygie
nist.EWItEWisEWnotEWnecessaryEWforEWaEWdentalEWhygienistEWtoEWreceiveEWanEWeducationEWfromEWaEWde
ntalEWschool.
AEWpersonEWwhoEWhasEWgraduatedEWfromEWaEWCommissionEWonEWDentalEWAccreditation,EWaccredite
d,EWdentalEWassistingEWprogram.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWaEWpersonEWgraduatingEWfro
mEWanEWaccreditedEWdentalEWassistingEWprogramEWwouldEWonlyEWbeEWlicensedEWasEWaEWdentalEWassi
stant.

REF:E W E W WhoEWIsEWtheEWDentalEWHygienist?EW|EW1

3. AllEWofEWtheseEWservicesEWareEWprovidedEWbyEWtheEWmajorityEWofEWdentalEWhygienistsEWinEWtheEWclinicalE
W setting
exceptEWone.EWWhichEWoneEWisEWtheEWexception?
a. PerformEWperiodontalEWmaintenanceEWcare.
b. ImplementEWinterventionsEWtoEWdirectEWaEWpersonEWbackEWtoEWoralEWwellness.
c. ProvideEWfluorideEWvarnishEWtreatment.
d. PlaceEWandEWremoveEWrestorations.
ANS:E W D
PerformEWperiodontalEWmaintenanceEWcare.EWThisEWisEWaEWserviceEWprovidedEWinEWtheEWclinicalEWse
tting.EWTheEWclinicalEWsettingEWallowsEWforEWapplicationEWofEWpreventiveEWandEWtherapeuticEWagen
tsEWrelatedEWtoEWperiodontalEWdisease.EWForEWexample:EWsubgingivalEWsustained-
releaseEWdeliveryEWsystemsEWcontainingEWchlorhexidine.
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EWprovidedEWinEWtheEWclinicalEWsetting.EWTheEWmainEWgoalEWofEWaEWdentalEWhygienistEWisEWtoEWpreve

ntEWoralEWdiseaseEWandEWpromoteEWhealth.EWTherefore,EWifEWtheEWstateEWofEWanEWindividual’sEWoralE
WhealthEWchanges,EWtheEWdentalEWhygienistEW(withinEWtheEWscopeEWofEWtheEWclinicalEWsetting)EWcanE

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g.EWTheEWclinicalEWsettingEWallowsEWforEWapplicationEWofEWpreventiveEWandEWtherapeuticEWagentsEW
relatedEWtoEWdentalEWcaries.EWFluorideEWvarnishEWtreatmentsEWprolongEWfluorideEWexposureEWonEWth
eEWtoothEWsurfaceEWforEWsafeEWandEWeffectiveEWcariesEWcontrol.
PlaceEWandEWremoveEWrestorations.EWThisEWserviceEWisEWnotEWprovidedEWbyEWtheEWmajorityEWofEWde
ntalEWhygienistsEWinEWtheEWclinicalEWsetting.EWOnlyEWaEWfewEWdentalEWhygienistsEWhaveEWtheEWcertif
icationEWtoEWplaceEWrestorations,EWwhileEWmanyEWothersEWdoEWnot.EWAlso,EWtheEWremovalEWofEWresto
rationsEWisEWnotEWaEWgivenEWactionEWofEWaEWdentalEWhygienistEWinEWtheEWclinicalEWsetting.

REF:E W E W ClinicianEW|EW3

4. WhichEWofEWtheEWfollowingEWisEWaEWkeyEWbehaviorEWwithinEWtheEWdentalEWhygieneEWprocessEWofEWcare?
a. Observation
b. Diagnosis
c. CommunicationEWskills

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d. ClientEWcare
ANS:E W B
Observation.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWdentalEWhygienistsEWmustEWgoEWfurtherEWthanEW
simplyEWobservingEWtheEWclient.EWTheEWhygienistEWmustEWassessEWtheEWclientEWbyEWthoroughlyEWco
llectingEWdata.EWDiagnosis.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWcorrectEWbecauseEWidentifyingEWtheEWdiagnosisEWis
EWtheEWfocalEWpointEWforEWestablishingEWgoalsEWinEWtheEWdentalEWhygieneEWcareEWplan.EWTheEWclient

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CommunicationEWskills.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWwrongEWbecauseEWtheEWcommunicationEWskillsEWareEWnotEW
aEWkeyEWbehaviorEWandEWareEWnotEWnecessaryEWtoEWcompleteEWtheEWdentalEWhygieneEWprocess.
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dentalEWhygieneEWcare.EWHowever,EWproperEWclientEWcareEWisEWtheEWgoalEWbeingEWachievedEWthrou
ghEWtheEWkeyEWbehaviors.

REF:E W WhatEWIsEWtheEWDentalEWHygieneEWProcessEWofEWCare?EW|EW1

5. WhichEWofEWtheEWfollowingEWisEWnotEWanEWenvironmentalEWfactorEWthatEWtheEWdentalEWhygieni
stEWtakesEWintoEWaccountEWinEWtheEWHumanEWNeedsEWModel?
a. Age
b. Attitudes
c. Lifestyles
d. Weight
ANS:E W D
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seEWageEWplaysEWaEWlargeEWroleEWinEWtheEWdevelopmentEWofEWanEWindividual’sEWoralEWhealth.
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becauseEWitEWcanEWhaveEWanEWeffectEWonEWtheEWdentalEWhygieneEWprocess.
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auseEWanEWindividual’sEWoralEWhealthEWcanEWbeEWaffectedEWbyEWlifestyleEWchoices.
Weight.EWThisEWanswerEWisEWnotEWanEWenvironmentalEWfactorEWthatEWmustEWbeEWtakenEWintoEWaccount
EWbecauseEWanEWindividual’sEWweightEWdoesEWnotEWaffectEWtheirEWoralEWhealth.EWTheEWdietEWchoicesE

WthatEWgoEWalongEWwithEWaEWperson’sEWparticularEWweightEWmayEWaffectEWoralEWhealth,EWbutEWtheEWo

verallEWweightEWofEWanEWindividualEWdoesEWnot.

REF:E W WhatEWIsEWtheEWDentalEWHygieneEWProcessEWofEWCare?EW|EW1

6. WhichEWofEWtheEWfollowingEWisEWnotEWoneEWofEWtheEWsevenEWrolesEWofEWaEWdentalEWhygienist?
a. Clinician
b. PublicEWHealth
c. Interpreter
d. Researcher
ANS:E W C
TheEWsevenEWrolesEWofEWaEWdentalEWhygienistEWareEWclinician,EWpublicEWhealth,EWresearcher,EWeducator,EW
administrator,EWandEWentrepreneur.

REF:E W ChapterEWOne,EWTableEW1-1EWSevenEWRolesEWofEWtheEWDentalEWHygienistEW|EW4

7. WhatEWisEWaEWparadigm?
a. AEWwidelyEWacceptedEWworldviewEWofEWaEWdisciplineEWthatEWshapesEWtheEWknowle
dgeEWofEWitsEWpractitioners,EWeducators,EWadministrators,EWandEWresearchers

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