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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
gt gt gt gt gt




MULTIPLEgtCHOICE

1. Whatgtisgtthegtdisciplinegtofgtdentalgthygiene?
a. Thegtstudygtofgtteethgtandgttheirgtsupportinggtstructures
b. Brushinggtandgtflossinggtone’sgtteethgtandgtrinsinggtwithgtangtantimicrobialgtmouthgtrins
egttwicegtagtday,gtmorninggtandgtnight
c. Thegtstudygtofgtpreventivegtoralgthealthcare,gtincludinggtthegtmanagementgtofgtbehaviorgtt
ogtpreventgtoralgtdiseasegtandgtpromotegthealth
d. Thegtstudygtofgtthosegtproceduresgtthatgtdentalgthygienistsgtprovidegttogtclients
ANS:g t C
Thegtstudygtofgtteethgtandgttheirgtsupportinggtstructures.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtthegtdiscipli
negtofgtdentalgthygienegtcoversgtmuchgtmoregtinformationgtthangtthegtstudygtofgtteethgtandgtsupportinggt
structures.gtDentalgthygienegtfocusesgtongtthegtpreventivegtmeasuresgtthatgtthegtteethgtandgtsupportinggt
structuresgtmustgtreceive,gtingtadditiongttogtothergtoralgthealthcaregtstepsgtthatgtmustgtbegttakengttog t pro
motegtone’sgthealth.
Brushinggtandgtflossinggtone’sgtteethgtandgtrinsinggtwithgtangtantimicrobialgtmouthgtrinsegttwicegtagtda
y,gtmorninggtandgtnight.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtthisgtstatementgtdescribesgtonlygtonegtproce
duregtwithingtthegtdisciplinegtofgtdentalgthygiene.gtDentalgthygienegtisgtagtmuchgtlargergtandgtgeneralgtfi
eldgtofgtstudygtthangtthisgtsimplegtpreventivegtaction.
Thegtstudygtofgtpreventivegtoralgthealthcaregtincludinggtthegtmanagementgtofgtbehaviorgttogtpreventgtor
algtdiseasegtandgtpromotegthealth.gtThisgtanswergtisgtcorrectgtbecausegtthisgtisgtthegtdirectgtdefinitiongtof
gtdentalgthygiene.gtThegtdefinitiongtcangtbegtbrokengtdowngtintogtsmaller,gtspecifiedgtdivisionsgttogtfurt

hergtdevelopgtthegtdisciplinegtofgtdentalgthygiene.
Thegtstudygtofgtthosegtproceduresgtthatgtdentalgthygienistsgtprovidegttogtclients.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwron
ggtbecausegtdentalgthygienistsgtplaygtmanygtinterrelatedgtroles,gtsuchgtasgtclinician,gteducator,gtadmini
stratorgtorgtmanager,gtadvocate,gtandgtresearcher.gtAlthoughgteachgtofgtthesegtrolesgtisgtcreatedgttogtassist
gtingtdentalgthygiene,gtthegtdisciplinegtisgtnotgtcenteredgtongtthegtactionsgtandgtproceduresgtofgtthegtdenta

lgthygienist.

REF:g t g t WhatgtisgtDentalgtHygiene?gt|gt1

2. Whogtisgtthegtprofessionalgtdentalgthygienist?
a. Agtlicensedgtpreventivegtoralgthealthgtprofessionalgtwhogthasgtgraduatedgtfromgtagt
CommissiongtongtDentalgtAccreditation,gtaccredited,gtentrygtlevelgtdentalgthygien
egtprogram
b. Agtlicensedgtpersongtwhogthasgtlearnedgtongtthegtjobgtviagtagtpreceptorshipgtprogram,gtsuchgt
asgtthegtAlabamagtDentalgtHygienistsgtProgram
c. AgtdentistgtwhogthasgtgraduatedgtfromgtagtCommissiongtongtDentalgtAccreditatio
n,gtaccredited,gtdentalgtschoolgtprogram
d. AgtpersongtwhogthasgtgraduatedgtfromgtagtCommissiongtongtDentalgtAccreditatio
n,gtaccredited,gtdentalgtassistinggtprogram
ANS:g t A

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AgtlicensedgtpreventivegtoralgthealthgtprofessionalgtwhogthasgtgraduatedgtfromgtagtCommissiongtongtD
entalgtAccreditation,gtaccredited,gtentrygtlevelgtdentalgthygienegtprogram.gtThisgtanswergtisgtcorrectgt
becausegttogtbegteligiblegtasgtagtprofessionalgtdentalgthygienist,gtthegtpersongtmustgthavegtgraduatedgtfro
mgtangtaccreditedgtdentalgthygienegtprogram.
Agtlicensedgtpersongtwhogthasgtlearnedgtongtthegtjobgtviagtagtpreceptorshipgtprogram,gtsuchgtasgtthegtAla
bamagtDentalgtHygienistsgtProgram.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtagtdentalgthygienistgtcannotgtle
arngtongtthegtjobgttogtbecomegtagtprofessional.gtRather,gttheygtmustgtpassgtwrittengtexaminationsgtandgtg
raduategtfromgtangtaccreditedgtdentalgthygienegtprogram.
AgtdentistgtwhogthasgtgraduatedgtfromgtagtCommissiongtongtDentalgtAccreditation,gtaccredited,gtdentalgt
schoolgtprogram.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtagtdentistgthasgtagthighergtdegreegtthangtagtdentalgt
hygienistgtandgttherefore,gtgenerally,gtworksgtabovegtagtdentalgthygienist.gtItgtisgtnotgtnecessarygtforgtagt
dentalgthygienistgttogtreceivegtangteducationgtfromgtagtdentalgtschool.
AgtpersongtwhogthasgtgraduatedgtfromgtagtCommissiongtongtDentalgtAccreditation,gtaccredited,gtdentalg
tassistinggtprogram.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtagtpersongtgraduatinggtfromgtangtaccreditedgtd

entalgtassistinggtprogramgtwouldgtonlygtbegtlicensedgtasgtagtdentalgtassistant.

REF:g t g t WhogtIsgtthegtDentalgtHygienist?gt|gt1

3. Allgtofgtthesegtservicesgtaregtprovidedgtbygtthegtmajoritygtofgtdentalgthygienistsgtingtthegtclinicalgtsetting
exceptgtone.gtWhichgtonegtisgtthegtexception?
a. Performgtperiodontalgtmaintenancegtcare.
b. Implementgtinterventionsgttogtdirectgtagtpersongtbackgttogtoralgtwellness.
c. Providegtfluoridegtvarnishgttreatment.
d. Placegtandgtremovegtrestorations.
ANS:g t D
Performgtperiodontalgtmaintenancegtcare.gtThisgtisgtagtservicegtprovidedgtingtthegtclinicalgtsetting.gtTh
egtclinicalgtsettinggtallowsgtforgtapplicationgtofgtpreventivegtandgttherapeuticgtagentsgtrelatedgttogtperio
dontalgtdisease.gtForgtexample:gtsubgingivalgtsustained-
releasegtdeliverygtsystemsgtcontaininggtchlorhexidine.
Implementgtinterventionsgttogtdirectgtagtpersongtbackgttogtoralgtwellness.gtThisgtisgtagtservicegtprovidedgt
ingtthegtclinicalgtsetting.gtThegtmaingtgoalgtofgtagtdentalgthygienistgtisgttogtpreventgtoralgtdiseasegtandgtpro
motegthealth.gtTherefore,gtifgtthegtstategtofgtangtindividual’sgtoralgthealthgtchanges,gtthegtdentalgthygien
istgt(withingtthegtscopegtofgtthegtclinicalgtsetting)gtcangtprovidegtsomegtdegreegtofgtinterventiongttogtdire
ctgtthegtindividualgtbackgttogtoralgtwellness.
Providegtfluoridegtvarnishgttreatment.gtThisgtisgtagtservicegtprovidedgtingtthegtclinicalgtsetting.gtThegtcli
nicalgtsettinggtallowsgtforgtapplicationgtofgtpreventivegtandgttherapeuticgtagentsgtrelatedgttogtdentalgtca
ries.gtFluoridegtvarnishgttreatmentsgtprolonggtfluoridegtexposuregtongtthegttoothgtsurfacegtforgtsafegtandgt
effectivegtcariesgtcontrol.
Placegtandgtremovegtrestorations.gtThisgtservicegtisgtnotgtprovidedgtbygtthegtmajoritygtofgtdentalgthygie
nistsgtingtthegtclinicalgtsetting.gtOnlygtagtfewgtdentalgthygienistsgthavegtthegtcertificationgttogtplacegtrest
orations,gtwhilegtmanygtothersgtdogtnot.gtAlso,gtthegtremovalgtofgtrestorationsgtisgtnotgtagtgivengtactiongtof
gtagtdentalgthygienistgtingtthegtclinicalgtsetting.




REF:g t g t Cliniciangt|gt3

4. Whichgtofgtthegtfollowinggtisgtagtkeygtbehaviorgtwithingtthegtdentalgthygienegtprocessgtofgtcare?
a. Observation
b. Diagnosis
c. Communicationgtskills

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d. Clientgtcare
ANS:g t B
Observation.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtdentalgthygienistsgtmustgtgogtfurthergtthangtsimplygtob
servinggtthegtclient.gtThegthygienistgtmustgtassessgtthegtclientgtbygtthoroughlygtcollectinggtdata.gtDiagn
osis.gtThisgtanswergtisgtcorrectgtbecausegtidentifyinggtthegtdiagnosisgtisgtthegtfocalgtpointgtforgtestablis
hinggtgoalsgtingtthegtdentalgthygienegtcaregtplan.gtThegtclient’sgtdentalgthygienegtneedsgtaregtdetermine
dgtsogtthatgtspecificgtinterventionsgtcangtbegtimplemented.
Communicationgtskills.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtthegtcommunicationgtskillsgtaregtnotgtagtkeygtbeh
aviorgtandgtaregtnotgtnecessarygttogtcompletegtthegtdentalgthygienegtprocess.
Clientgtcare.gtThisgtanswergtisgtwronggtbecausegtclientgtcaregtisgtnotgtonegtofgtthegtstepsgtingtdentalgthygie
negtcare.gtHowever,gtpropergtclientgtcaregtisgtthegtgoalgtbeinggtachievedgtthroughgtthegtkeygtbehaviors.

REF:g t WhatgtIsgtthegtDentalgtHygienegtProcessgtofgtCare?gt|gt1

5. Whichgtofgtthegtfollowinggtisgtnotgtangtenvironmentalgtfactorgtthatgtthegtdentalgthygienistgttakesgtin
togtaccountgtingtthegtHumangtNeedsgtModel?
a. Age
b. Attitudes
c. Lifestyles
d. Weight
ANS:g t D
Age.gtThisgtanswergtisgtangtenvironmentalgtfactorgtthatgtmustgtbegttakengtintogtaccountgtbecausegtagegtpla
ysgtagtlargegtrolegtingtthegtdevelopmentgtofgtangtindividual’sgtoralgthealth.
Attitudes.gtThisgtanswergtisgtangtenvironmentalgtfactorgtthatgtmustgtbegttakengtintogtaccountgtbecausegtitg
tcangthavegtangteffectgtongtthegtdentalgthygienegtprocess.

Lifestyles.gtThisgtanswergtisgtangtenvironmentalgtfactorgtthatgtmustgtbegttakengtintogtaccountgtbecausegtangtin
dividual’sgtoralgthealthgtcangtbegtaffectedgtbygtlifestylegtchoices.
Weight.gtThisgtanswergtisgtnotgtangtenvironmentalgtfactorgtthatgtmustgtbegttakengtintogtaccountgtbecausegt
angtindividual’sgtweightgtdoesgtnotgtaffectgttheirgtoralgthealth.gtThegtdietgtchoicesgtthatgtgogtalonggtwithgt
agtperson’sgtparticulargtweightgtmaygtaffectgtoralgthealth,gtbutgtthegtoverallgtweightgtofgtangtindividualgtd
oesgtnot.

REF:g t WhatgtIsgtthegtDentalgtHygienegtProcessgtofgtCare?gt|gt1

6. Whichgtofgtthegtfollowinggtisgtnotgtonegtofgtthegtsevengtrolesgtofgtagtdentalgthygienist?
a. Clinician
b. PublicgtHealth
c. Interpreter
d. Researcher
ANS:g t C
Thegtsevengtrolesgtofgtagtdentalgthygienistgtaregtclinician,gtpublicgthealth,gtresearcher,gteducator,gtadministra
tor,gtandgtentrepreneur.

REF:g t ChaptergtOne,gtTablegt1-1gtSevengtRolesgtofgtthegtDentalgtHygienistgt|gt4

7. Whatgtisgtagtparadigm?
a. Agtwidelygtacceptedgtworldviewgtofgtagtdisciplinegtthatgtshapesgtthegtknowledgegtofgti
tsgtpractitioners,gteducators,gtadministrators,gtandgtresearchers

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