Test Bank For Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice 5th Edition By Jennifer A Pieren, Denise M. Bowen

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,ChapterQ01:QTheQDentalQHygieneQProfession


MULTIPLEQCHOICE

1. WhatQisQtheQdisciplineQofQdentalQhygiene?
a. TheQstudyQofQteethQandQtheirQsupportingQstructures
b. BrushingQandQflossingQone’sQteethQandQrinsingQwithQanQantimicrobialQmout
hQrinseQtwiceQaQday,QmorningQandQnight
c. TheQstudy’of’preventiveQoralQhealthcare,QincludingQtheQmanagementQofQbehavi
orQtoQpreventQoralQdiseaseQandQpromoteQhealth
d. TheQstudy’of’thoseQproceduresQthatQdentalQhygienistsQprovideQtoQclients
ANS:Q C
TheQstudyQofQteethQandQtheir’supportingQstructures.QThisQanswer’isQwrongQbecauseQtheQdis
ciplineQofQdentalQhygieneQcoversQmuchQmoreQinformationQthanQtheQstudy’ofQteethQandQsup
portingQstructuQres.QDentalQhygieneQfocusesQonQthe’preventiveQmeasuresQthatQtheQteethQan
dQsupportingQstructuresQmustQreceive,QinQadditionQtoQotherQoralQhealthcareQstepsQthatQmus
tQbeQtakenQtoQ promoteQone’sQheQalth.
BrushingQandQflossingQone’sQteethQandQrinsingQwithQanQantimicrobialQmouthQrinseQtwiceQa
’day,QmQorningQandQnight.QThisQanswer’isQwrongQbecauseQthisQstatementQdescribesQonlyQo
ne’procedureQwiQthinQtheQdisciplineQofQdentalQhygiene.QDentalQhygieneQisQaQmuchQlarger’a
ndQgeneralQfieldQof’studyQthanQthisQsimpleQpreventiveQaction.
TheQstudyQofQpreventiveQoralQhealthcareQincludingQtheQmanagementQofQbehaviorQtoQpreven
tQoralQdQiseaseQandQpromoteQhealth.QThisQanswer’isQcorrectQbecauseQthisQisQtheQdirectQdef
initionQofQdentalQhygiene.QTheQdefinitionQcanQbeQbrokenQdownQintoQsmaller,QspecifiedQdiv
isionsQtoQfurther’developQtheQdisciplineQofQdentalQhygiene.
TheQstudyQof’thoseQproceduresQthatQdentalQhygienistsQprovideQtoQclients.QThisQanswerQisQ
wrongQbQecauseQdentalQhygienistsQplayQmanyQinterrelatedQroles,QsuchQasQclinician,Qeducat
or,QadministratoQrQorQmanager,Qadvocate,Qand’researcher.QAlthoughQeachQofQtheseQrolesQisQ
createdQtoQassistQinQdentaQlQhygiene,QtheQdisciplineQisQnotQcenteredQonQtheQactionsQandQp
roceduresQofQtheQdentalQhygienist.

REF:Q WhatQisQDentalQHygiene?Q|Q1

2. WhoQisQtheQprofessionalQdentalQhygienist?
a. AQlicensedQpreventiveQoralQhealthQprofessionalQwhoQhasQgraduatedQfrom
QaQCoQmmissionQonQDentalQAccreditation,Qaccredited,QentryQlevelQdental
QhygieneQproQgram
b. AQlicensedQpersonQwhoQhasQlearnedQonQtheQjobQviaQaQpreceptorshipQprogram,Qs
uchQasQtQheQAlabamaQDentalQHygienistsQProgram
c. AQdentistQwhoQhasQgraduatedQfromQaQCommissionQonQDentalQAccredit
ation,Qaccredited,QdentalQschoolQprogram
d. AQpersonQwhoQhasQgraduatedQfromQaQCommissionQonQDentalQAccredit
ation,Qaccredited,QdentalQassistingQprogram
ANS:Q A

, AQlicensedQpreventiveQoralQhealthQprofessionalQwhoQhasQgraduatedQfromQaQCommissionQo
nQDentQalQAccreditation,Qaccredited,Qentry’levelQdentalQhygieneQprogram.QThisQanswerQisQ
correctQbecausQeQtoQbeQeligibleQasQaQprofessionalQdentalQhygienist,QtheQperson’mustQhaveQ
graduatedQfromQanQaccrQeditedQdentalQhygieneQprogram.
AQlicensedQpersonQwhoQhasQlearnedQonQtheQjobQviaQaQpreceptorshipQprogram,QsuchQasQthe
QAlabamQaQDentalQHygienistsQProgram.QThisQanswerQisQwrongQbecauseQaQdentalQhygienis
tQcannotQlearnQonQtheQjobQtoQbecomeQaQprofessional.QRather,Qthey’mustQpassQwrittenQexa
minationsQandQgraduateQfroQmQanQaccreditedQdentalQhygieneQprogram.
AQdentistQwhoQhasQgraduated’fromQaQCommissionQonQDentalQAccreditation,Qaccredited,Qde
ntalQscQhoolQprogram.QThisQanswerQisQwrongQbecauseQaQdentistQhasQaQhigher’degreeQthan
QaQdentalQhygienQistQandQtherefore,Qgenerally,QworksQaboveQaQdentalQhygienist.QItQisQnotQ
necessaryQforQaQdentalQhygQienistQtoQreceiveQanQeducationQfromQaQdentalQschool.
AQpersonQwhoQhasQgraduatedQfromQaQCommissionQonQDentalQAccreditation,Qaccredited,Qd
entalQasQsistingQprogram.QThisQanswerQisQwrongQbecauseQaQpersonQgraduatingQfromQanQac
creditedQdentalQaQssistingQprogramQwouldQonlyQbeQlicensedQasQaQdentalQassistant.

REF:Q WhoQIsQtheQDentalQHygienist?Q|Q1

3. AllQofQtheseQservicesQareQprovidedQbyQtheQmajority’ofQdentalQhygienistsQinQtheQclinicalQsetting
except’one.QWhichQoneQisQtheQexception?
a. PerformQperiodontalQmaintenanceQcare.
b. ImplementQinterventionsQtoQdirectQaQpersonQbackQtoQoralQwellness.
c. ProvideQfluorideQvarnishQtreatment.
d. PlaceQandQremoveQrestorations.
ANS:Q D
PerformQperiodontalQmaintenanceQcare.QThisQisQaQserviceQprovidedQinQtheQclinicalQsetting.
QTheQcliQnicalQsettingQallowsQfor’applicationQofQpreventiveQandQtherapeuticQagentsQrelated
QtoQperiodontalQdisease.QForQexample:QsubgingivalQsustained-
releaseQdeliveryQsystemsQcontainingQchlorhexidine.QImplementQinterventionsQtoQdirectQaQpe
rsonQbackQtoQoralQwellness.QThisQisQaQserviceQprovidedQinQtQheQclinicalQsetting.QTheQmain
QgoalQofQaQdentalQhygienistQisQtoQpreventQoralQdiseaseQandQpromoteQhQealth.QTherefore,Qif
QtheQstateQofQan’individual’sQoralQhealthQchanges,Qthe’dentalQhygienistQ(withinQtheQscopeQ
ofQtheQclinicalQsetting)QcanQprovideQsomeQdegreeQofQinterventionQtoQdirectQtheQindividuQa
lQback’toQoralQwellness.
ProvideQfluorideQvarnishQtreatment.QThisQisQaQserviceQprovidedQinQtheQclinicalQsetting.QTh
eQclinicQalQsettingQallowsQfor’applicationQofQpreventiveQand’therapeuticQagentsQrelatedQtoQd
entalQcaries.QFlQuorideQvarnishQtreatmentsQprolong’fluorideQexposureQonQtheQtoothQsurface
QforQsafeQandQeffectiveQcariesQcontrol.
PlaceQandQremoveQrestorations.QThisQserviceQisQnotQprovidedQbyQtheQmajorityQofQdentalQh
ygienistQsQinQtheQclinicalQsetting.QOnlyQaQfewQdentalQhygienistsQhaveQtheQcertificationQtoQ
placeQrestorations
,QwhileQmanyQothersQdoQnot.QAlso,QtheQremovalQofQrestorationsQisQnotQaQgiven’actionQofQaQ
dentalQhyQgienistQinQtheQclinicalQsetting.

REF:Q ClinicianQ|Q3

4. WhichQofQtheQfollowingQisQaQkeyQbehaviorQwithinQtheQdentalQhygieneQprocessQofQcare?
a. Observation
b. Diagnosis
c. CommunicationQskills