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Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1




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 t
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wice a day, morning and night 1 1 1 1 1


c. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior to pr
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event 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 1


The study of teeth and their supporting structures. This answer is wrong because the discipline of
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dental hygiene covers much more information than the study of teeth and supporting structures.
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Dental hygiene focuses on the preventive measures that the teeth and supporting structures must
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receive, in addition to other oral healthcare steps that must be taken to promote one’s health.
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Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse twice a day, mor
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ning and night. This answer is wrong because this statement describes only one procedure within
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the discipline of dental hygiene. Dental hygiene is a much larger and general field of study than t
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his simple preventive action.
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The study of preventive oral healthcare including the management of behavior to prevent oral dis
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ease and promote health. This answer is correct because this is the direct definition of dental hyg
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iene. The definition can be broken down into smaller, specified divisions to further develop the d
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iscipline of dental hygiene. 1 1 1


The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients. This answer is wrong bec
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ause dental hygienists play many interrelated roles, such as clinician, educator, administrator or
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manager, advocate, and researcher. Although each of these roles is created to assist in dental hygi
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ene, the discipline is not centered on the actions and procedures of the dental hygienist.
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REF: What is Dental Hygiene? | 1
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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 Com
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mission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene progra
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b. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as th
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e Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
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c. A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, a
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ccredited, dental school program 1 1 1


d. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, a
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ccredited, dental assisting program 1 1 1



ANS: A 1