Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
r r r r r
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1.rrr Whatrisrtherdisciplinerofrdentalrhygiene?
a.rrr Therstudyrofrteethrandrtheirrsupportingrstructures
b.rrr Brushingrandrflossingrone’srteethrandrrinsingrwithranrantimicrobialrmouthrrinsertwi
cerarday,rmorningrandrnight
c.rrr Therstudyrofrpreventiveroralrhealthcare,rincludingrthermanagementrofrbehaviorrtorpre
ventroralrdiseaserandrpromoterhealth
d.rrr Therstudyrofrthoserproceduresrthatrdentalrhygienistsrprovidertorclients
ANS:rr C
Therstudyrofrteethrandrtheirrsupportingrstructures.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecausertherdisciplinerofrd
entalrhygienercoversrmuchrmorerinformationrthanrtherstudyrofrteethrandrsupporting
structures.rDentalrhygienerfocusesronrtherpreventivermeasuresrthatrtherteethrandrsupportingrstr
ucturesrmustrreceive,rinradditionrtorotherroralrhealthcarerstepsrthatrmustrbertakenrtorpromoteron
e’srhealth.
Brushingrandrflossingrone’srteethrandrrinsingrwithranrantimicrobialrmouthrrinsertwicerarday,rmorni
ngrandrnight.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserthisrstatementrdescribesronlyronerprocedurerwithinrth
erdisciplinerofrdentalrhygiene.rDentalrhygienerisrarmuchrlargerrandrgeneralrfieldrofrstudyrthanrthisrs
implerpreventiveraction.
Therstudyrofrpreventiveroralrhealthcarerincludingrthermanagementrofrbehaviorrtorpreventroralrdis
easerandrpromoterhealth.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecauserthisrisrtherdirectrdefinitionrofrdentalrhygi
ene.rTherdefinitionrcanrberbrokenrdownrintorsmaller,rspecifiedrdivisionsrtorfurtherrdeveloprtherdis
ciplinerofrdentalrhygiene.
Therstudyrofrthoserproceduresrthatrdentalrhygienistsrprovidertorclients.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbeca
userdentalrhygienistsrplayrmanyrinterrelatedrroles,rsuchrasrclinician,reducator,radministratorrorrm
anager,radvocate,randrresearcher.rAlthoughreachrofrtheserrolesrisrcreatedrtorassistrinrdentalrhygien
e,rtherdisciplinerisrnotrcenteredronrtheractionsrandrproceduresrofrtherdentalrhygienist.
REF:rrrWhatrisrDentalrHygiene?r|r1
2.rrr Whorisrtherprofessionalrdentalrhygienist?
a.rrr Arlicensedrpreventiveroralrhealthrprofessionalrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromr arComm
issionronrDentalrAccreditation,raccredited,rentryrlevelrdentalrhygienerprogram
b.rrr Arlicensedrpersonrwhorhasrlearnedronrtherjobrviararpreceptorshiprprogram,rsuchrasrther
AlabamarDentalrHygienistsrProgram
c.rrr ArdentistrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,racc
redited,rdentalrschoolrprogram
d.rrr ArpersonrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,
accredited,rdentalrassistingrprogram
ANS:rr A
, ArlicensedrpreventiveroralrhealthrprofessionalrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalr
Accreditation,raccredited,rentryrlevelrdentalrhygienerprogram.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecausertorb
ereligiblerasrarprofessionalrdentalrhygienist,rtherpersonrmustrhavergraduatedrfromranraccreditedrde
ntalrhygienerprogram.
Arlicensedrpersonrwhorhasrlearnedronrtherjobrviararpreceptorshiprprogram,rsuchrasrtherAlabamarD
entalrHygienistsrProgram.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserardentalrhygienistrcannotrlearnronrtherjo
brtorbecomerarprofessional.rRather,rtheyrmustrpassrwrittenrexaminationsrandrgraduaterfromranracc
reditedrdentalrhygienerprogram.
ArdentistrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,raccredited,rdentalrsch
oolrprogram.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserardentistrhasrarhigherrdegreerthanrardentalrhygienistra
ndrtherefore,rgenerally,rworksraboverardentalrhygienist.rItrisrnotrnecessaryrforrardentalrhygienistrt
orreceiveranreducationrfromrardentalrschool.
ArpersonrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,raccredited,rdentalrass
istingrprogram.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserarpersonrgraduatingrfromranraccreditedrdentalrass
istingrprogramrwouldronlyrberlicensedrasrardentalrassistant.
REF:rrrWhorIsrtherDentalrHygienist?r|r1
3.rrr Allrofrtheserservicesrarerprovidedrbyrthermajorityrofrdentalrhygienistsrinrtherclinicalrsetting
exceptrone.rWhichronerisrtherexception?
a.rrr Performrperiodontalrmaintenancercare.
b.rrr Implementrinterventionsrtordirectrarpersonrbackrtororalrwellness.
c.rrr Providerfluoridervarnishrtreatment.
d.rrr Placerandrremoverrestorations.
ANS:rr D
Performrperiodontalrmaintenancercare.rThisrisrarservicerprovidedrinrtherclinicalrsetting.rTherclin
icalrsettingrallowsrforrapplicationrofrpreventiverandrtherapeuticragentsrrelatedrtorperiodontalrdis
ease.rForrexample:rsubgingivalrsustained-releaserdeliveryrsystemsrcontaining
chlorhexidine.
Implementrinterventionsrtordirectrarpersonrbackrtororalrwellness.rThisrisrarservicerprovidedrinrther
clinicalrsetting.rThermainrgoalrofrardentalrhygienistrisrtorpreventroralrdiseaserandrpromoterhealth.r
Therefore,rifrtherstaterofranrindividual’sroralrhealthrchanges,rtherdentalrhygienistr(withinrtherscop
erofrtherclinicalrsetting)rcanrprovidersomerdegreerofrinterventionrtordirectrtherindividualrbackrtoror
alrwellness.
Providerfluoridervarnishrtreatment.rThisrisrarservicerprovidedrinrtherclinicalrsetting.rTherclinicalrse
ttingrallowsrforrapplicationrofrpreventiverandrtherapeuticragentsrrelatedrtordentalrcaries.rFluorider
varnishrtreatmentsrprolongrfluoriderexposureronrthertoothrsurfacerforrsaferandreffectivercariesrcon
trol.
Placerandrremoverrestorations.rThisrservicerisrnotrprovidedrbyrthermajorityrofrdentalrhygienistsri
nrtherclinicalrsetting.rOnlyrarfewrdentalrhygienistsrhaverthercertificationrtorplacerrestorations,rwhi
lermanyrothersrdornot.rAlso,rtherremovalrofrrestorationsrisrnotrargivenractionrofrardentalrhygienistri
nrtherclinicalrsetting.
REF:rrr Clinicianr|r3
4.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrarkeyrbehaviorrwithinrtherdentalrhygienerprocessrofrcare?
a.rrr Observation
b.rrr Diagnosis
c.rrr Communicationrskills
, d.rrr Clientrcare
ANS:rr B
Observation.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserdentalrhygienistsrmustrgorfurtherrthanrsimplyrobs
ervingrtherclient.rTherhygienistrmustrassessrtherclientrbyrthoroughlyrcollectingrdata.rDiagnosi
s.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecauseridentifyingrtherdiagnosisrisrtherfocalrpointrforrestablishingrg
oalsrinrtherdentalrhygienercarerplan.rTherclient’srdentalrhygienerneedsrarerdeterminedrsorthatrs
pecificrinterventionsrcanrberimplemented.
Communicationrskills.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserthercommunicationrskillsrarernotrarkeyrbeh
aviorrandrarernotrnecessaryrtorcompletertherdentalrhygienerprocess.
Clientrcare.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserclientrcarerisrnotronerofrtherstepsrinrdentalrhygienercare.
rHowever,rproperrclientrcarerisrthergoalrbeingrachievedrthroughrtherkeyrbehaviors.
REF:rrrWhatrIsrtherDentalrHygienerProcessrofrCare?r|r1
5.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrnotranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrtherdentalrhygienistrtakesrintoracco
untrinrtherHumanrNeedsrModel?
a.rrr Age
b.rrrrr Attitudes
c.rrrr Lifestyles
d.rrr Weight
ANS:rr D
Age.rThisranswerrisranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseragerplaysrarlar
gerrolerinrtherdevelopmentrofranrindividual’sroralrhealth.
Attitudes.rThisranswerrisranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseritrcanr
haveranreffectronrtherdentalrhygienerprocess.
Lifestyles.rThisranswerrisranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseranrindi
vidual’sroralrhealthrcanrberaffectedrbyrlifestylerchoices.
Weight.rThisranswerrisrnotranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseranrindi
vidual’srweightrdoesrnotraffectrtheirroralrhealth.rTherdietrchoicesrthatrgoralongrwithrarperson’srparti
cularrweightrmayraffectroralrhealth,rbutrtheroverallrweightrofranrindividualrdoesrnot.
REF:rrrWhatrIsrtherDentalrHygienerProcessrofrCare?r|r1
6.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrnotronerofrthersevenrrolesrofrardentalrhygienist?
a.rrr Clinician
b.rrr PublicrHealth
c.rrr Interpreter
d.rrr Researcher
ANS:rr C
Thersevenrrolesrofrardentalrhygienistrarerclinician,rpublicrhealth,rresearcher,reducator,rad
ministrator,randrentrepreneur.
REF:rrr ChapterrOne,rTabler1-1rSevenrRolesrofrtherDentalrHygienistr|r4
7.rrr Whatrisrarparadigm?
a.rrr Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherknowledgerofritsrpra
ctitioners,reducators,radministrators,randrresearchers
, b.rrr Decision-makingrskillsrthatrarerusedrworldwide
c.rrr Arschoolrofrthoughtrwithinrardiscipline
d.rrr Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherdirectionrandrmethodsrofrit
srpractitioners,reducators,radministrators,randrresearchers
ANS:rr D
Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherknowledgerofritsrpractitioners,reduc
ators,radministrators,randrresearchers.rThisranswerrisrincorrectrbecauserarparadigmrdoesrnotrsha
pertherknowledgerbutrshapesrtherdirectionrandrmethodsrofrpractitioners,retc.
Decision-
makingrskillsrthatrarerusedrworldwide.rThisranswerrisrincorrectrbecauserarparadigmrdoesrnotrfocu
sronrdecision-makingrskillsrthatrareracceptedrworldwide.
Arschoolrofrthoughtrwithinrardiscipline.rThisranswerrisrincorrectrbecauseritrisrtherdefinitionrofrarco
nceptualrmodel.
Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherdirectionrandrmethodsrofritsrpractition
ers,reducators,radministrators,randrresearchers.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecauserpractitioners,reduc
ators,radministrators,randrresearchersrallracceptrthisrparadigmrorrworldview
ofrdisciplinerinrmajorrconceptsrselectedrforrstudyrandrstatementsraboutrmajorrstatementsrthatrdef
inerthemrinrarglobalrmatter.
REF:rrr DentalrHygiene’srParadigmr|r5
8.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrnotronerofrtherfourrmajorrconceptsrofrparadigmrforrtherdentalrhygi
enerdiscipline?
a.rrr Client
b.rrr Healthrandroralrhealth
c.rrr Environment
d.rrr Nutrition
ANS:rr D
Client.rThisranswerrisrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecausertherclientrisrtherrecipientrofrdentalrhygi
enercare.
Healthrandroralrhealth.rThisranswerrisrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecausertherdisciplinerofrdent
alrhygienerexistsrtorpromoteroralrhealth,rwhichrinfluencesroverallrhealth.
Environment.rThisranswerrisrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecauserfactorsrotherrthanrdentalrhyg
ieneractionsraffectrtherclient’srattainmentrofroptimalroralrhealth.
Nutrition.rThisranswerrisrnotrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecausernutritionrdoesrnotridentifyrther
phenomenarcentralrtortherdisciplinerofrdentalrhygienerinranrabstractrglobalrmanner.
REF:rrr BOXr1-3:rFourrMajorrConceptsrofrtherDentalrHygienerParadigmr|r6
9.rrr Therimportancerofrarconceptualrmodelrisrtorproviderphilosophicrandrpracticalrperspectivesraboutr
dentalrhygiene’srparadigmrconcepts.rDentalrhygiene’srparadigmrisroperationalizedrviartherHum
anrNeedsrConceptualrModel.
a.rrr Bothrstatementsrarertrue.
b.rrr Therfirstrstatementrisrtrue,randrthersecondrstatementrisrfalse.rc.rrr
Therfirstrstatementrisrfalse,randrthersecondrstatementrisrtrue.rd.rrr Bot
hrstatementsrarerfalse.
ANS:rr A
r r r r r
MULTIPLErCHOICE
1.rrr Whatrisrtherdisciplinerofrdentalrhygiene?
a.rrr Therstudyrofrteethrandrtheirrsupportingrstructures
b.rrr Brushingrandrflossingrone’srteethrandrrinsingrwithranrantimicrobialrmouthrrinsertwi
cerarday,rmorningrandrnight
c.rrr Therstudyrofrpreventiveroralrhealthcare,rincludingrthermanagementrofrbehaviorrtorpre
ventroralrdiseaserandrpromoterhealth
d.rrr Therstudyrofrthoserproceduresrthatrdentalrhygienistsrprovidertorclients
ANS:rr C
Therstudyrofrteethrandrtheirrsupportingrstructures.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecausertherdisciplinerofrd
entalrhygienercoversrmuchrmorerinformationrthanrtherstudyrofrteethrandrsupporting
structures.rDentalrhygienerfocusesronrtherpreventivermeasuresrthatrtherteethrandrsupportingrstr
ucturesrmustrreceive,rinradditionrtorotherroralrhealthcarerstepsrthatrmustrbertakenrtorpromoteron
e’srhealth.
Brushingrandrflossingrone’srteethrandrrinsingrwithranrantimicrobialrmouthrrinsertwicerarday,rmorni
ngrandrnight.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserthisrstatementrdescribesronlyronerprocedurerwithinrth
erdisciplinerofrdentalrhygiene.rDentalrhygienerisrarmuchrlargerrandrgeneralrfieldrofrstudyrthanrthisrs
implerpreventiveraction.
Therstudyrofrpreventiveroralrhealthcarerincludingrthermanagementrofrbehaviorrtorpreventroralrdis
easerandrpromoterhealth.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecauserthisrisrtherdirectrdefinitionrofrdentalrhygi
ene.rTherdefinitionrcanrberbrokenrdownrintorsmaller,rspecifiedrdivisionsrtorfurtherrdeveloprtherdis
ciplinerofrdentalrhygiene.
Therstudyrofrthoserproceduresrthatrdentalrhygienistsrprovidertorclients.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbeca
userdentalrhygienistsrplayrmanyrinterrelatedrroles,rsuchrasrclinician,reducator,radministratorrorrm
anager,radvocate,randrresearcher.rAlthoughreachrofrtheserrolesrisrcreatedrtorassistrinrdentalrhygien
e,rtherdisciplinerisrnotrcenteredronrtheractionsrandrproceduresrofrtherdentalrhygienist.
REF:rrrWhatrisrDentalrHygiene?r|r1
2.rrr Whorisrtherprofessionalrdentalrhygienist?
a.rrr Arlicensedrpreventiveroralrhealthrprofessionalrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromr arComm
issionronrDentalrAccreditation,raccredited,rentryrlevelrdentalrhygienerprogram
b.rrr Arlicensedrpersonrwhorhasrlearnedronrtherjobrviararpreceptorshiprprogram,rsuchrasrther
AlabamarDentalrHygienistsrProgram
c.rrr ArdentistrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,racc
redited,rdentalrschoolrprogram
d.rrr ArpersonrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,
accredited,rdentalrassistingrprogram
ANS:rr A
, ArlicensedrpreventiveroralrhealthrprofessionalrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalr
Accreditation,raccredited,rentryrlevelrdentalrhygienerprogram.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecausertorb
ereligiblerasrarprofessionalrdentalrhygienist,rtherpersonrmustrhavergraduatedrfromranraccreditedrde
ntalrhygienerprogram.
Arlicensedrpersonrwhorhasrlearnedronrtherjobrviararpreceptorshiprprogram,rsuchrasrtherAlabamarD
entalrHygienistsrProgram.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserardentalrhygienistrcannotrlearnronrtherjo
brtorbecomerarprofessional.rRather,rtheyrmustrpassrwrittenrexaminationsrandrgraduaterfromranracc
reditedrdentalrhygienerprogram.
ArdentistrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,raccredited,rdentalrsch
oolrprogram.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserardentistrhasrarhigherrdegreerthanrardentalrhygienistra
ndrtherefore,rgenerally,rworksraboverardentalrhygienist.rItrisrnotrnecessaryrforrardentalrhygienistrt
orreceiveranreducationrfromrardentalrschool.
ArpersonrwhorhasrgraduatedrfromrarCommissionronrDentalrAccreditation,raccredited,rdentalrass
istingrprogram.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserarpersonrgraduatingrfromranraccreditedrdentalrass
istingrprogramrwouldronlyrberlicensedrasrardentalrassistant.
REF:rrrWhorIsrtherDentalrHygienist?r|r1
3.rrr Allrofrtheserservicesrarerprovidedrbyrthermajorityrofrdentalrhygienistsrinrtherclinicalrsetting
exceptrone.rWhichronerisrtherexception?
a.rrr Performrperiodontalrmaintenancercare.
b.rrr Implementrinterventionsrtordirectrarpersonrbackrtororalrwellness.
c.rrr Providerfluoridervarnishrtreatment.
d.rrr Placerandrremoverrestorations.
ANS:rr D
Performrperiodontalrmaintenancercare.rThisrisrarservicerprovidedrinrtherclinicalrsetting.rTherclin
icalrsettingrallowsrforrapplicationrofrpreventiverandrtherapeuticragentsrrelatedrtorperiodontalrdis
ease.rForrexample:rsubgingivalrsustained-releaserdeliveryrsystemsrcontaining
chlorhexidine.
Implementrinterventionsrtordirectrarpersonrbackrtororalrwellness.rThisrisrarservicerprovidedrinrther
clinicalrsetting.rThermainrgoalrofrardentalrhygienistrisrtorpreventroralrdiseaserandrpromoterhealth.r
Therefore,rifrtherstaterofranrindividual’sroralrhealthrchanges,rtherdentalrhygienistr(withinrtherscop
erofrtherclinicalrsetting)rcanrprovidersomerdegreerofrinterventionrtordirectrtherindividualrbackrtoror
alrwellness.
Providerfluoridervarnishrtreatment.rThisrisrarservicerprovidedrinrtherclinicalrsetting.rTherclinicalrse
ttingrallowsrforrapplicationrofrpreventiverandrtherapeuticragentsrrelatedrtordentalrcaries.rFluorider
varnishrtreatmentsrprolongrfluoriderexposureronrthertoothrsurfacerforrsaferandreffectivercariesrcon
trol.
Placerandrremoverrestorations.rThisrservicerisrnotrprovidedrbyrthermajorityrofrdentalrhygienistsri
nrtherclinicalrsetting.rOnlyrarfewrdentalrhygienistsrhaverthercertificationrtorplacerrestorations,rwhi
lermanyrothersrdornot.rAlso,rtherremovalrofrrestorationsrisrnotrargivenractionrofrardentalrhygienistri
nrtherclinicalrsetting.
REF:rrr Clinicianr|r3
4.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrarkeyrbehaviorrwithinrtherdentalrhygienerprocessrofrcare?
a.rrr Observation
b.rrr Diagnosis
c.rrr Communicationrskills
, d.rrr Clientrcare
ANS:rr B
Observation.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserdentalrhygienistsrmustrgorfurtherrthanrsimplyrobs
ervingrtherclient.rTherhygienistrmustrassessrtherclientrbyrthoroughlyrcollectingrdata.rDiagnosi
s.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecauseridentifyingrtherdiagnosisrisrtherfocalrpointrforrestablishingrg
oalsrinrtherdentalrhygienercarerplan.rTherclient’srdentalrhygienerneedsrarerdeterminedrsorthatrs
pecificrinterventionsrcanrberimplemented.
Communicationrskills.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserthercommunicationrskillsrarernotrarkeyrbeh
aviorrandrarernotrnecessaryrtorcompletertherdentalrhygienerprocess.
Clientrcare.rThisranswerrisrwrongrbecauserclientrcarerisrnotronerofrtherstepsrinrdentalrhygienercare.
rHowever,rproperrclientrcarerisrthergoalrbeingrachievedrthroughrtherkeyrbehaviors.
REF:rrrWhatrIsrtherDentalrHygienerProcessrofrCare?r|r1
5.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrnotranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrtherdentalrhygienistrtakesrintoracco
untrinrtherHumanrNeedsrModel?
a.rrr Age
b.rrrrr Attitudes
c.rrrr Lifestyles
d.rrr Weight
ANS:rr D
Age.rThisranswerrisranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseragerplaysrarlar
gerrolerinrtherdevelopmentrofranrindividual’sroralrhealth.
Attitudes.rThisranswerrisranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseritrcanr
haveranreffectronrtherdentalrhygienerprocess.
Lifestyles.rThisranswerrisranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseranrindi
vidual’sroralrhealthrcanrberaffectedrbyrlifestylerchoices.
Weight.rThisranswerrisrnotranrenvironmentalrfactorrthatrmustrbertakenrintoraccountrbecauseranrindi
vidual’srweightrdoesrnotraffectrtheirroralrhealth.rTherdietrchoicesrthatrgoralongrwithrarperson’srparti
cularrweightrmayraffectroralrhealth,rbutrtheroverallrweightrofranrindividualrdoesrnot.
REF:rrrWhatrIsrtherDentalrHygienerProcessrofrCare?r|r1
6.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrnotronerofrthersevenrrolesrofrardentalrhygienist?
a.rrr Clinician
b.rrr PublicrHealth
c.rrr Interpreter
d.rrr Researcher
ANS:rr C
Thersevenrrolesrofrardentalrhygienistrarerclinician,rpublicrhealth,rresearcher,reducator,rad
ministrator,randrentrepreneur.
REF:rrr ChapterrOne,rTabler1-1rSevenrRolesrofrtherDentalrHygienistr|r4
7.rrr Whatrisrarparadigm?
a.rrr Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherknowledgerofritsrpra
ctitioners,reducators,radministrators,randrresearchers
, b.rrr Decision-makingrskillsrthatrarerusedrworldwide
c.rrr Arschoolrofrthoughtrwithinrardiscipline
d.rrr Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherdirectionrandrmethodsrofrit
srpractitioners,reducators,radministrators,randrresearchers
ANS:rr D
Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherknowledgerofritsrpractitioners,reduc
ators,radministrators,randrresearchers.rThisranswerrisrincorrectrbecauserarparadigmrdoesrnotrsha
pertherknowledgerbutrshapesrtherdirectionrandrmethodsrofrpractitioners,retc.
Decision-
makingrskillsrthatrarerusedrworldwide.rThisranswerrisrincorrectrbecauserarparadigmrdoesrnotrfocu
sronrdecision-makingrskillsrthatrareracceptedrworldwide.
Arschoolrofrthoughtrwithinrardiscipline.rThisranswerrisrincorrectrbecauseritrisrtherdefinitionrofrarco
nceptualrmodel.
Arwidelyracceptedrworldviewrofrardisciplinerthatrshapesrtherdirectionrandrmethodsrofritsrpractition
ers,reducators,radministrators,randrresearchers.rThisranswerrisrcorrectrbecauserpractitioners,reduc
ators,radministrators,randrresearchersrallracceptrthisrparadigmrorrworldview
ofrdisciplinerinrmajorrconceptsrselectedrforrstudyrandrstatementsraboutrmajorrstatementsrthatrdef
inerthemrinrarglobalrmatter.
REF:rrr DentalrHygiene’srParadigmr|r5
8.rrr Whichrofrtherfollowingrisrnotronerofrtherfourrmajorrconceptsrofrparadigmrforrtherdentalrhygi
enerdiscipline?
a.rrr Client
b.rrr Healthrandroralrhealth
c.rrr Environment
d.rrr Nutrition
ANS:rr D
Client.rThisranswerrisrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecausertherclientrisrtherrecipientrofrdentalrhygi
enercare.
Healthrandroralrhealth.rThisranswerrisrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecausertherdisciplinerofrdent
alrhygienerexistsrtorpromoteroralrhealth,rwhichrinfluencesroverallrhealth.
Environment.rThisranswerrisrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecauserfactorsrotherrthanrdentalrhyg
ieneractionsraffectrtherclient’srattainmentrofroptimalroralrhealth.
Nutrition.rThisranswerrisrnotrarmajorrconceptrofrparadigmrbecausernutritionrdoesrnotridentifyrther
phenomenarcentralrtortherdisciplinerofrdentalrhygienerinranrabstractrglobalrmanner.
REF:rrr BOXr1-3:rFourrMajorrConceptsrofrtherDentalrHygienerParadigmr|r6
9.rrr Therimportancerofrarconceptualrmodelrisrtorproviderphilosophicrandrpracticalrperspectivesraboutr
dentalrhygiene’srparadigmrconcepts.rDentalrhygiene’srparadigmrisroperationalizedrviartherHum
anrNeedsrConceptualrModel.
a.rrr Bothrstatementsrarertrue.
b.rrr Therfirstrstatementrisrtrue,randrthersecondrstatementrisrfalse.rc.rrr
Therfirstrstatementrisrfalse,randrthersecondrstatementrisrtrue.rd.rrr Bot
hrstatementsrarerfalse.
ANS:rr A
