Chapter 1 & 2 Flashcards
What does ADHP stand for?
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practioner
CEU is the abbreviation for what?
Continuing Education Unit
What is a term used to describe a type of supervision in which the dentist has authorized the procedure for a patient of record but needs not be present when the procedure is carried out by a licensed dental hygienist
General supervision
What is intervention best described as?
An action taken by a dental hygienist to maintain or restore a patients optimal health
The dental hygiene diagnosis provides…
The basis on which the dental hygiene care plan is designed, implemented, and evaluated
The activation of the care plan is referred to as what?
Implementation phase
Ethics, as opposed to morals, is defined as _____
A sense of moral obligation
A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof is known as _____
Opinion
Evidence that has been repeatedly tested through research with valid and reliable methods is called___
Scientific evidence
What are the four components of the evidence- based decision making process for dental hygiene care?
- scientific evidence
- patient preferences or values
- clinician experience and judgement
- clinical or patient circumstances
Case reports are best described as:
A professional article that describes the diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic services rendered to one patient with an unusual or complex condition
What is the purpose of the IRB review?
To protect the rights and welfare of human subject volunteers in research
