DH100: Chapter 1: The Dental Hygiene Profession

Question 1

founder of dnetal hygiene

Answer 1

Alfred Fones

Question 2

first licensed dental hygienist

Answer 2

Irene Newman

Question 3

assesses, diagnose, plans, implements, and evaluates treatment for prevention, intervention, and control of oral disease while practicing in collaboration with other professionals.

Answer 3

clinician

Question 4

uses educational theory and metrology to analyze health needs, develops health promotion strategies, and delivers and evaluates the results of attaining or maintaining oral health for individuals or groups.

Answer 4

educator

Question 5

applies the scientific method to select appropriate therapies, educational methods, and content, interprets and applies findings and solves problems.

Answer 5

researcher

Question 6

applies organizational skills, communicates objectives, identifies and manages resources, and evaluates and modifies programs of health, education, or healthcare.

Answer 6

administrator/ office manager

Question 7

influences, legislator, health agencies, and their organizations to bring existing health problems and available resources together to resolve problems and improve access to acre. Analyzes barriers to change; develops mechanisms to effect change; implements processes and evaluates the success of programs that promote health for individuals, families, or immunities; and promotes lifestyle changes for individual patients.

Answer 7

advocate

Question 8

data collection

Answer 8

assess

Question 9

problem identification

Answer 9

diagnose

Question 10

selection of intervention

Answer 10

plan

Question 11

activating plan

Answer 11

implement

Question 12

feedback in effectiveness

Answer 12

evaluate

Question 13

comprehensive record-keeping

Answer 13

document

Question 14

it is every patients right to posses knowledge that will allowed shared decision making with the oral care provider while treatment is being planned.

• is legal concept that can exist even w/o a written document.
• can be lacking even when a document has been signed if the patient has not had the opportunity to comprehend and evaluate the risks and benefits of the suggested treatment.

Answer 14

informed consent

Question 15

granted by the patient’s presence in the dental chair, only applies in data collection procedures, data analysis, and treatment planning.

Answer 15

implied consent

Question 16

criteria or protocols that define the minimal quality of care required to defend against a legal dispute against the practice of one’s profession; usually established by federal laws, state and local statutes and coders and/or testimony from an “expert witness,” and is supported by guidelines or recommendations documents published by professional associations.

Answer 16

standard of care