Exam 1

Question 1

7 roles of a dental hygienist

Answer 1

1. Clinician
2. Corporate
3. Public Health
4. Researcher
5. Educator
6. Administrator
7. Entrepreneur

Question 2

Define dental hygienist

Answer 2

Works under supervision of dentist to remove stains and deposits from the teeth

Question 3

Types of Supervision

Answer 3

General, Direct, Indirect

Question 4

Define accreditation

Answer 4

Serves the public and profession by developing and implementing accreditation standards

Question 5

Clayton Gracey

Answer 5

-Clayton discovered the Gracey curette in 1945
-In 1950, the ultrasonic scaler was introduced

Question 6

Is the American Dental Hygienists’ Association in support or oppose preceptorship

Answer 6

Oppose, less jobs for RDH

Question 7

Preceptorship

Answer 7

On-the-job training by the employer. ONLY in Alabama

Question 8

Dental Hygiene first started where?

Answer 8

Bridgeport, CT

Question 9

In what setting was dental hygiene created

Answer 9

Schools

Question 10

Role of the Dental Assistant

Answer 10

-aiding the dentist in providing treatment
-serving as a source of information to the patient and family
-making the patient more comfortable and reducing anxiety

Question 11

What is the purpose of accreditation?

Answer 11

To provide assurance to dental hygiene students and the public that the program continues to meet high standards set forth by the profession.

Question 12

dental specialties

Answer 12

Periodontist, oral surgery, pediatrics, Endodontics

Question 13

Ida Gray

Answer 13

The first African-American woman to earn a dental degree in 1890

Question 14

Irene Newman (1906)

Answer 14

First dental hygienist

Question 15

Alfred C. Fones

Answer 15

Establishes the first dental hygiene school in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Question 16

Wilhelm Roentgen

Answer 16

Discovered x-rays in 1895

Question 17

Esther Wilkins

Answer 17

Wrote the first comprehensive textbook “Dental Hygiene Bible”, pioneer

Question 18

G.V. Black

Answer 18

-“Grand Old Man of Dentistry”
-Believed dentistry should be independent of medicine
-Dentistry would become preventative not restorative

Question 19

Lucy Hobbs

Answer 19

1st woman to graduate from dental school in 1866

Question 20

Is the American Dental Association in support or oppose preceptorship

Answer 20

Support, spend less money

Question 21

Define Commission on Dental Accreditation

Answer 21

Implement accreditation standards that promote and monitor the
continuous quality and improvement of dental
education programs, including dental hygiene
programs

Question 22

What kind of supervision is used in CT

Answer 22

General

Question 23

Role of Dentist

Answer 23

-Diagnoses dental disease
-Provides restorative care
-Generally owns the practice/employs everyone in the practice
-Provides clinical supervision for all patients in the practice

Question 24

Roles of A Dental Laboratory Technician

Answer 24

Fabricates, constructs and repairs
-Crowns
-Bridges
-Implants
-Full and Partial Dentures (prostheses)
-Orthodontic appliances

Question 25

roles of an office manager

Answer 25

Make schedules, greet patients, bill insurances

Question 26

Role of Dental Therapist

Answer 26

-Provides restorative care
-Simple extractions
-Rx
-Administers N2O and all other RDH services
-Works in collaboration w/ DDS/DMD

Question 27

Define Plantree

Answer 27

Higher education certification