Wilkins' Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist 14th edition, Chapters 1 and 2

Implementation phase

The activation of the care plan is referred to as which of the following?

Public trust in the dental profession is based on the actions and behaviors of dental professionals

A principle of societal trust is that:

Direct supervison

The form of supervision for which the dentist needs to be present is called __________.

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

Nutrition education on sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

Documentation

The process of detailing assessment data, diagnosis, care plan, teaching, and evaluation in a condensed consistent format for the patient's permanent record is called ________________.

The dental hygiene care plan is best described as:

The services within the framework of the total treatment plan to be carried out by the dental hygienist, patient, and caregiver

A dental hygienist is best described as:

An oral health specialist whose primary concern is the maintenance of oral health and the prevention of oral disease

Administrator

Which of the following is a person who applies organizational skills, communicates objectives, identifies and manages resources, and evaluates and modifies programs of health and education?

Co-therapist

The term used to describe the relationships between patient, dentist, and dental hygienist when coordinating the efforts to attain and maintain the oral health of the patient is:

right; wrong

The ethics of a profession provide the general standards of _______ and _______ that guide behavior of the members in that profession.

Ethical issue

A common problem wherein a solution is readily grounded in the governing practice act, recognized laws, or acceptable standards of care is a(n) ______________.

Nonmaleficence

Avoidance of harm to others is a core value known as ______________.

The definition of a moral is:

A principle or habit with respect to right or wrong behavior

Dental hygiene diagnosis

The identification of an existing or potential oral health problem that a dental hygienist is qualified and licensed to treat is called ________________________.

Rights

Expectations by the patient that correlate with the duties of a professional person when providing care are called _________________.

Dental hygiene diagnosis

The objective of the dental hygiene care plan is to develop strategies to meet the individual needs of the patient as identified by the ____________________.

Profession

An occupation or calling that requires specialized knowledge, methods, and skills as well as preparation from an institution of higher learning is a ____________.

Confidentiality

A patient's right to privacy includes the responsibility of the dental hygienist to protect privileged communication, and is called _________________.

Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner

Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner

Autonomy

____________ is the act of self-determination by persons with the ability to make a choice or decision.

Scope of practice

Which ethical and legal concept relates to the scope and duties of the dental hygienist as defined in each state's Dental Hygiene Practice act?

Continuing education is:

Post-licensure short-term educational experiences for refreshing skills, and updating and renewing licensure

Tertiary prevention

The level of prevention used to rehabilitate or restore near normal function is called ______________________.

Educator

A(n) ______________ uses educational theory and methodology to educate competent oral health professional or provide continuing education for licensed providers.

Both statements are false

An ethical issue is much less defined than a dilemma. It is an uncommon problem wherein a solution is grounded in the rules of the private practice.

Direct access for a dental hygienist means which of the following?

The dental hygienist can provide services as determined appropriate during assessment without specific authorization. This type of supervision is usually limited to preventive services provided in specified public health settings

Preventive

Primary, secondary, and tertiary services are categories of which dental hygiene service?

Clinician

Which professional role of the dental hygienist involves providing direct patient care in collaboration with other professionals?

Competency

The skills, understanding, and professional values of an individual ready for beginning dental hygiene practice is called _____________.

The dental hygiene care plan is presented to the dentist for which of the following reasons?

For integration with the comprehensive care plan

Health is defined as:

A state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not only the absence of disease

The dental hygiene diagnosis provides:

The basis on which the dental hygiene care plan is designed, implemented, and evaluated

Remineralization therapy

Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention?

Advocate

Which of the following is a person who influences legislators, health agencies, and other organizations to bring existing health problems and available resources together to resolve problems and improve access to care?

American Dental Hygienists' Association

ADHA stands for which of the following?

first; objective

The assessment phase is the _________ component of the dental hygiene process of care and is made up of both subjective and __________ data.

Preventive, educational, and therapeutic

The clinical responsibilities of the dental hygienist are divided into which three types of services?

Beneficence is the act of:

Promoting well-being through health promotion and disease prevention activities

Therapeutic services are:

clinical treatments designed to arrest or control disease and maintain oral tissues in health

The first statement is false; the second statement is true

Educational aspects of dental hygiene services are appropriate when time avails during dental appointments. Dental hygienists should educate patients about the growing body of evidence related to the association between oral and systemic disease.

Dental hygiene care

The science and practice of the prevention of oral diseases is called _____________.

Alfred C. Fones

Who is considered the "father of dental hygiene"?

General supervision

The office manager explains that you will be the only RDH in the office on Friday and the dentist will be out of town. Since this is permissible by your state's practice act, you are comfortable with the arrangement. Which type of supervision is allowed by your state?

Ethical dilemma

The term for a problem that involves two morally correct choices or courses of action is a(n) ______________.

Educational

Strategies developed for an individual or group to elicit behaviors directed toward health are known as ________________ services.

Veracity

A duty to tell the truth when information is disclosed to patients about treatment is called ____________.

Collaborative practice of dental hygiene

____________________ is the science of the prevention and treatment of oral disease through the provision of educational, assessment, preventive, clinical, and other therapeutic services in a collaborative working relationship with a consulting dentist, but without general supervision.

Core values

The _________________ of a profession provide a guide to choices or actions by implying a preference for what is deemed to be acceptable in the profession.

Educational

The clinical responsibilities of the dental hygienist are divided into preventive, educational, and therapeutic services. Clinical and ___________ activities are inseparable and overlap as patient care is planned and accomplished.

General supervision

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 is called _________________.

The selection of strategies and interventions that meet the needs of the patient in attaining oral health is called:

The dental hygiene care plan

Justice/fairness

Impartiality, or fair treatment according to an equitable distribution of benefits and burdens, is called ________________.

health behaviors; oral health problems

The dental hygiene diagnosis identifies the ______________ of an individual patient as well as the actual or potential ______________ that dental hygienists are educated and licensed to treat.

The Dental Hygiene Process of Care

Assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, and documentation are components of ________________.

Dental hygiene process of care

________________________ is an organized systematic group of activities that provides the framework for delivering quality dental care.

Health promotion

The process of enabling people to increase control and improve their health through self-care, mutual aid, and the creation of a healthy environment is ____________.

Dental implant

An example of tertiary care is:

Cohort studies

Which type of scientific evidence is located directly above case-control studies on the levels of scientific evidence pyramid?