Clinic Theory 3

• What is the discipline of dental hygiene?

  1. The study of teeth and their supporting structures
  2. Brushing and flossing one’s teeth and rinsing with an antimicrobial mouth rinse twice a day, morning and night
  3. The study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behavior to prevent oral disease and promote health
  4. The study of those procedures that dental hygienists provide to clients

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• Who is the professional dental hygienist?

  1. A licensed preventive oral health professional who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, entry level dental hygiene program
  2. A licensed person who has learned on the job via a preceptorship program, such as the Alabama Dental Hygienists Program
  3. A dentist who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental school program
  4. A person who has graduated from a Commission on Dental Accreditation, accredited, dental assisting program

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• Which of the following is a key behavior within the dental hygiene process of care?

  1. Observation
  2. Diagnosis
  3. Communication skills
  4. Client care

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• What occurs when individuals with differing strengths and areas of expertise work together as equal partners to achieve better outcomes than each would achieve working alone?

  1. Implementation
  2. Collaboration
  3. Determination
  4. Concentration

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• Examples of human needs related to dental hygiene care include all of the following except one. Which one is the exception?

  1. Freedom from fear and stress
  2. Protection from health risks
  3. Freedom from head and neck pain
  4. Love and belong needs
  5. Wholesome facial image

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• Protection from health risks is the need to avoid medical contraindications related to dental hygiene care and to be free from harm or danger involving the integrity of the body structure and environment around the person. With advances in thermoplastic material, boil and bite mouth guard have good retention and cover all posterior teeth

  1. Both statements are true.
  2. Both statements are false.
  3. The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
  4. The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

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• Which type of medications helps meet the human need for a biologically sound dentition?

  1. Fluoride
  2. NSAIDs
  3. Penicillamine
  4. Cyclosporine
  5. Antimalarials

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• Which of the following represents a human need deficit in the need for a biologically sound dentition?

  1. Gingival bleeding
  2. No dental examination in the last 2 years
  3. Vital signs outside of normal limits
  4. Mucogingival problems
  5. Concern about confidentiality

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• Periodontal disease is epidemic in the United States and elsewhere. The human need for skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck is usually unmet in clients seeking dental hygiene care.

  1. Both statements are true
  2. Both statements are false.
  3. The first statement is true, and the second statement is false
  4. The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

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• Which human need is associated with dissatisfaction with facial profile?

  1. Protection from health risks
  2. Biologically sound and functional dentition
  3. Wholesome facial image
  4. Freedom from stress

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• Pockets greater than 4 mm, attachment loss greater than 4 mm, and bleeding on probing are all signs of a deficit in which human need?

  1. Wholesome facial image
  2. Protection from health risks
  3. Biologically sound and functional dentition
  4. Skin and mucous membrane integrity of head and neck
  5. Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus

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• Which of the following is the most common concern associated with the human need for freedom from head and neck pain?

  1. Concerns about disease transmission
  2. Concerns about fluoride toxicity
  3. Report of pain
  4. Concern about radiation exposure
  5. Has questions about oral disease

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• Which of the following is the most common concern associated with the human need for responsibility for oral health?

  1. Inadequate oral self care
  2. lack of understanding of the need for preventive care
  3. dislike of the sound of the scaling instruments
  4. uncontrolled diabetes

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• Which of the following components define evidence based practice?

  1. Clinical judgment and expertise
  2. Client values/preferences
  3. Scientific research
  4. Both a and c
  5. Options a, b, and c

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• The purpose of evidence-based decision-making (EBDM) is to:

  1. emphasize new research findings
  2. close the gap between research and practice.
  3. defer to clients’ wishes
  4. use expert opinions
  5. do none of the above.

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• Being a good consumer of research literature means you:

  1. understand what you are reading.
  2. can identify the level of evidence.
  3. know how much confidence you can put into the findings.
  4. Both a and c are correct.
  5. Options a, b, and c are correct.

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• Which of the following distinguishes EBDM from traditional decision making?

  1. Client preferences or values
  2. Clinical circumstances
  3. Clinician’s experience and judgment
  4. Scientific evidence
  5. All of the above

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• Which of the following is a true statement?

  1. Evidence alone does not tell practitioners what to do
  2. All evidence is equal on the hierarchy.
  3. The number of studies increase as you move up the hierarchy.
  4. The clinical relevance of studies decreases as you move up the hierarchy.
  5. None of the above are true statements.

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• Primary research includes all of the following except:

  1. experimental studies.
  2. observational studies.
  3. systematic reviews.
  4. case control studies.
  5. cohort studies.

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• Characteristics of experimental studies include:

  1. testing cause and effect
  2. describing already existing conditions
  3. testing potentially harmful substances.
  4. both b and c
  5. options a, b, and c.

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• Characteristics of secondary research include the following except:

  1. filtered, preappraised research.
  2. meta-analyses.
  3. systematic reviews
  4. case reports.
  5. research on already conducted research.

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• Characteristics of nonexperimental research include:

  1. making observations between exposures and diseases
  2. ability to conduct studies prospectively
  3. ability to conduct studies retrospectively.
  4. both a and c
  5. options a, b, and c.

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• Enhancing people’s capacity to cope with an ever-changing environment is a challenge of which

  healthcare movement?

  1. Health promotion
  2. Disease treatment
  3. Treatment intervention
  4. Disease prevention
  5. Tertiary prevention

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• John Frank

  • DH employed by a dental clinic in a large suburban mall
  • agreed to participate in an educational campaign being hosted by the mall retail stores for the customers
  • Campaign is called “Just say no to tobacco use.”
  • As part of a needs assessment, John held a public forum and invited the neighboring community to attend.
  • One outcome of the forum was concern expressed by many parents regarding the sale of bubble gum in containers resembling packaging of chewing tobacco.

  The campaign represents which level of prevention?

  1. Complementary
  2. Intermediary
  3. Cautionary
  4. Primary
  5. Tertiary

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• John Frank

  • DH employed by a dental clinic in a mall
  • agreed to participate in an educational campaign being hosted by the mall
  • Campaign is called “Just say no to tobacco use.”
  • As part of a needs assessment, John held a public forum & invited the community to attend
  • One outcome of the forum was concern expressed by many parents regarding the sale of bubble gum in containers resembling packaging of chewing tobacco

  To hold a public forum is an example of which DH role?

  1. Consumer advocate
  2. Therapist
  3. Policy analyst
  4. Clinician
  5. Manager

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• John Frank

  • DH employed by a dental clinic in a mall
  • agreed to participate in an educational campaign being hosted by the mall
  • Campaign is called “Just say no to tobacco use.”
  • As part of a needs assessment, John held a public forum & invited the community to attend
  • One outcome of the forum was concern expressed by many parents regarding the sale of bubble gum in containers resembling packaging of chewing tobacco

  Which of the following marketing concepts is the sale of bubble gum in containers that look like chewing

  tobacco containers?

  1. Product
  2. Price
  3. Purpose
  4. Place
  5. Promotion

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• John Frank

  • DH employed by a dental clinic in a mall
  • participate in an educational campaign hosted by the mall
  • Campaign “Just say no to tobacco use.”
  • Held a public forum & invited the community
  • Concern expressed by parents regarding the sale of bubble gum resembling packaging of chewing tobacco

  John’s engagement in the event is evidence of his sense of responsibility to promote health. John

  models professionalism.

  1. Both statements are true
  2. Both statements are false
  3. First statement is true, & the second statement is false
  4. First statement is false, & the second statement is true

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• Dental hygienists focus on disease treatment. Health promotion is the responsibility of all health professionals.

  1. Both statements are true
  2. Both statements are false
  3. The first statement is true, and the second statement is false
  4. The first statement is false, and the second statement is true

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• Examples of secondary prevention include the following dental hygiene interventions except for one. Which is the one exception?

  1. Screening for dental caries
  2. Placing sealants on insipient dental caries
  3. Demonstrating sulcular toothbrushing for gingivitis
  4. Providing a tray fluoride for a person with dry mouth
  5. Root surface debridement on a tooth with chronic periodontitis

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• Interpersonal communication is the process by which a person sends a message to another person with the intention of evoking a response.

  1. True
  2. False

  True
• Communication generally stops with one encoded and decoded message.

  1. True
  2. False

  false
•  Although perceptions are formed based on past experience, they are easily changed.

  1. True
  2. False

  false
• Oral health and education may not be highly valued when food, shelter, and clothing are not readily available.

  1. True
  2. False

  true
• Oral health professionals must be aware of their own values and how they affect the choices professionals make in planning and implementing oral health behavioral change programs.

  1. True
  2. False

  true
• Statement 1: Ethnic identity describes the common cultural, historic, and geographic experiences of a group.

  Statement 2: Individuals of a group who share an ethnic identity also share the same attitude, interests, and dialects.

  1. Statement 1 is correct; statement 2 is incorrect.
  2. Statement 1 is incorrect; statement 2 is correct.
  3. Statements 1 and 2 are both correct.
  4. Statements 1 and 2 are both incorrect.

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• Statement 1: Beliefs and practices within a culture do not influence the access to healthcare services.

  Statement 2: The way people make sense of illness is in part culturally determined.

  1. Statement 1 is correct; statement 2 is incorrect.
  2. Statement 1 is incorrect; statement 2 is correct.
  3. Statements 1 and 2 are both correct.
  4. Statements 1 and 2 are both incorrect.

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• At the first oral care visit, the culturally sensitive oral health professional should:

  1. first assess the core values of the group to which the client belongs
  2. base his or her judgment on the characteristics of the specific culture to which the client belongs
  3. assesses the core cultural values for each client individually rather than focusing on the group to which the client belongs
  4. apply stereotyping as a tool to determine the possible core values of the client

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• Stereotyping:

  1. is effective in a strange environment with new people to ascertain the characteristics of a member of a particular group
  2. can be described as an inaccurate, biased assessment of another human being based on group characteristics
  3. is an essential step in analyzing cultural differences
  4. recognizes the uniqueness of the individual and allows an accurate perception of the individual

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• Cultural competence starts with:

  1. awareness of the client’s background and cultural beliefs and values
  2. understanding the client’s perspective and social context
  3. applying a variety of communication skills to appeal to the client’s identity
  4. awareness of one’s own cultural beliefs and practices

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• Statement 1: Patients are usually willing to share their ideas and customs with those who

  express a willingness to understand them

  Statement 2: The clinician should assume the presence of cultural differences, and therefore, the clinician needs extensive knowledge of every cultural practice and belief

  1. Statement 1 is correct; statement 2 is incorrect
  2. Statement 1 is incorrect; statement 2 is correct
  3. Statements 1 and 2 are both correct.
  4. Statements 1 and 2 are both incorrect

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