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DEN120- Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was the first dental hygienist (and when) and who was the doctor who decided so? | Irene Newman (1910-1919); dr. fones |
| What are other roles of a DH? | clinician, sales rep, research, administrator, entrepreneur |
| What is a prophylaxis? | preventative plan |
| Who decides the kind of supervision a dental office has? | the state |
| Direct SV | dentist on site all the time (NC) |
| Personal SV | dentist needs to authorize, present, check work |
| General SV | dentist has authorized procedure, but does not need to be present |
| Direct access SV | Dh can provide service without specific authorization (public health settings) |
| Collaborative practice | DH practice without SV with an agreement with dentist |
| Indirect SV | dentist must authorize procedure and be in office |
| Remote SV | dentist not on site, communicate through technology |
| Independent SV | none |
| Primary prevention | measures carried out before disease occurs for prevention |
| Secondary prevention | treatment of early disease to prevent progression |
| Tertiary prevention | most severe; bonegraphs, tissuegraphs, replace lost tissue to where function is normal |
| Competency domains: | value/ethics, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication, teams and teamwork |
| Six interrelated components of the dental hygiene process: | assess, diagnose, plan, implement, evaluate, document |
| Critical thinking skills to interpret data: | info gathering, classification, interpretation, validation |
| Core values of DH: | indiv. autonomy and respect, confidentiality, societal trust, nonmaleficence (provide services to protect patient), beneficence (promote well being), justice/fairness, veracity (accept obligation to tell truth) |
| Model for resolution of ethical issue or dilemma: | info, identification, clarification, assessment, recommendation, documentation |
| Why did Dr. Fones choose the name "dental hygienist"? | he felt this term could create association with prevention, rather than treatment of oral disease. |
| Who is the "father of dental hygiene"? | Dr. alfred C. fones |
| Main events in 1910-1919: | the first DH was made; irene newman |
| Main events in 1920-1929: | ADHA created in detroit |
| Main events in 1940-1949: | ADHA recommended the program go to 2 years, 1st DH oath (frank lamons) |
| Main events in 1950-1959: | all states granted licensure, discrimination removed |
| Main events in 1060-1969: | 1st board exam, males allowed |
| Main events in 1070-1979: | forsyth experiment (rotunda experiment; trained DH in basic restorative dentistry and local anesthesia) |
| Main events in 1980-1989: | Gloves began to be required |
| Preventative services: | methods employed by the clinician or patient to promote and maintain oral health |
| Educational services: | strategies developed for an individual or a group to promote behavior change to make healthy lifestyle choices |
| Therapeutic services: | clinical treatments designed to arrest or control disease and maintain oral tissues in health |
| In 2021, _____ states allowed dental hygienists to provide _______ ______ care. | 42; direct access |
| What is the role of a dental therapist? | Caries removal, placement, and finishing of resin, space maintainers, crowns and temp. crowns, pulpotomy, pulp vitality testing, simple extractions |
| Pulpotomy: | dental proc. used to save decayed/infected teeth |
| Pulp vitality test: | help establish dental health of pulp within the pulp chamber and root canals. |
| How can DH be an advocate for oral health? | influence legislators, etc, analyze barriers to change, implement and evaluate health policies and programs, promotes lifestyle changes |
| What is the goal of each DH? | to aid individuals and groups in attaining and maintaining optimum oral health. |
| What is a clinical practice goal? | maintain current knowledge and effective application of standard precautions for infections control in clinical practice. |
| What is the purpose of the dental hygiene process of care? | provide framework to individualize the process of care for each patient. |
| Assessment phase: | first component; provides foundation for patient care by collecting subjective and objective data |
| Diagnosis phase: | identify health behaviors of patient; justify the treatment proposed to the patient |
| Care plan phase: | selection of strategies and interventions that meet the needs of the patient in attaining oral health. |
| Implementation phase: | activation of the care plan |
| Evaluation phase: | determines whether a specific area of a patient needs to be treated again, referred, or placed on continuing care schedule. |
| Documentation phase: | details all data into condensed format; represents chronological history of patients total care |
| What is the code of ethics? | describes professional conduct, outlines responsibilities and duties of each member, to increase awareness of ethical situations in practice. |
| The complete ADHA code of ethics includes: | basic beliefs, fundamental principles, core values, and standards of professional responsibility. |
| Components of professionalism include: | Competence, fairness, integrity, responsibility, respect, service-mindedness |
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