Dental Hygiene OSCE Test Questions
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Graded A+
Dental Hygiene Process of Care -✓✓1.Asses
2.Diagnose
3.Plan
4.Implement
5.Evaluate
6.Document
• Scope of Practice -✓✓A dental hygienist is legally bound to provide
care within the dental hygiene scope of practice
• Standard of care -✓✓A professional uses the ordinary and reasonable
skill that is commonly used by other reputable dental hygienists when
caring for patients; involves prudent judgement and use of all available
resources.
• Informed Consent -✓✓Voluntary affirmation by a patient to allow
examination or treatment by authorized dental hygienist or other
member of the dental team.
,• Chief Complaints -✓✓the patients main concern during the health
history
• What data to collect -✓✓Health history
dental history
Intra/oral exam
dental charting
Perio assessment
Radiographs
• Risk factors for Periodontal disease -✓✓Age
oral hygiene
tobacco use
any systemic conditions
medications
• Perio disease as a risk factor for systemic conditions -✓✓Heart
conditions
Diabetes
Pregnancy complications
low birth weight
• Risk factors for dental caries -✓✓Poor oral hygiene
,prolonged nursing
eating disorders
drug or alcohol abuse
irregular dental care
• Risk factors for oral cancer -✓✓Tobacco
Sun exposure
• Documentation -✓✓-complete/accurate
-Neat
- IN INK
-right date
-abbreviations standardized
-not contaminated
• Diagnosis -✓✓A statement about an actual or potential problem
• Diagnostic decision making -✓✓A process involving the ability to
collect, analyze, and synthesize data
• DH diagnosis -✓✓-Formal statement of the DH's decision regarding
the actual or potential problems of a patient that can be responsive to
treatment through the DH scope of practice.
, -Provides the basis fro decisions about dental hygiene tx, evaluation, and
referral.
• Prognosis -✓✓Prediction of the outcome
• Caries risk -✓✓Low
Moderate
High
• Active -✓✓Reevaluate everytime
• Maintenance -✓✓NO reevaluation
• Purpose of Tx plan -✓✓-Guides the healthcare provider
-Informs the patient
*Patient consent is secured*
• Preparing DH tx plan -✓✓-Medical History (allergies, medications,
surgeries/hospitalizations)
-Review assessments (I/E oral exam, dental charting, ext)
-DH diagnosis
-Tx prioritized (preventative or therapy?, patients input)
-Tx options (outside factors:cost, time)
and Answers | Correct Answers |
Graded A+
Dental Hygiene Process of Care -✓✓1.Asses
2.Diagnose
3.Plan
4.Implement
5.Evaluate
6.Document
• Scope of Practice -✓✓A dental hygienist is legally bound to provide
care within the dental hygiene scope of practice
• Standard of care -✓✓A professional uses the ordinary and reasonable
skill that is commonly used by other reputable dental hygienists when
caring for patients; involves prudent judgement and use of all available
resources.
• Informed Consent -✓✓Voluntary affirmation by a patient to allow
examination or treatment by authorized dental hygienist or other
member of the dental team.
,• Chief Complaints -✓✓the patients main concern during the health
history
• What data to collect -✓✓Health history
dental history
Intra/oral exam
dental charting
Perio assessment
Radiographs
• Risk factors for Periodontal disease -✓✓Age
oral hygiene
tobacco use
any systemic conditions
medications
• Perio disease as a risk factor for systemic conditions -✓✓Heart
conditions
Diabetes
Pregnancy complications
low birth weight
• Risk factors for dental caries -✓✓Poor oral hygiene
,prolonged nursing
eating disorders
drug or alcohol abuse
irregular dental care
• Risk factors for oral cancer -✓✓Tobacco
Sun exposure
• Documentation -✓✓-complete/accurate
-Neat
- IN INK
-right date
-abbreviations standardized
-not contaminated
• Diagnosis -✓✓A statement about an actual or potential problem
• Diagnostic decision making -✓✓A process involving the ability to
collect, analyze, and synthesize data
• DH diagnosis -✓✓-Formal statement of the DH's decision regarding
the actual or potential problems of a patient that can be responsive to
treatment through the DH scope of practice.
, -Provides the basis fro decisions about dental hygiene tx, evaluation, and
referral.
• Prognosis -✓✓Prediction of the outcome
• Caries risk -✓✓Low
Moderate
High
• Active -✓✓Reevaluate everytime
• Maintenance -✓✓NO reevaluation
• Purpose of Tx plan -✓✓-Guides the healthcare provider
-Informs the patient
*Patient consent is secured*
• Preparing DH tx plan -✓✓-Medical History (allergies, medications,
surgeries/hospitalizations)
-Review assessments (I/E oral exam, dental charting, ext)
-DH diagnosis
-Tx prioritized (preventative or therapy?, patients input)
-Tx options (outside factors:cost, time)
