Dental Hygienist: Chapter 1
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Pharmacology - Correct Answer: Study of drugs & their interactions w/living cells & systems.
What are drugs? - Correct Answer: Chemical substances (for humans/animals) used in the diagnosis,
treatment, or prevention of disease or other abnormal conditions.
Drugs include synthetically derived? - Correct Answer: Compounds, Vitamins, Minerals & Herbal
Supplements (HS are marketed as food supplements, NOT drugs).
Who was the 1st pharmacologist? - Correct Answer: A person who became more astute in observing &
remembering which plant products produced predictable results.
Which health care providers can write prescriptions? - Correct Answer: Physicians (for Humans),
Veterinarians (for Animals), Dentists (for Dental problems), Optometrists (for Eye problems). In certain
states, under certain guidelines, Physicians' Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists & Dental
Hygienists can prescribe drugs.
PharmacoTherapy - Correct Answer: Use of medications to Treat Different Disease States.
PharmacoDynamics - Correct Answer: Study of the Actions of drugs on Living Organisms.
PharmacoKinetics - Correct Answer: Study of what the Body does to a drug; measurement of the
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism & Excretion of drug from the body.
Pharmacy - Correct Answer: Practice of Compounding, Preparing, Dispensing & Counseling of pts about
their medications.