Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene 5th Edition Bowen Test Bank
Chapter 02: Dental Hygiene Metaparadigm Concepts and Conceptual Models Applied
to Practice
Bowen: Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Each of the following is a paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline EXCEPT one.
Which is the EXCEPTION?
a.Dental hygiene actions
b.Health and oral health
c.Environment
d.Patient
e.Client
ANS: D
The term client was selected as a paradigm concept, rather than the term patient, because the
term client is broad, suggests wellness rather than illness, and represents an active rather than
passive relationship with the dental hygienist.
DIF: Application REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
2. The surroundings in which the client and dental hygienist are interacting is the concept of
a. dental hygiene actions.
b. environment.
c. health and oral health.
d. client.
ANS: B
This concept includes social, ethno-cultural, financial, political, and educational factors that
can be barriers or facilitators to health, oral health, and dental hygiene actions. The
environment affects the client and the dental hygienist, and the client and the dental hygienist
also influence the environment.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
3. Which concept includes the surroundings where the client and dental hygienist interact?
a. health/oral health.
b. environment.
c. dental hygiene actions.
d. client.
ANS: C
The concept of dental hygiene action is defined as the interventions provided by a dental
hygienist for the benefit of, and in collaboration with, the client to promote oral health and
wellness and prevent oral disease.
, Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene 5th Edition Bowen Test Bank
DIF: Comprehension REF: 13 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
4. “Biologically sound and functional dentition” is a feature of the
a. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model.
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model.
c. Client Self-Care Commitment Model.
d. paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline.
ANS: A
It is one of the eight human needs related to dental hygiene care in the Dental Hygiene Human
Needs Conceptual Model. It draws upon the four dental hygiene disciplinary concepts to
develop an understanding of client human needs throughout the dental hygiene process of
care.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
5. Which clinical dental hygiene conceptual practice model emphasizes the client’s perceptions
of and reactions to their own health status?
a. Paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model
c. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model
d. Client Self-Care Commitment Model
ANS: B
The Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model was developed by dental hygiene
educator-researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. It specifically assesses the
domains of symptom status, functional status, and oral health perceptions.
DIF: Recall REF: 20 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
6. The model that involves clients as co-therapists in their own oral health decisions is the
a. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model.
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model.
c. Client Self-Care Commitment Model.
d. paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline.
ANS: C
The model is based on the premise that effectively involving clients as co-therapists in their
oral health decisions, enhances motivation, commitment, and compliance with oral self-care.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 23 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
7. In the Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model, the client is viewed as having how
many human needs especially related to dental hygiene care?
Chapter 02: Dental Hygiene Metaparadigm Concepts and Conceptual Models Applied
to Practice
Bowen: Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Each of the following is a paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline EXCEPT one.
Which is the EXCEPTION?
a.Dental hygiene actions
b.Health and oral health
c.Environment
d.Patient
e.Client
ANS: D
The term client was selected as a paradigm concept, rather than the term patient, because the
term client is broad, suggests wellness rather than illness, and represents an active rather than
passive relationship with the dental hygienist.
DIF: Application REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
2. The surroundings in which the client and dental hygienist are interacting is the concept of
a. dental hygiene actions.
b. environment.
c. health and oral health.
d. client.
ANS: B
This concept includes social, ethno-cultural, financial, political, and educational factors that
can be barriers or facilitators to health, oral health, and dental hygiene actions. The
environment affects the client and the dental hygienist, and the client and the dental hygienist
also influence the environment.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 12 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
3. Which concept includes the surroundings where the client and dental hygienist interact?
a. health/oral health.
b. environment.
c. dental hygiene actions.
d. client.
ANS: C
The concept of dental hygiene action is defined as the interventions provided by a dental
hygienist for the benefit of, and in collaboration with, the client to promote oral health and
wellness and prevent oral disease.
, Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene 5th Edition Bowen Test Bank
DIF: Comprehension REF: 13 OBJ: 1
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
4. “Biologically sound and functional dentition” is a feature of the
a. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model.
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model.
c. Client Self-Care Commitment Model.
d. paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline.
ANS: A
It is one of the eight human needs related to dental hygiene care in the Dental Hygiene Human
Needs Conceptual Model. It draws upon the four dental hygiene disciplinary concepts to
develop an understanding of client human needs throughout the dental hygiene process of
care.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
5. Which clinical dental hygiene conceptual practice model emphasizes the client’s perceptions
of and reactions to their own health status?
a. Paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model
c. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model
d. Client Self-Care Commitment Model
ANS: B
The Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model was developed by dental hygiene
educator-researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. It specifically assesses the
domains of symptom status, functional status, and oral health perceptions.
DIF: Recall REF: 20 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
6. The model that involves clients as co-therapists in their own oral health decisions is the
a. Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model.
b. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life Model.
c. Client Self-Care Commitment Model.
d. paradigm concept of the dental hygiene discipline.
ANS: C
The model is based on the premise that effectively involving clients as co-therapists in their
oral health decisions, enhances motivation, commitment, and compliance with oral self-care.
DIF: Comprehension REF: 23 OBJ: 2
TOP: NBDHE, Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services, 3.0 Planning and Managing Dental
Hygiene Care
7. In the Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model, the client is viewed as having how
many human needs especially related to dental hygiene care?
