Chapter 01 The Dental Hygiene Profession (Bowen Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice)

Chapter 01 The Dental Hygiene Profession (Bowen
Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene Theory and
Practice)

, Chapter 01 The Dental Hygiene Profession (Bowen Darby
and Walsh Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice)
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.

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.

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.