TEST BANK FOR DARBY &
N N N N
WALSH: DENTAL HYGIENE: TH
N N N
EORY AND PRACTICE, 5TH EDI
N N N N
TION
,Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
N N N N N
MULTIPLENCHOICE
1.NNN WhatNisNtheNdisciplineNofNdentalNhygiene
?
a.NNN TheNstudyNofNteethNandNtheirNsupportingNstructures
b.NNN BrushingNandNflossingNone’sNteethNandNrinsingNwithNanNantimicrobialNmouthNrin
seNtwiceNaNday,NmorningNandNnight
c.NNN TheNstudyNofNpreventiveNoralNhealthcare,NincludingNtheNmanagementNofNbehaviorN
toNpreventNoralNdiseaseNandNpromoteNhealth
d.NNN TheNstudyNofNthoseNproceduresNthatNdentalNhygienistsNprovideNtoNclients
ANS:NN C
TheNstudyNofNteethNandNtheirNsupportingNstructures.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNtheNdiscipli
neNofNdentalNhygieneNcoversNmuchNmoreNinformationNthanNtheNstudyNofNteethNandNsupporting
structures.NDentalNhygieneNfocusesNonNtheNpreventiveNmeasuresNthatNtheNteethNandNsupportin
gNstructuresNmustNreceive,NinNadditionNtoNotherNoralNhealthcareNstepsNthatNmustNbeNtakenNtoNp
romoteNone’sNhealth.
BrushingNandNflossingNone’sNteethNandNrinsingNwithNanNantimicrobialNmouthNrinseNtwiceNaNday,
NmorningNandNnight.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNthisNstatementNdescribesNonlyNoneNprocedu
reNwithinNtheNdisciplineNofNdentalNhygiene.NDentalNhygieneNisNaNmuchNlargerNandNgeneralNfieldN
ofNstudyNthanNthisNsimpleNpreventiveNaction.
TheNstudyNofNpreventiveNoralNhealthcareNincludingNtheNmanagementNofNbehaviorNtoNpreventNor
alNdiseaseNandNpromoteNhealth.NThisNanswerNisNcorrectNbecauseNthisNisNtheNdirectNdefinitionNofN
dentalNhygiene.NTheNdefinitionNcanNbeNbrokenNdownNintoNsmaller,NspecifiedNdivisionsNtoNfurthe
rNdevelopNtheNdisciplineNofNdentalNhygiene.
TheNstudyNofNthoseNproceduresNthatNdentalNhygienistsNprovideNtoNclients.NThisNanswerNisNwron
gNbecauseNdentalNhygienistsNplayNmanyNinterrelatedNroles,NsuchNasNclinician,Neducator,Nadmini
stratorNorNmanager,Nadvocate,NandNresearcher.NAlthoughNeachNofNtheseNrolesNisNcreatedNtoNassis
tNinNdentalNhygiene,NtheNdisciplineNisNnotNcenteredNonNtheNactionsNandNproceduresNofNtheNdental
Nhygienist.
REF:NNNWhatNisNDentalNHygiene?N|N1
2.NNN WhoNisNtheNprofessionalNdentalNhygienist
?
a.NNN ANlicensedNpreventiveNoralNhealthNprofessionalNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaN
CommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,Naccredited,NentryNlevelNdentalNhygien
eNprogram
b.NNN ANlicensedNpersonNwhoNhasNlearnedNonNtheNjobNviaNaNpreceptorshipNprogram,NsuchN
asNtheNAlabamaNDentalNHygienistsNProgram
c.NNN ANdentistNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditatio
n,Naccredited,NdentalNschoolNprogram
d.NNN ANpersonNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,
accredited,NdentalNassistingNprogram
ANS:NN A
, ANlicensedNpreventiveNoralNhealthNprofessionalNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDe
ntalNAccreditation,Naccredited,NentryNlevelNdentalNhygieneNprogram.NThisNanswerNisNcorrectNbe
causeNtoNbeNeligibleNasNaNprofessionalNdentalNhygienist,NtheNpersonNmustNhaveNgraduatedNfromN
anNaccreditedNdentalNhygieneNprogram.
ANlicensedNpersonNwhoNhasNlearnedNonNtheNjobNviaNaNpreceptorshipNprogram,NsuchNasNtheNAlab
amaNDentalNHygienistsNProgram.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNaNdentalNhygienistNcannotNlea
rnNonNtheNjobNtoNbecomeNaNprofessional.NRather,NtheyNmustNpassNwrittenNexaminationsNandNgra
duateNfromNanNaccreditedNdentalNhygieneNprogram.
ANdentistNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,Naccredited,Ndent
alNschoolNprogram.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNaNdentistNhasNaNhigherNdegreeNthanNaNdent
alNhygienistNandNtherefore,Ngenerally,NworksNaboveNaNdentalNhygienist.NItNisNnotNnecessaryNfor
NaNdentalNhygienistNtoNreceiveNanNeducationNfromNaNdentalNschool.
ANpersonNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,Naccredited,Ndent
alNassistingNprogram.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNaNpersonNgraduatingNfromNanNaccredited
NdentalNassistingNprogramNwouldNonlyNbeNlicensedNasNaNdentalNassistant.
REF:NNNWhoNIsNtheNDentalNHygienist?N|N1
3.NNN AllNofNtheseNservicesNareNprovidedNbyNtheNmajorityNofNdentalNhygienistsNinNtheNclinicalNsetting
exceptNone.NWhichNoneNisNtheNexception?
a.NNN PerformNperiodontalNmaintenanceNcare.
b.NNN ImplementNinterventionsNtoNdirectNaNpersonNbackNtoNoralNwellness.
c.NNN ProvideNfluorideNvarnishNtreatment.
d.NNN PlaceNandNremoveNrestorations.
ANS:NN D
PerformNperiodontalNmaintenanceNcare.NThisNisNaNserviceNprovidedNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.NTh
eNclinicalNsettingNallowsNforNapplicationNofNpreventiveNandNtherapeuticNagentsNrelatedNtoNperi
odontalNdisease.NForNexample:NsubgingivalNsustained-releaseNdeliveryNsystemsNcontaining
chlorhexidine.
ImplementNinterventionsNtoNdirectNaNpersonNbackNtoNoralNwellness.NThisNisNaNserviceNprovidedN
inNtheNclinicalNsetting.NTheNmainNgoalNofNaNdentalNhygienistNisNtoNpreventNoralNdiseaseNandNpro
moteNhealth.NTherefore,NifNtheNstateNofNanNindividual’sNoralNhealthNchanges,NtheNdentalNhygieni
stN(withinNtheNscopeNofNtheNclinicalNsetting)NcanNprovideNsomeNdegreeNofNinterventionNtoNdirect
NtheNindividualNbackNtoNoralNwellness.
ProvideNfluorideNvarnishNtreatment.NThisNisNaNserviceNprovidedNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.NTheNclin
icalNsettingNallowsNforNapplicationNofNpreventiveNandNtherapeuticNagentsNrelatedNtoNdentalNcarie
s.NFluorideNvarnishNtreatmentsNprolongNfluorideNexposureNonNtheNtoothNsurfaceNforNsafeNandNeff
ectiveNcariesNcontrol.
PlaceNandNremoveNrestorations.NThisNserviceNisNnotNprovidedNbyNtheNmajorityNofNdentalNhygie
nistsNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.NOnlyNaNfewNdentalNhygienistsNhaveNtheNcertificationNtoNplaceNresto
rations,NwhileNmanyNothersNdoNnot.NAlso,NtheNremovalNofNrestorationsNisNnotNaNgivenNactionNof
NaNdentalNhygienistNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.
REF:NNNClinicianN|N3
4.NNN WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNaNkeyNbehaviorNwithinNtheNdentalNhygieneNprocessNofNcare?
a.NNN Observation
b.NNN Diagnosis
c.NNN CommunicationNskills
, d.NNN ClientNcare
ANS:NN B
Observation.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNdentalNhygienistsNmustNgoNfurtherNthanNsimpl
yNobservingNtheNclient.NTheNhygienistNmustNassessNtheNclientNbyNthoroughlyNcollectingNdat
a.NDiagnosis.NThisNanswerNisNcorrectNbecauseNidentifyingNtheNdiagnosisNisNtheNfocalNpointN
forNestablishingNgoalsNinNtheNdentalNhygieneNcareNplan.NTheNclient’sNdentalNhygieneNneedsN
areNdeterminedNsoNthatNspecificNinterventionsNcanNbeNimplemented.
CommunicationNskills.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNtheNcommunicationNskillsNareNnotNaNke
yNbehaviorNandNareNnotNnecessaryNtoNcompleteNtheNdentalNhygieneNprocess.
ClientNcare.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNclientNcareNisNnotNoneNofNtheNstepsNinNdentalNhygie
neNcare.NHowever,NproperNclientNcareNisNtheNgoalNbeingNachievedNthroughNtheNkeyNbehaviors.
REF:NNNWhatNIsNtheNDentalNHygieneNProcessNofNCare?N|N1
5.NNN WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNnotNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNtheNdentalNhygienistNtakesNin
toNaccountNinNtheNHumanNNeedsNModel?
a.NNN Age
b.NNNNN Attitudes
c.NNNN Lifestyles
d.NNN Weight
ANS:NN D
Age.NThisNanswerNisNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseNageNpla
ysNaNlargeNroleNinNtheNdevelopmentNofNanNindividual’sNoralNhealth.
Attitudes.NThisNanswerNisNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseN
itNcanNhaveNanNeffectNonNtheNdentalNhygieneNprocess.
Lifestyles.NThisNanswerNisNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseNa
nNindividual’sNoralNhealthNcanNbeNaffectedNbyNlifestyleNchoices.
Weight.NThisNanswerNisNnotNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseN
anNindividual’sNweightNdoesNnotNaffectNtheirNoralNhealth.NTheNdietNchoicesNthatNgoNalongNwithNaN
person’sNparticularNweightNmayNaffectNoralNhealth,NbutNtheNoverallNweightNofNanNindividualNdoes
Nnot.
REF:NNNWhatNIsNtheNDentalNHygieneNProcessNofNCare?N|N1
6.NNN WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNnotNoneNofNtheNsevenNrolesNofNaNdentalNhygienist?
a.NNN Clinician
b.NNN PublicNHealth
c.NNN Interpreter
d.NNN Researcher
ANS:NN C
TheNsevenNrolesNofNaNdentalNhygienistNareNclinician,NpublicNhealth,Nresearcher,Neducato
r,Nadministrator,NandNentrepreneur.
REF:NNNChapterNOne,NTableN1-1NSevenNRolesNofNtheNDentalNHygienistN|N4
7.NNN WhatNisNaNparadigm?
a.NNN ANwidelyNacceptedNworldviewNofNaNdisciplineNthatNshapesNtheNknowledgeNofNi
tsNpractitioners,Neducators,Nadministrators,NandNresearchers
N N N N
WALSH: DENTAL HYGIENE: TH
N N N
EORY AND PRACTICE, 5TH EDI
N N N N
TION
,Chapter 01: The Dental Hygiene Profession
N N N N N
MULTIPLENCHOICE
1.NNN WhatNisNtheNdisciplineNofNdentalNhygiene
?
a.NNN TheNstudyNofNteethNandNtheirNsupportingNstructures
b.NNN BrushingNandNflossingNone’sNteethNandNrinsingNwithNanNantimicrobialNmouthNrin
seNtwiceNaNday,NmorningNandNnight
c.NNN TheNstudyNofNpreventiveNoralNhealthcare,NincludingNtheNmanagementNofNbehaviorN
toNpreventNoralNdiseaseNandNpromoteNhealth
d.NNN TheNstudyNofNthoseNproceduresNthatNdentalNhygienistsNprovideNtoNclients
ANS:NN C
TheNstudyNofNteethNandNtheirNsupportingNstructures.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNtheNdiscipli
neNofNdentalNhygieneNcoversNmuchNmoreNinformationNthanNtheNstudyNofNteethNandNsupporting
structures.NDentalNhygieneNfocusesNonNtheNpreventiveNmeasuresNthatNtheNteethNandNsupportin
gNstructuresNmustNreceive,NinNadditionNtoNotherNoralNhealthcareNstepsNthatNmustNbeNtakenNtoNp
romoteNone’sNhealth.
BrushingNandNflossingNone’sNteethNandNrinsingNwithNanNantimicrobialNmouthNrinseNtwiceNaNday,
NmorningNandNnight.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNthisNstatementNdescribesNonlyNoneNprocedu
reNwithinNtheNdisciplineNofNdentalNhygiene.NDentalNhygieneNisNaNmuchNlargerNandNgeneralNfieldN
ofNstudyNthanNthisNsimpleNpreventiveNaction.
TheNstudyNofNpreventiveNoralNhealthcareNincludingNtheNmanagementNofNbehaviorNtoNpreventNor
alNdiseaseNandNpromoteNhealth.NThisNanswerNisNcorrectNbecauseNthisNisNtheNdirectNdefinitionNofN
dentalNhygiene.NTheNdefinitionNcanNbeNbrokenNdownNintoNsmaller,NspecifiedNdivisionsNtoNfurthe
rNdevelopNtheNdisciplineNofNdentalNhygiene.
TheNstudyNofNthoseNproceduresNthatNdentalNhygienistsNprovideNtoNclients.NThisNanswerNisNwron
gNbecauseNdentalNhygienistsNplayNmanyNinterrelatedNroles,NsuchNasNclinician,Neducator,Nadmini
stratorNorNmanager,Nadvocate,NandNresearcher.NAlthoughNeachNofNtheseNrolesNisNcreatedNtoNassis
tNinNdentalNhygiene,NtheNdisciplineNisNnotNcenteredNonNtheNactionsNandNproceduresNofNtheNdental
Nhygienist.
REF:NNNWhatNisNDentalNHygiene?N|N1
2.NNN WhoNisNtheNprofessionalNdentalNhygienist
?
a.NNN ANlicensedNpreventiveNoralNhealthNprofessionalNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaN
CommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,Naccredited,NentryNlevelNdentalNhygien
eNprogram
b.NNN ANlicensedNpersonNwhoNhasNlearnedNonNtheNjobNviaNaNpreceptorshipNprogram,NsuchN
asNtheNAlabamaNDentalNHygienistsNProgram
c.NNN ANdentistNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditatio
n,Naccredited,NdentalNschoolNprogram
d.NNN ANpersonNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,
accredited,NdentalNassistingNprogram
ANS:NN A
, ANlicensedNpreventiveNoralNhealthNprofessionalNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDe
ntalNAccreditation,Naccredited,NentryNlevelNdentalNhygieneNprogram.NThisNanswerNisNcorrectNbe
causeNtoNbeNeligibleNasNaNprofessionalNdentalNhygienist,NtheNpersonNmustNhaveNgraduatedNfromN
anNaccreditedNdentalNhygieneNprogram.
ANlicensedNpersonNwhoNhasNlearnedNonNtheNjobNviaNaNpreceptorshipNprogram,NsuchNasNtheNAlab
amaNDentalNHygienistsNProgram.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNaNdentalNhygienistNcannotNlea
rnNonNtheNjobNtoNbecomeNaNprofessional.NRather,NtheyNmustNpassNwrittenNexaminationsNandNgra
duateNfromNanNaccreditedNdentalNhygieneNprogram.
ANdentistNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,Naccredited,Ndent
alNschoolNprogram.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNaNdentistNhasNaNhigherNdegreeNthanNaNdent
alNhygienistNandNtherefore,Ngenerally,NworksNaboveNaNdentalNhygienist.NItNisNnotNnecessaryNfor
NaNdentalNhygienistNtoNreceiveNanNeducationNfromNaNdentalNschool.
ANpersonNwhoNhasNgraduatedNfromNaNCommissionNonNDentalNAccreditation,Naccredited,Ndent
alNassistingNprogram.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNaNpersonNgraduatingNfromNanNaccredited
NdentalNassistingNprogramNwouldNonlyNbeNlicensedNasNaNdentalNassistant.
REF:NNNWhoNIsNtheNDentalNHygienist?N|N1
3.NNN AllNofNtheseNservicesNareNprovidedNbyNtheNmajorityNofNdentalNhygienistsNinNtheNclinicalNsetting
exceptNone.NWhichNoneNisNtheNexception?
a.NNN PerformNperiodontalNmaintenanceNcare.
b.NNN ImplementNinterventionsNtoNdirectNaNpersonNbackNtoNoralNwellness.
c.NNN ProvideNfluorideNvarnishNtreatment.
d.NNN PlaceNandNremoveNrestorations.
ANS:NN D
PerformNperiodontalNmaintenanceNcare.NThisNisNaNserviceNprovidedNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.NTh
eNclinicalNsettingNallowsNforNapplicationNofNpreventiveNandNtherapeuticNagentsNrelatedNtoNperi
odontalNdisease.NForNexample:NsubgingivalNsustained-releaseNdeliveryNsystemsNcontaining
chlorhexidine.
ImplementNinterventionsNtoNdirectNaNpersonNbackNtoNoralNwellness.NThisNisNaNserviceNprovidedN
inNtheNclinicalNsetting.NTheNmainNgoalNofNaNdentalNhygienistNisNtoNpreventNoralNdiseaseNandNpro
moteNhealth.NTherefore,NifNtheNstateNofNanNindividual’sNoralNhealthNchanges,NtheNdentalNhygieni
stN(withinNtheNscopeNofNtheNclinicalNsetting)NcanNprovideNsomeNdegreeNofNinterventionNtoNdirect
NtheNindividualNbackNtoNoralNwellness.
ProvideNfluorideNvarnishNtreatment.NThisNisNaNserviceNprovidedNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.NTheNclin
icalNsettingNallowsNforNapplicationNofNpreventiveNandNtherapeuticNagentsNrelatedNtoNdentalNcarie
s.NFluorideNvarnishNtreatmentsNprolongNfluorideNexposureNonNtheNtoothNsurfaceNforNsafeNandNeff
ectiveNcariesNcontrol.
PlaceNandNremoveNrestorations.NThisNserviceNisNnotNprovidedNbyNtheNmajorityNofNdentalNhygie
nistsNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.NOnlyNaNfewNdentalNhygienistsNhaveNtheNcertificationNtoNplaceNresto
rations,NwhileNmanyNothersNdoNnot.NAlso,NtheNremovalNofNrestorationsNisNnotNaNgivenNactionNof
NaNdentalNhygienistNinNtheNclinicalNsetting.
REF:NNNClinicianN|N3
4.NNN WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNaNkeyNbehaviorNwithinNtheNdentalNhygieneNprocessNofNcare?
a.NNN Observation
b.NNN Diagnosis
c.NNN CommunicationNskills
, d.NNN ClientNcare
ANS:NN B
Observation.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNdentalNhygienistsNmustNgoNfurtherNthanNsimpl
yNobservingNtheNclient.NTheNhygienistNmustNassessNtheNclientNbyNthoroughlyNcollectingNdat
a.NDiagnosis.NThisNanswerNisNcorrectNbecauseNidentifyingNtheNdiagnosisNisNtheNfocalNpointN
forNestablishingNgoalsNinNtheNdentalNhygieneNcareNplan.NTheNclient’sNdentalNhygieneNneedsN
areNdeterminedNsoNthatNspecificNinterventionsNcanNbeNimplemented.
CommunicationNskills.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNtheNcommunicationNskillsNareNnotNaNke
yNbehaviorNandNareNnotNnecessaryNtoNcompleteNtheNdentalNhygieneNprocess.
ClientNcare.NThisNanswerNisNwrongNbecauseNclientNcareNisNnotNoneNofNtheNstepsNinNdentalNhygie
neNcare.NHowever,NproperNclientNcareNisNtheNgoalNbeingNachievedNthroughNtheNkeyNbehaviors.
REF:NNNWhatNIsNtheNDentalNHygieneNProcessNofNCare?N|N1
5.NNN WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNnotNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNtheNdentalNhygienistNtakesNin
toNaccountNinNtheNHumanNNeedsNModel?
a.NNN Age
b.NNNNN Attitudes
c.NNNN Lifestyles
d.NNN Weight
ANS:NN D
Age.NThisNanswerNisNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseNageNpla
ysNaNlargeNroleNinNtheNdevelopmentNofNanNindividual’sNoralNhealth.
Attitudes.NThisNanswerNisNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseN
itNcanNhaveNanNeffectNonNtheNdentalNhygieneNprocess.
Lifestyles.NThisNanswerNisNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseNa
nNindividual’sNoralNhealthNcanNbeNaffectedNbyNlifestyleNchoices.
Weight.NThisNanswerNisNnotNanNenvironmentalNfactorNthatNmustNbeNtakenNintoNaccountNbecauseN
anNindividual’sNweightNdoesNnotNaffectNtheirNoralNhealth.NTheNdietNchoicesNthatNgoNalongNwithNaN
person’sNparticularNweightNmayNaffectNoralNhealth,NbutNtheNoverallNweightNofNanNindividualNdoes
Nnot.
REF:NNNWhatNIsNtheNDentalNHygieneNProcessNofNCare?N|N1
6.NNN WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNnotNoneNofNtheNsevenNrolesNofNaNdentalNhygienist?
a.NNN Clinician
b.NNN PublicNHealth
c.NNN Interpreter
d.NNN Researcher
ANS:NN C
TheNsevenNrolesNofNaNdentalNhygienistNareNclinician,NpublicNhealth,Nresearcher,Neducato
r,Nadministrator,NandNentrepreneur.
REF:NNNChapterNOne,NTableN1-1NSevenNRolesNofNtheNDentalNHygienistN|N4
7.NNN WhatNisNaNparadigm?
a.NNN ANwidelyNacceptedNworldviewNofNaNdisciplineNthatNshapesNtheNknowledgeNofNi
tsNpractitioners,Neducators,Nadministrators,NandNresearchers