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According to the Occupational Therapist Association there are six (6) factors that define a profession. Which one of these does NOT represent the dental hygiene profession in the State of Ohio? |
Autonomy |
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When you join the National ADHA automatically you are a member of the local professional component in which you live. TRUE OR FALSE |
true |
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According to the Standards of Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice a dental hygienist would do a periodontal charting which includes: (Select all that apply) |
ALL -Probing depths and bleeding points -Suppuration, mucogingival defects -Recession -Attachment levels and attachment losses |
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_____________ is a resource for dental hygiene practitioners seeking to provide patient-centered and evidence-based care. |
Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice |
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The ability to adjust one's perceptions, behaviors, and practice styles to effectively meet the needs of different ethnic, racial or religious groups is: |
Cultural and religious sensitivity. |
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In the State of Ohio a practicing dental hygienist is autonomous. TRUE OR FALSE |
Fasle |
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To become a Registered Dental Hygienist in Ohio you must meet all the criteria except: |
*Graduate from a non-accredited school Pass a state law exam Pass a regional exam Pass a clinical exam |
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The dental hygiene diagnosis is the identification of an existing or potential oral health problem that a dental hygienist is educationally qualified and licensed to treat. TRUE OR FALSE |
true |
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Dental hygienist may do a Risk Assessment on patients. These assessments include all EXCEPT: |
Tobacco Risk Nutrition Systemic disease *Cholesterol ratio |
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The Standards for Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice guides the individual hygienists practice. Accreditation Standards for Dental Hygiene Education Programs are concerned about the conduct and structure of a Dental Hygiene Program. What's true and/or false? |
First part true. Second part true. |
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The moral evaluation that because it is acceptable for one individual to act a particular way it is therefore acceptable for others to act in the same way is referred to as: |
Universality |
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Treating others fairly and living by the "golden rule" is known as: |
Justice |
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The principle that states, "above all, do no harm" is the principle of: |
Nonmaleficence |
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An honest explanation of a patient's periodontal condition is an example of the dental hygienist practicing |
Veracity |
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The document that governs the moral conduct of the members of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is the |
Code of Ethics |
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If standard of care is being questioned, a dental hygienist performing non-surgical periodontal therapy will be compared to a |
Dental Hygienist |
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A dental hygienist is presented with an ethical dilemma in relation to a patient's treatment. Where can he/she look to help guide him/her with the decision? |
ADHA Code of Ethics |
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The study of moral conduct (right or wrong) based on theory is known as |
Ethics |
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When a moral evaluation is NOT based exclusively on self-interest, it is said to be: |
Altruistic |
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___________________ is doing good for a benefit or enhanced welfare. |
Beneficence |
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You placed sealants on four of Mary's newly erupted first molars without asking Mary's mother for consent prior to treatment. This is an example of invalid informed consent because: |
Mary is a minor |
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The detailed rules and regulations that govern the practice of dental professionals in Ohio are found in the: |
State Practice Act |
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A written statement describing the rules, actions, and conditions that direct patient care is called the: |
standard of care |
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The recognized duties for the profession usually set by the traditions of the specialty and by state legislation that enables the practice of the profession is called: |
scope of practice |
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The legal relationship between the health care provider and the client is: |
privileged and complex confidential generally accepted and relatively uncontroversial such that the obligation is placed on the health care provider to work within defined legal and ethical boundaries all the above |
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Grounds for malpractice include: |
Failure to sterilize in accordance with OSHA and ADA standards trauma failure to inform *all the above |
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The rights and duties of the health care provider include: |
provide the patient with progress on treatment and understandable instructions provide only necessary care that the patient has agreed to achieve reasonable results, not always perfection, but it should fall under an 'appropriate' standard of care do not abandon the patient after the patient becomes a patient of record *all of the above |
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The dental profession regulates the majority of dental hygienists in the United States through: |
dental boards or commissions |
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Patients have a right to receive full disclosure of treatment so they can make informed choices about their treatment. This is an example of: |
autonomy |
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The basic legal responsibility of the dental hygienist can be found in the: |
state practice act |
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When putting on personal protective equipment protective eye wear is last and you are to wash your hands promptly after glove removal. TRUE OR FALSE |
False |
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Which agency is primarily concerned with the safety and health of the employee and mandates that employees who may be exposed to blood-borne pathogens receive training every year. |
OSHA |
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When utilizing Cavicide wipes in the clinic, what PPE are required and how long must the surface of the disinfected item remain wet? |
Mask and gloves, 1 minute |
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PPE involves: |
Mask, gloves, protective eyewear, gown. |
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If there is a dental lab emergency the first step to be followed in a physical injury or medical emergency involving a student is to
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call the lab/preclinic instructor immediately. |
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After giving an injection to a patient the needle needs to be re-capped by:
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Inserting the needle into the cap being help by a safety re-capping device
Sliding the needle into the cap being held by an assistant Sliding the needle into the cap being held in your other hand Using a one-handed 'scoop' recapping technique *A and D above |
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The dental hygienist must check the ______________ for color change from pink to brown indicating that the package has been subjected to the proper temperature for sterilization but does not show sterilization. A ___________ is also needed for periodic monitoring to determine that the autoclave is functioning properly and that sterilization is actually taking place.
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process indicator, biologic indicator
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In the event of an occupational exposure, SCC DEH post exposure procedure includes:
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Apply first aid
Incident report Refer source individual for blood test Refer student/employee for blood test All the above |
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Hepatitis can be prevented by receiving a vaccine. This vaccine: |
is an attenuated or killed microorganism |
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The reason the water is purged from the dental unit water lines is to prevent bacteria from colonizing in the water lines and the purge button brings water from the base of the unit up to the ends of the lines.
TRUE OR FALSE |
True |