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Terms
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- a licensed professional concerned with the prevention of oral diseases and maintenance of oral health
- dental hygienist
- preventive services
- are to promote and maintain oral health
- name three types of clinician services
- preventive, educational and therapeutic
- name the roles of the dental hygienist
- clinician, manager, change agent, consumer advocate, educator, researcher
- preventive services are broken down into three categories
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primary-so disease does not occur(flouride)
secondary- early treatment to prevent progression(scaling)
tertiary-replace lost tissue and rehabilitate (implant) - sealants can be categorized as either---- or------
- primary or secondary
- DH care planning
- the act of establishing goals and selecting dental hygiene interventions that can move the patient to closer optimal oral health
- implementation
- the act of carrying out the DH care plan designed to mee the assessed need of the client
- evaluation
- the act of measuring the extent to which the client has achieved the goals specified in the plan of care
- what does dental hygiene care involve
- obtain accurate medical/dental histories, blood pressure, wxtra and intra oral exams, expose and mount x-rays, study casts, patient education, scale and polish teeth, apply topical flouide, sealants, implement effective infection control, sterilization
- who is the father of dental hygiene
- Dr. Alfred Fones, 1906 trained Irene Newman the first liscensed dental hygienist. He named this new profession Dental hygiene in 1913
- what happened in 1951
- Accreditation for dental hygiene programs began
- National Dental Hygienist Asociation, 1932
- ensures that the voice of minorities are heard, cultivate and promote the are of DH, expand continuing ed and employment opportunities
- name two major publications in the DH field
- Journal of Dental Hygiene and Access
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dental hygiene diagnosis
(DH Dx) - the act of identifying client strengths and oral health problems that DH interventions can improve
- describe the DH process of care
- accessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, evaluating
- what are the purposes of licensure
- to protect the public, to uphold standards to the profession, identify those with sufficinet knowledge and skill to practice DH
- when was licensure first endorsed
- in 1916 by the ADA
- when was West Central Tech established
- in Douglasville, 1995
- Accreditation: in 1947 what did ADA state
- all dental hygiene programs must be two years in length
- what is prophylaxis
- the prevention of oral disease, usually referred to as a cleaning
- who is the father of dental prophylaxis
- Dr. David Smith, 1894 established the first recorded dental hygiene practice
- what is licensure
- the process by which an agency of the government grants permission to an individual to engage in a given occupation upon finding that the applicant has attained the minimal degree competency neccessary to be reasonably well protected
- what boards are required to practice
- the national , regional or state boards
- when was the first dental hygienist licensed
- in 1917, Connecticut
- name two national professional organizations
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ADHA- American Dental Hygiene Association
NDHA- National Dental Hygiene Association - American Dental Hygienist Asociation, 1923
- increases the quality of care provided by the hygienist, to increase the # of people who utilize the services, improve the quality of work life, to increase the membership of the ADHA, to reduce obstacles to the public's access
- what is assesment
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the act of collecting and validating data in order to identify client problems, needs and strengths. Subjective: pts perception of what they think they need
objective: the DH describes what they see based on data and comparisons - Students of the American Dental Hygiene Association, SADHA
- a program for the students that provides leadership and networking opportunities