Intro to Dentistry Unit 1 Exam – With Questions & 100% Correct Answers
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Dental Surgery
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Dental Surgery
Intro to Dentistry Unit 1 Exam – With Questions & 100% Correct Answers
Intro to Dentistry Unit 1 Exam – With Questions & 100% Correct Answers
Recall the first dental college in the world, who established it and the year in which it started - ANSWER - 1840 AD Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris ...
, Intro to Dentistry Unit 1 Exam – With
Questions & 100% Correct Answers
Recall the first dental college in the world, who established it and the year in which it
started - ANSWER - 1840 AD Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris
Established the first dental college in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental
Surgery.
Merged with the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1923.
List and describe the 3 types of services that a dental hygienist provides - ANSWER
- preventative, educational, and therapeutic services supporting total health for the
control of oral diseases and the promotion of oral health
Define dental hygienist - ANSWER - a licensed (by individual states) primary oral
health care professional, oral health educator, and clinician who provides preventive,
educational, and therapeutic services supporting total health for the control of oral
diseases and the promotion of oral health
not someone who just (cleans teeth)
name and describe the 6 roles of the dental hygienist - ANSWER - clinician- provide
direct patient care in collaboration with other healthcare professionals
corporate- employment in a company that promotes oral health though promotion of
oral health products and services
public health- enhance access to care in community health programs funded by
government or non-profit organizations
researcher- conduct studies to test new procedures, products, and theories for
effectiveness and accuracy
educator- use education theory and methodology to educate competent oral health
professionals or provide continuing education for licensed providers
administrator- apply organized skills, communicate objectives, identify and manage
resources, evaluate and modify health or education programs
entrepreneur- initiate or finance new oral health related enterprises
explain the role of a dental hygienist as a co-therapist - ANSWER - a dh works as a
co-therapist by maintaining a relationship between themselves, the patient, and the
dentist
ultimate goal of the "team" is to attain and maintain the oral health of the patient
identify which role of the dh is the most important - ANSWER - educate
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