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Intro to Profession Study Flashcards - GBC Dental Hygiene Year 1
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Term 1 of 60
What is under Non -controlled acts?
1. Protection from Health Risks
2. Freedom from Fear and Stress
3. Freedom from Pain
4. Wholesome Facial Image
5. Skin and Mucous Membrane Integrity of the Head and Neck
6. Biologically Sound and Functional Dentition
7. Conceptualization and Problem Solving
8. Responsibility for Oral Health
applies organizational skills, communicates objectives, identifies and manages resources,
and evaluates and modifies programs for health care and education.
Program Director -clinical, educational or corporate settings.
Motivates, trains and evaluates staff, problem solver, decision-maker, conflict resolution
Health care institution Administration -hospitals, long term care facilities, retirement homes,
educational facilities, and private industry.
1-Primary prevention -to prevent disease from occurring -fluoride application/fluoridation
in community water
2-Secondary prevention -treatment of early disease to prevent progression of disease -
debridement
3-Tertiary prevention -treatment to rehabilitate the oral cavity and preserve normal
function -replacing missing teeth with bridge, denture, implant.
Impressions, fluoride, polish, irrigation, fabrication of sport guard protectors, teeth
whitening, assessment and dental hygiene diagnosis, care planning, oral health care
education, nutritional counseling, smoking cessation, and evaluation.
,Definition 2 of 60
- This federal act provides us with set guidelines and procedures for the health and safety of the
workplace. Each individual has a responsibility in the workplace, to ensure that all the health and
safety requirements are met.
- This Act came into force in 1979 however, changes were made throughout the years that have
strengthened the requirements for occupational health and safety in Ontario workplaces.
Specifically, the health and safety awareness training is mandatory and applies to all workplaces
covered under the OHSA.
Workplaces under the act are as follows: construction projects, retail stores, hospitals and long-
term care facilities, dental offices, mines and mining plans, and farming operations.
Occupational health and safety act
Mental Health Act
The Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
Health Care Consent Act 1996
Definition 3 of 60
1. scaling & root planing and curettage of the surrounding tissues (aka -debridement)
2. Restorative procedures and Orthodontics procedures
3. prescribing, dispensing or selling a drug designated in the regulations -chlorohexidine &
fluoride
What are the 4 modes of reflection?
HEALTH BEHAVIOR THEORIES
The Employment Standards Act. 2000
Implementation phase of Care
,Definition 4 of 60
values of a profession that puts ethical and high-quality services before the self-interest of the
registrant (dental hygienist). All codes of professionalism can be summarized in one phrase: "be
competent, honest and fair".
Compassion
Professionalism
Specific Order
Scope Of Practice
Definition 5 of 60
October 4, 2022Who can become a substitute decision maker?● Legally appointed SDMs
(Substitute Decision Maker)○ Court appointed guardian○ Attorney for personal care○
Representative appointed by consent and capacity board● Automatic family member SDMs○
Spouse or partner○ Parents or children○ Parent with right of access only○ Siblings○ Any other
relatives● SDM of last resort○ Public guardian and trustee
What are the 3 fundamental aspects that define the professional practitioner?
Who can become a substitute decision maker?
Canada Health Act
Specific order
, Definition 6 of 60
Residents in these homes could do so with dignity, safety, and comfort and have their physical,
psychological, social, spiritual and cultural needs adequately met● Oral care standards and
regulations of dental hygiene have not changed since 2007● Standards○ Each resident has to
have mouth cleaned 2x daily○ physical assistance be given if not possible by themselves○ help
with cleaning and putting on dentures as○ offer annual dental assessments and preventative
dental services (paid by the resident)
Mental Health Act
Occupational Health And Safety Act
Long-Term Care Act
Palliative Care Protocols
Definition 7 of 60
Also known as Self-Determination Theory.
Focuses on sustaining behavior change through establishing new behavior patterns that
emphasize autonomy, environmental management, a sense of personal responsibility and
improved self-efficacy.
Individuals want to have the ability to make choices (autonomy), foster a relationship with people
(relatedness), and have a sense of confidence in completing their goals (competence).
DENTAL HYGIENE DIAGNOSIS STAGE
THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR
HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
SOCIAL DETERMINATION THEORY
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