Darby & Walsh Test Bank
How many key behaviors, or steps, are found in the dental hygiene process of care?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8 -ANS: C
The six steps include assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, planning implementation, evaluation, and
documentation.
Which step of the dental hygiene process of care involves assessment of oral and health conditions and
patient behaviors by collecting and interpreting data using measurable
outcomes?
a. Documentation
b. Assessment
c. Dental hygiene diagnosis
d. Evaluation -ANS: D
Evaluation occurs throughout the process of care and the care plan or treatment implemented
is modified as needed.
Which is the first step of the dental hygiene process of care?
a. Dental hygiene diagnosis
b. Planning
c. Assessment
d. Documentation -ANS: C
, During assessment, the dental hygienist conducts and analyzes oral health data collected through a
systematic, comprehensive individualized assessment of the client who may be with or at risk for oral
disease or complications.
The clinician's chairs should be adjusted so that the clinician's feet are flat on the floor. The clinician's
chair should be adjusted so that the clinician's knees are positioned slightly below
the hips.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second is true. -ANS: A
The chair seat should allow for adequate body support and be adjusted easily for proper height so that
the clinician's feet are flat on the floor with slightly below the hips (105- to 125-degree hip angle).
Ergonomic instrument handles are small in diameter. Ergonomic instrument handles are light
in weight
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second is true. -ANS: D
Ergonomic instrument handles are large in diameter and light in weight.
Working at which clock position is not recommended given the challenging physical demands of the
lower back bending from side-to-side and rotating in this position?
a. 8 o'clock
b. 9 o'clock
c. 10 o'clock
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