In which of the following components of the dental hygiene process of care would reassessment of completed treatment come under?
Evaluate
Documentation of the patient’s record is considered legal and evidence in any legal action. All information collected during the initial examination and during the continued patient appointments is an official part of the permanent record.
Both statements are true
List 3 functions of the fulcrum
Support, move as a unit, control, decrease injury
Of the following, which would be considered an examination instrument?
explorer
The instrument shank is the part of the periodontal instrument that
Allows the working end to be positioned on the tooth root
Which of the following is not considered an assessment of the patient?
Scaling
Name four uses of the mirror.
Retraction, indirect vision, transillumination, indirect illumination
When scaling the maxillary arch, the patient should be in ___ position.
supine
When working on the maxillary arch, the patient’s head should be in the chin down position?
false
The handle is the part of a periodontal instrument that ______
Is used for holding the instrument
Two basic components of self-care include mental health and avoiding risky behavior. The other two components of self care include (choose 2)
General physical health
Physical activity
When working on the mandibular arch the light should be positioned at a 45-degree angle.
False
When the clinician is in the correct neutral seated position, the hips should be slightly lower than the knees.
false
Which of the following instrument designs is LEAST likely to provide good tactile sensitivity?
Ridgid shank
Give 2 examples of exogenous intrinsic stains
Amalgam, root canal, caries lesion, erosion
Which of the following is true for the information in the patient’s health history?
It is a confidential and legal document to be written in ink
When instrumenting on the lingual of #30, you should be in the 10:00 - 11:00 (right-handed)/ 3:00 - 4:00 (left-handed) position.
true
When instrumenting the distal facial of #9, you should be seated in what clock position?
3-4 (left-handed)
In the modified pen grasp, which finger rests lightly against the shank and helps guide the working end?
Middle finger
Paired working ends are working ends that are exact mirror images of each other. Some double-ended instruments have unpaired, dissimilar working ends.
Both statements are true
We are concerned with the patient who may need to be premedicated with antibiotics because of the possibility of creating a ___ when the oral tissue is manipulated.
Bacteremia
The 3 advantages of the modified pen grasp are:
Control, wide range of movement, tactile sensitivity
Correct positioning to instrument #20L
1:00 - 2:00 left-handed, chin down, supine position, looking towards with the light directly above the mandible
You have just completed scaling teeth 28 and 31. You have asked an instructor to give you a grade. Your hand and fingers are very sore. The instructor notices calculus on all of the interproximal areas and sees you shaking your wrist. She asks that you demonstrate your grasp and stroke in the area for her. What has most likely caused your soreness and lack of effectiveness in the area?
A rigid grasp
Tactile sensitivity is _____
The clinician’s ability to feel things through the instrument shank and handle