Vocabulary
Roles of a hygienist
Process of care
Professional standards
History
100

The term for a oral health professional 

What is a dental hygienist 

100

Provide direct patient care in collaboration with other health professionals

What is a clinician

100

The process of collecting both subjective and objective data

What is assessment 

100

This role represents the entire role for the profession to a patient

What is a dental hygienist 

100

The first licensed DH, Irene Newman was licensed in this date range

What is 1910-1919

200

The term for prevention of oral diseases 

What is dental hygiene care

200

Conduct studies to test new procedures, products, or theories for accuracy and effectiveness

What is a researcher

200

This represents the chronological history of a patient

What is documentation 

200

The idea of keeping up with daily routine habits, health maintenance, and disease prevention behaviors

What is self-care

200

The year the first edition of clinical practice of the dental hygienist was published

What is 1959

300

The organization for the code of ethics

What is ADHA

300

Initiate or finance new oral health-related enterprises

What is an entrepreneur

300

To identify the health behaviors of each patient as well as actual or potential oral health problems

What is a dental hygiene diagnosis

300

The accountability for one's actions

What is responsibility 

300

The date range that guidelines were established to become a registered dental hygienist 

What is 1930-1950

400

To initiate treatment without authorization from a doctor

What is direct access

400

Employment example is product sales and research

What is corporate 

400

The phase that determines whether a specific area needs to be treated again

What is an evaluation

400

The idea of acquiring and maintaining a high level of knowledge 

What is competence

400

In 1921, New Zealand was the first to allow this level of dental providers

What is mid-level

500

Identification of an oral health problem

What is a dental hygiene diagnosis

500

Employment example is program director in clinical, educational, or corporate settings

What is an administrator

500

The activation of the care plan

What is implementation 

500

The act for the benefit of the patients and public health, and approach those served with compassion

What is service-mindedness 

500

The reason dental hygiene was created in the 20th century 

What is prevention for perio and carries