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Dental Hygiene
First quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who was Dr. Alfred C Fones? | He started the first courses for dental hygienists in his carriage house in Bridgeport, CT. He also coined the term "dental hygienist". In 1890 he perfected scaling and polishing techniques and taught patients homecare. |
| Who was Irene Newman? | She was a trained dental assistant who was taught by Alfred C. Fones to practice scaling and polishing. |
| How many woman became the first graduates of Dr. Fones' program? | 27 |
| When was the Fones School of Dental Hygiene reopened? | 1949 |
| What was the first school of dental hygiene to develop specific education requirements? | Columbia University |
| How often do you have to renew your dental hygiene license in Connecticut and is it different in each state? | You have to renew your dental hygiene license every year in your birth month. It is different in each state. |
| Where was the first meeting of the ADHA held? | Cleveland, Ohio |
| What does the ADHA stand for? | American Dental Hygienists' Association |
| What did the ADHA recommend starting in 1940? | Recommended hygiene program be two years |
| What degree must you have to be able to teach? | Bachelor's or masters |
| When was the 1st international syposium on dental hygiene and where was it held? | 1970 and was held in Italy |
| What happened in the 1980's? | Independent practices explored and professional autonomy began to exist. |
| What happened in 1993? | Jeanne Maloney started the dental hygiene program at UNH |
| What happened in 1952? | The establishment of the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation in the US |
| What happened in the 1960's? | The ADHA studied the need for associate, baccalaureate and master's degree dental hygiene programs |
| What happened in 2005? | The CDHA practice act allowed dental hygiene to provide local anesthesia |
| What happened in 460-377 BC? | Hippocrates wrote about tooth decay. Also, ancient Greeks used pumice, talc, coral powder etc. to brush teeth |
| What happened in 570-950? | Dentistry came about in Islam. They learned that brushing the tongue was part of oral hygiene. |
| What did James Snell do and when? | James Snell invented the first reclining dental chair in 1832. |
| What occured in 1840 and where? | The first dental school in the world was created and it was in Maryland called the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery |
| What did Samuel S. White do? | He opened the largest manufacturing company in the world. |
| Who was Lucy Beaman Hobbs? | She was the first female dentist (1866) |
| Who was George F Green? | He invented the first electrical drill |
| Who was C. Edmund Kells? | He used the first xray in dental practice. |
| When was the ADHA founded? | 1859 |
| How can you tell if dental hygiene is the profession for you? | Dental hygiene is the profession for you if you enjoy working with people/patients, if you are willing to provide treatment and services to all clients without discrimination, enjoy basic science courses, particularly understanding how the body functions |
| How can you tell if dental hygiene is the profession for you part two | and how one part of the body relates and affects other parts of the body, if you're comfortable with the mouth and if you enjoy the opportunity to use your hands |
| What is the definition of the dental hygiene profession? | The registered dental hygienist is a licensed professional, oral health educator and clinician who, as a co-therapist with the dentist, uses preventative, educational, and therapeutic methods for the control of oral diseases to aid individualsEsterWilkins |
| What are the functions of a dental hygienist? | An educator, a clinician, a professional who asseses and monitors medical and dental health histories, takes and records blood pressures, performs head and neck cancer screenings, exposes and interprets dental xrays, removes plaque and calc. from gumline |
| What else does a dental hygienist do? | They apply cavity-preventative agents such as fluorides and dental sealants to the teeth, teaches patients proper oral hygiene techniques to maintain healthy teeth and gums, counsels patients on the importance of good nutrition and delivers anesthesia |
| What are some career opportunities for a dental hygienist? | Private practices, hospitals and institutional clinics, long term care facilities, public health settings, school systems, research facilities, dental insurance companies, dental sales, instructor in dental hygiene programs |
| How can you obtain licensure in dental hygiene in Connecticut? | You can obtain licensure by successfully completing an accredited Dental Hygiene program, the National Dental Hygiene Board Examination, NERB Board Examination (clinical exam and computer exam) |
| What is accredation? | Accredation is the process by which an external agency evaluates an institution or program of study according to the predetermined, national standards. |
| What is an administrator/manager? | It is a dental hygiene program director who assumes a managerial position |
| What is a change agent? | A change agent is a dental hygiene professional who analyzes barriers to cause change, develops mechanisms to cause change and implements plans and evaluates the success of programs that promote health for invidiuals, families or communites |
| What is a clinician? | A clinician is a licensed professional who uses the dental hygiene process of care to promote oral health, prevent oral disease and provide treatment for patients in collaboration with other health care professionals |
| What is a consumer advocate? | A consumer advocate is a dental hygiene professional who influences legislators and health agencies to resolve problems and improve access to care |
| What is an educator? | An educator is a dental hygiene professional who utilizes their credentials to educate students |
| What is a researcher? | A researcher is a dental hygiene professional who applies the scientific method while conducting research for products, services and or Dental Hygiene theory to improve the profession of dhyg, the quality of care to patients, the quality of dhyg products |
| What does licensure mean? | Licensure is the state or condition of having a license granted by official or legal authority to perform medical acts and procedures not permitted by persons without such a license. |
| What does a license do? | It protects the interest of the public from unqualified individuals and unsafe practice and it protects the profession by establishing standards and ethics by enforcing the dental hygiene practice act. |
| Who grants licensure in CT? | The State Department of Public Health |
| How is a license obtained? | By graduating from an accredited dental hygiene program, by successfully passing the National Dental Hygiene board exam, by successfully passing NERB exams and by obtaining malpractice insurance |
| What is the dental hygiene scope of practice? | The practice of dental hygiene means the performance of educational, preventative and therapeutic services including complete prophylaxis, the removal of calcerous deposits, accretions and stains from the supragingival and subgingival surfaces of teeth |
| What is the dental hygiene scope of practice part two | by scaling, root planning and polishing, the application of pit and fissure sealants and topical solutions to exposed portions of teeth, dental hygiene exams and the charting of oral conditions and dental hygiene assessment and evaluation |
| What is the national, constituent (state), and component (local) structure of the ADHA? | The national structure is the ADHA. The state structure is the Connecticut Dental Hygienists' Association and the local structure is the New Haven Dental Hygienists' Association |
| What is the mission statement of the ADHA | to advance the art/science of dhyg by ensuring access to quality oral health care increasing awareness of the cost-effectbenefits of prevention, promoting high standards of dhyg education licensure and practice and representing/promoting interests of dhyg |
| What is the definition of an anatomic position? | standing up, palms facing forward |
| What are planes used for? | Planes are imaginary lines used to describe location of an organ or a problem |
| What is a sagittal plane? | any [vertical] _which passes from anterior to posterior, dividing the body into left and right halves |
| What is a midsagittal plane? | a [vertical] plane that divides the body into left and right halves |
| What is a horizontal plane? | a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
| What is a frontal plane? | any vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections |
| What is superior? | to the top of the horizontal plane |
| What is inferior? | to the bottom of the horizontal plane |
| What is ventral? | towards the front of the body |
| What is dorsal? | towards the back of the body |
| What is lateral? | away from the midline |
| What is anterior? | front side of the body |
| What is posterior? | back side of the body |
| What is dentition? | term used to describe the all of the teeth in your mouth |
| What is primary dentition? | “baby teeth” 20 teeth in this dentition |
| What is permanent dentition? | “adult teeth” 32 teeth in this dentition |
| What is the maxillary arch? | It is the upper arch that is uncapable of movement. |
| What is the mandibular arch? | It is the lower arch that is capable of movement through the action of the tempromandibular arch. |
| What is occlusion? | the relationship between the maxillary and mandibular teeth when the upper and the lower jaws are in a fully closed position |
| What is tooth one called? | The third molar or the wisdom tooth |
| What is tooth two called? | The second molar or the twelve year old molar |
| What is tooth three called? | The first molar or the six year old molar |
| What is tooth four called? | The second premolar |
| What is tooth five called? | The first premolar |
| What is tooth six called? | Canine |
| What is tooth seven called? | Lateral incisor |
| What is tooth eight called? | Central incisor |
| What is a quadrant? | technical term for the imaginary midline that divides each arch into a left and a right half |
| What does a sextant do? | Divides the dentition into six parts |
| What do the incisors do? | Incisors are single rooted teeth with a relatively sharp edge. They are located in the front of the mouth and are designed to cut food. They also play an important role in speech. |
| What do the canines do? | Canines are single rooted teeth. They are the longest in the dentition and have a long, thick root. They contain a strong, well formed cusp. They are located at the corner of the quadrant and are designed to cut and tear food. |
| What are premolars? | Premolars are a cross between canines and molars. The cusps hold and grind food and assist the canines in tearing. They have two cusps (buccal and lingual) |
| What are molars? | Molars have four or more cusps. They chew and grind food. They are much larger than premolars. |
| What are labial surfaces? | anterior teeth surfaces closest to the lips |
| What are facial surfaces? | anterior teeth surfaces closest to the face |
| What are buccal surfaces? | posterior teeth surfaces closest to the inner cheek |
| What are lingual surfaces? | all teeth surfaces closest to the tongue and palate |
| What is the palatal surface? | surface closest to the palate |
| What are mesial surfaces? | surfaces of the tooth toward the midline |
| What are distal surfaces? | surfaces of the tooth away from the midline |
| What are proximal surfaces? | surfaces adjacent to each other |
| What are labial facial surfaces? | facial surfaces closest to the lip |
| What are buccal facial surfaces? | facial surfaces closest to the cheek |
| What are occlusal surfaces? | chewing surfaces for posterior teeth |
| What are incisal surfaces? | biting surfaces for anterior teeth |
| What is enamel? | Enamel is the outer layer of the crown. It is the most highly calcified layer of the dental tissues and the hardest material of the body. The color ranges from yellow to white and is composed 96-99% of inorganic matter. |
| What is dentin? | Dentin is the inner layer of the tooth that extends the entire length. The color is light yellow to transparent. It is composed of 70% inorganic material and 30% organic material. |
| What is pulp? | Pulp makes up the inner layer of the tooth. It has loose, noncalcified connective tissue. The pulp is very vascular and light red. |
| What is cementum? | Cementum is the calcified connective tissue that covers the root of the tooth. It forms the attachment apparatus to the tooth, allowing the teeth to be suspended in bone. |
| How many bones are in the cranium? | 8 |
| How many bones are in the face? | 14 |
| What is the frontal bone? | One bone that forms the forehead, part of the floor of the cranium and most of the roof of the orbits |
| What is the parietal bone? | Two paired bones that form most of the roof and upper sides of the cranium |
| What is the occipital bone? | One bone that forms the back and the base of the cranium |
| What is the temporal bone? | Two paired bones that form the sides and the base of the cranium |
| What are the zygomatic bones? | It forms the prominence of the cheek, lateral wall and floor of the orbit |
| What is the maxilla? | It forms the upper jaw and part of the hard palate. |
| What is the mandible? | It forms the lower part of the jaw. |
| What is the palatine bone? | It forms the palate. |
| What is the nasal bone? | It forms the upper portion of the nose. |
| What is the lacrimal bone? | It surrounds the eye. |
| What is the vomer? | It forms the bones of the lower portion of the nose. |
| What is the translation TMJ movement? | open and close movements of the mandible |
| What is the rotation TMJ movement? | allows the mandible to move forward (protrusion) and backward, and sideways (lateral) |
| What is the ala of the nose? | the winglike tip on the outer side of each nostril |
| What is the anterior naris? | nostril |
| What is the root of the nose? | The bridge of the nose |
| What is the philtrum? | rectangular area running from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip |
| What is the mental protuberance? | area of the mandible that forms the chin |
| What is the angle of the mandible? | lower posterior of the ramus |
| What is the tragus of the ear? | cartilaginous projection anterior to the opening of the ear |
| What is the vermillion border? | The outlining of the lips |
| What is the labial commissure? | the angle at the corner of the mouth where the upper and lower lips join |
| What is the nasolabial sulcus? | the groove extending upward between each labial commissure and the ala of the nose |
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