Question | Answer |
What is the objective in planning dental hygiene care? | ensure the best possible sequence of procedures that will contribute to the restoration of the patient’s oral health in the shortest possible time |
What are the four phases that treatment planning is set into? | set priorities
develop outcomes
DH care plan
documentation |
Primary Prevention | employs strategies to forestall the onset of the disease to reverse the progress of the disease, or arrest the disease process before secondary preventative tx is needed |
Secondary Prevention | employs routine treatment methods to terminate a disease process, and/or to restore the tissues to as near normal as possible |
Tertiary Prevention | employs measures necessary to replace the lost tissues and to rehabilitate patients to as near normal as possible after failure of secondary prevention |
What are theory's that individuals will take preventative health action when believed? | They are susceptible to the condition
The condition has serious consequences
They can take actions/ interventions that will help
The benefits [of those actions] outweigh the perceived barriers |
What is Preliminary phase? | Palliative care
Treatment of emergencies
Gets patient out of pain or acute condition until more definitive, comprehensive care can be provided |
Phase I therapy? | Evaluation of response
Critical stage
Compare new re-assessment findings to those gathered at baseline
Allows appropriate planning for future:
Retreat?
Refer?
Recall? |
Phase II therapy? | Surgical therapy
Periodontal surgical therapy
Implant placement
Endodontics |
Phase III therapy? | Restorative phase
Final restorations are placed
Fixed and/or removable prosthetics are placed |
Evaluation of response to restorative procedures | Evaluates tissue, occlusal response to restorative work
Also evaluates patient’s perspective of the work that was done |
Phase IV Therapy | Maintenance phase
Critical for long-term success of any therapy provided
Tailored to the patient’s needs
Re-assess all aspects of oral health
Evaluate patient’s oral self-care
Perform any debridement necessary
Refer when indicated |
“Case Presentation” guidelines | You must present the case to the pt
You must obtain informed consent
What does the ptneed to know to truly be informed?
When presenting the information
Begin on a positive note
Discuss advantages/ disadvantages of both tx and no tx
Discuss options |
What does the dental hygienist need to know to properly do treatment planning? | Biomedical sciences
Behavioral sciences
Oral disease
Classifications
Signs, symptoms
Treatment protocols
Interpersonal skills |
What is health? | A state of complete physical, mental, and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. |