Dental Hygiene Tests with Questions and Answers Test Bundle

98.6 degrees - Normal body temp( adults and children) 60-100bpm for adults 80-120bpm for children 100-160bpm for infants - Normal pulse 14-20 breaths per min(adults) approx. 20 breaths per min(children) - Normal Respirations <120/<80 - Normal BP 120-129/<80 - e...

Gingiva - -Provides a seal around the cervical portion (neck) of the tooth -Holds the tissue against tooth during mastication Periodontal ligament - Suspends and maintains tooth in its socket Cementum - = Anchors the ends of the periodontal ligament fibers to the tooth so that the ...

infectious agent - invading organism such as bacteria, virus, fungus, protozoa reservoir - Where invading organisms live and multiply mode of transmission - can be direct, person to person, indirect by way of an intermediate vehicle such as contaminated hands or needle, droplet transm...

dental hygiene - the study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behaviors to prevent oral disease and to promote health dental hygienist - licensed preventive oral health professional, that functions in interrelated roles roles of the dental hygienist - clinician...

Dental Hygiene defined - The study of oral health care utilizing preventative behaviors. Management of the behaviors in order to promote health and disease prevention. The preventative behaviors involve the process of Dental Hygiene card. - Assessment. Diagnosis. Treatment planning. Interve...

What are some examples of bio-hazard waste? - Sharps, items that drip of blood and/or saliva, and hard and soft tissues removed from patient The bio-hazard waste or regulated true or false? - True When should we change our mask? - When it becomes wet or soiled with every patient. That...

Which paired muscle covers most of the lateral aspect of the ramus of the mandible? - Masseter The fibrous connective tissue membrane covering the outside of bone is called the - periosteum What is the purpose of the synovial membrane in a synovial joint? - Secrete fluid into the join...

Transeptal fibers - extend interproximally over alveolar crest; embedded in cementum of two adjacent teeth. alveolar crest fibers - fiber group that is apical to junctional epithelium and extends obliquely from cementum to alveolar bone oblique fibers - fiber group that is the largest...

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) - Which vitamin is necessary for hydroxylation reactions in collagen synthesis? Hypoxia - The greatest risk associated with inhalation as a route of drug administration is trigeminal neuralgia - which disease is characterized by sharp pain confined to one sid...

sharpey's fibers function - anchor the periosteum to the bone microbes associated with NUP/NUG (4) - 1. spirochetes (treponema denticola) 2. fusobacterium 3. prevotella intermedia 4. porphyromonas gingivalis gingival abscess results from - injury or infection of the gingival tissu...

What are the 3 layers of the heart? - 1-pericardium 2- myocardium 3-endocardium What is the outermost layer of the heart? - Pericardium What is the pericardium? - Double walled membranous sac enclosing the heart T or False: The pericardial cavity is the space between the membrano...

What is the fundamentals of community health practice? - survey and needs assessment, data analysis, program planning, program operation, funding, and appraisal or evaluation What is the fundamentals of private dental practice? - Health history and examination (assessment), diagnosis, treat...

Most common Rx written by dentist - antibiotic and analgesics Therapeutic Catagories - antibiotic analgesics fluoride antifungal corticosteriods Prescription - An order written by a practitioner of medicine for pharmacy supplies. Pt name with certain drug, specified quanity prepa...

Log dose-effect curve: A graph of the relationship between dose of a drug and the response Therapeutic Range Where the dose is increasing sharply Maximum Response where the curve plateaus (flatten out) Potency - amount of drug necessary to cause an effect - Potency is GREATER whe...