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6 Cards in this Set
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Six key behaviours of the dental hygiene process of care |
1) Assessment 2) Diagnosis 3) Planning 4) Implementation 5) Evaluation 6) Documentation |
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Why is the term "client" used instead of "patient"? |
Patient suggests a sick, dependent person who is in need of therapy Client connotes wellness as well as illness and suggests a person who is an active participant in oral health care and is responsible for personal choices and the consequences of those choices |
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Seven professional roles of the dental hygienist |
1) clinician 2) Entrepreneur 3) Administrator 4) public health 5) Educator 6) researcher 7) corporate |
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Paradigm |
A widely accepted world view of a discipline Shapes the direction and methods of its practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers Made up of A) Major concepts selected for study by the discipline B) Statements about the major concepts that define them in a global manner It is the first level of distinction between disciplines |
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Four major concepts of the dental hygiene paradigm |
1) Client 2) Environment (economic, psychologic, cultural, legal, educational, ethical, geographic factors) 3) Health and Oral health 4) Dental hygiene actions |
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Conceptual model |
A school of thought within a discipline * There can be as many conceptual models as a there are scholars who can think them up - Occupational model - collaborative practice model - human needs conceptual model |
