Professionalism and Introduction to Dental Hygiene: Roles, Processes, and History, Exams of Dentistry

Download Professionalism and Introduction to Dental Hygiene: Roles, Processes, and History and more Exams Dentistry in PDF only on Docsity! Dental Hygiene Module 1 Professionalism & Introduction to Dental Hygiene Define Dental Hygiene - Dental Hygiene is the study of preventive oral healthcare, including the management of behaviors to prevent oral disease and to promote health. Define Hygienist - Hygienist are licensed preventative oral health professionals who have graduated from accredited dental hygiene programs in institutions of higher education. Discuss professionalism and how it affects the practice of Dental Hygiene - Professionalism is an attitude that is apparent in everything we do or say at or away from the office. By behaving as a professional you earn respect and acknowledgement as a dental health care professional. 3 areas of focus as a Professional Hygienist are - Current knowledge and skill, Attitude, Ethical behavior exercising "good" judgment based upon current knowledge List and discuss the 5 categories the comprise the dental hygiene process of care - The dental hygiene process of care is a systematic approach to dental hygiene care used by dental hygienists that involves 5 key behaviors or steps. They are as follows; Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation Define Assessment - The systematic collection of data to identify client problems, needs, and strengths Define Diagnosis - The use of critical decision- making skills to reach conclusions about the client's dental hygiene needs based on all available assessment data and evidence in literature. Define Planning - The establishment of realistic goals and dental hygiene interventions to facilitate optimal oral health Implementation - The process of carrying out the dental hygiene care plan designed to meet the assessed needs of the client. Evaluation - The measurement of the extent to which the client has achieved the goals specified in the plan of care. Differentiate the terms "patient" and "client" - "patient" signals that the person is sick so we use the word "client" Define paradigm and distinguish it from the conceptual model - A paradigm is a widely accepted worldview of a discipline that shapes the direction and methods of it's practitioners, educators, administrators, and researchers. Consists of major concepts selected for study by the discipline, and statements about the concepts define them in a global manner. Conceptual Models are important because they provide philosophic and practical perspectives. List and discuss the 4 major concepts of the dental hygiene paradigm. - Client -recipient of dental hygiene care Environment- factors other than hygiene that affect the client Health and Oral Health- The client's state of being between wellness and illness health/ oral health influences each other Early Times Egyptians- Earliest dentist 3000 BC "The Greatest of the Physicians who treat teeth" Chinese - Early Times Earliest record of cleft lip repair Developed amalgam Phoenicians & Etrucians - Early Times Developed a form of bridgework for the replacement of natural teeth Greeks - Early Times Hippocrates "Father of Medicine" Perceived the Importance of keeping teeth in condition and compounded a dentifrice and mouthwash. Romans - Skilled in restoring decayed teeth with gold crowns Pierre Fauchard - "Founder of Modern Dentistry" 1st to use the term carries Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen - German professor who discovered radiation properties that led to the development of radiography Horace Wells - 1st to use nitrous oxide for pain relief during surgery C. Edmund Kells - Hired the 1st Dental Assistant called, "Lady in Attendance" Worked extensively with radiation which later led to his death Lucy B Hobbs Taylor - 1st woman dentist 1866 GV Black - Perfected amalgam "Grand Old Man of Dentistry" Juliette Southard - Founded the American Dental Assistants Association