the professional dental hygienist

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roles of the dental hygienist, services offered


 
  
Created Dec 18, 2008
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health care roles for DHCP
 
primary health care professional oral health educator clinician
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adha roles of DHCP
 
clinician , educator, research, administrative/manager, advocate ( all roles of the dental...
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dental hygienist
 
dental health specialist whose primary concern is the maintenance of oral health and the prevention...
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dental hygiene care plan
 
the services within the framework of the total treament plan to be carried out by the dental...
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dental hygiene diagnosis
 
identification of an existing or potential oral health problem that a dental hygienist is qualified...
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cotherapist
 
relationship between the patient, dentist and dental hygienist when coordinating efforts to...
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dental hygiene process of care
 
an organized systematic group of activities that provides the framework for delivering quality...
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prognosis
 
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of the treatment of a condition or disease
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3 types of services provided by DHCP
 
educational preventative therapeutic
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prevention
 
primary, secondary, tertiary
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primary prevention
 
measures to prevent disease
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secondary prevention
 
early disease treatment
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tertiary prevention
 
replace and rehabilitate lost tissue (dentist)
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assessment subjective data
 
obtained by observation & interraction, chief complaint, perception of health, care & value...
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assessment objective data
 
physical & oral assessment, clinical and radiographic findings, probing depths, loss of periodontal...

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