Deck 2: Human Needs Theory and Dental Hygiene Care

Question 1

The human needs conceptual model of dental hygiene requires dental hygienists to do which of the following?

A) Make dental hygiene diagnoses based on eight human needs.
B) Work in a public health setting.
C) Engage in basic research.
D) Refrain from collaboration.

Answer 1

Make dental hygiene diagnoses based on eight human needs.

Question 2

Which of the following conditions might lead the dental hygienist to conclude that an individual's human need for skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck is in deficit?

A) Fear and anxiety about dental hygiene care
B) A daily diet high in sugar and fermentable carbohydrates
C) Signs of gingival inflammation and bleeding on probing
D) Dissatisfaction with appearance of teeth

Answer 2

Signs of gingival inflammation and bleeding on probing

Question 3

CASE STUDY
Devan Sacks,age 12,is a new client in the dental practice and has been scheduled for dental hygiene care.Devan is in the seventh grade,is one of the star players on the girls' soccer team,and wears an athletic mouth guard protector.She is accompanied by her mother,Margaret,age 32,and her sister Bridget,age 10.After completing health,dental,and dental hygiene histories,the dental hygienist assesses the teeth,periodontium,and oral self-care skills.Significant findings include gingival inflammation,bleeding on probing around some teeth,and poor oral hygiene.Client has a knowledge deficit regarding biofilm,periodontal disease process,and personal oral health status.
If Devan participates in care planning,gives informed consent,assumes personal responsibility for oral health,and performs daily oral hygiene behavior effectively,one could say that her human need for _____ is met.

A) A biologically sound dentition
B) Conceptualization and understanding
C) Responsibility for oral health
D) A values system

Answer 3

Responsibility for oral health

Question 4

In the human needs conceptual model,the concept of consists the environment consists of all of the following except which one?

A) The client,the dental hygienist,and their surroundings
B) Factors that influence the manner,mode,and level of human need fulfillment for the person,family,and community
C) Economic,psychologic,cultural,physical,legal,educational,ethical,and geographic factors
D) The healthcare setting only

Question 5

In the human needs conceptual model the concept of the client refers to which of the following?

A) The recipient of dental hygiene care
B) A biologic,psychologic,spiritual,social,cultural,and intellectual human being whose behavior is motivated by human need fulfillment
C) An individual
D) An individual,family,or community

Question 6

In the human needs conceptual model,assessment includes all of the following except which one?

A) Systematic collection and analysis of medical and dental histories
B) Systematic collection and analysis of data from clinical and radiographic data
C) Identification of unmet human needs among the eight related to dental hygiene care
D) Establishment of goals for client behavior

Question 7

CASE STUDY
Devan Sacks,age 12,is a new client in the dental practice and has been scheduled for dental hygiene care.Devan is in the seventh grade,is one of the star players on the girls' soccer team,and wears an athletic mouth guard protector.She is accompanied by her mother,Margaret,age 32,and her sister Bridget,age 10.After completing health,dental,and dental hygiene histories,the dental hygienist assesses the teeth,periodontium,and oral self-care skills.Significant findings include gingival inflammation,bleeding on probing around some teeth,and poor oral hygiene.Client has a knowledge deficit regarding biofilm,periodontal disease process,and personal oral health status.
Which of the following human needs appear to be in deficit in Devan (choose two)?

A) Human need for protection from health risks
B) Human need for nutrition
C) Human need for skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck
D) Human need for biologically sound and functional dentition
E) Human need for conceptualization and understanding

Question 8

Which of the following conditions might lead the dental hygienist to conclude that an individual's human need for protection from health risks is in deficit?

A) Plays contact sports but does not wear a mouth guard
B) Dissatisfaction with the appearance of her mouth
C) Bleeding on probing
D) Rampant caries

Question 9

In the human needs conceptual model,the concept of health and oral health includes all of the following except which one?

A) The client's state of health on a continuum from optimal wellness to illness and death
B) The connection between overall health and oral health
C) The concept that the higher the level of human need fulfillment,the higher the state of wellness for the client
D) Cognitive,affective,and psychomotor strategies for dental professionals

Question 10

CASE STUDY
Devan Sacks,age 12,is a new client in the dental practice and has been scheduled for dental hygiene care.Devan is in the seventh grade,is one of the star players on the girls' soccer team,and wears an athletic mouth guard protector.She is accompanied by her mother,Margaret,age 32,and her sister Bridget,age 10.After completing health,dental,and dental hygiene histories,the dental hygienist assesses the teeth,periodontium,and oral self-care skills.Significant findings include gingival inflammation,bleeding on probing around some teeth,and poor oral hygiene.Client has a knowledge deficit regarding biofilm,periodontal disease process,and personal oral health status.
If Devan makes time for oral health,seeks oral health care,and talks about the importance of healthy teeth and gums,one could say that her human need for _____ is met.

A) Biologically sound and functional dentition
B) Conceptualization and understanding
C) Skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck
D) Wholesome facial image

Question 11

In the human needs conceptual model,the concept of dental hygiene actions relates to which of the following?

A) Oral healthcare interventions
B) Conceptualization and understanding
C) Assisting clients in meeting their human needs
D) A values system

Question 12

In the human needs conceptual model,planning includes all of the following except which one?

A) Establishment of goals for client behavior
B) Deadlines for meeting identified unmet human needs
C) Measurement of the extent to which goals are met
D) Critical decision making

Question 13

CASE STUDY
Devan Sacks,age 12,is a new client in the dental practice and has been scheduled for dental hygiene care.Devan is in the seventh grade,is one of the star players on the girls' soccer team,and wears an athletic mouth guard protector.She is accompanied by her mother,Margaret,age 32,and her sister Bridget,age 10.After completing health,dental,and dental hygiene histories,the dental hygienist assesses the teeth,periodontium,and oral self-care skills.Significant findings include gingival inflammation,bleeding on probing around some teeth,and poor oral hygiene.Client has a knowledge deficit regarding biofilm,periodontal disease process,and personal oral health status.
If a gingival disease such as localized juvenile periodontitis is suspected,the most important dental hygiene action would be which of the following?

A) Oral health instruction
B) Scaling and root planing
C) Referral to the dentist for a dental diagnosis

Question 14

In the human needs conceptual model,the dental hygiene diagnosis includes all of the following except which one?

A) Use of critical decision-making skills to reach conclusions
B) Use of available data to identify met or unmet needs
C) Measurement of the extent to which goals identified in the care plan were achieved
D) Human need deficits