Deck 2: Human Needs Theory and Dental Hygiene Care

Question 1

Human need theory was selected as the conceptual framework for the Dental Hygiene Human Needs Model because human needs transcend age, culture, gender, and nationality.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

Answer 1

Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.

Question 2

Which human need is associated with dissatisfaction with facial profile?

A) Protection from health risks
B) Biologically sound and functional dentition
C) Wholesome facial image
D) Freedom from stress

Answer 2

Wholesome facial image

Question 3

Which type of medications helps meet the human need for a biologically sound dentition?

A) Fluoride
B) NSAIDs
C) Penicillamine
D) Cyclosporine
E) Antimalarials

Answer 3

Fluoride

Question 4

Protection from health risks is the need to avoid medical contraindications related to dental hygiene care and to be free from harm or danger involving the integrity of the body structure and environment around the person. With advances in thermoplastic material, boil and bite mouth guard have good retention and cover all posterior teeth.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

Question 5

What is the term for a tension within a person?

A) Self-tolerance
B) Human need
C) Facial image stressors
D) Immunosuppression

Question 6

A deficit in the need for a wholesome facial image is a dissatisfaction with the appearance of one's teeth. This need is in deficit only if the client reports dissatisfaction.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

Question 7

Medical consultation often is recommended for clients with a deficit in their human need for protection from health risks. The need for medical treatment may supersede the oral treatment planned.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

Question 8

Using a human needs assessment tool for dental hygiene care is an appropriate way for dental hygienists to diagnose human need deficits related to dental hygiene care. Patients having human need deficits should be referred for further medical evaluation.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

Question 9

How many human needs have been identified in the Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model as being related to dental hygiene care?

A) 20
B) 11
C) 14
D) 8
E) Over 30

Question 10

Which of the following represents a human need deficit in the need for a biologically sound dentition?

A) Gingival bleeding
B) No dental examination in the last 2 years
C) Vital signs outside of normal limits
D) Mucogingival problems
E) Concern about confidentiality

Question 11

Periodontal disease is epidemic in the United States and elsewhere. The human need for skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck is usually unmet in clients seeking dental hygiene care.

A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, and the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false, and the second statement is true.

Question 12

Which of the following is the most common concern associated with the human need for freedom from head and neck pain?

A) Concerns about disease transmission
B) Concerns about fluoride toxicity
C) Report of pain
D) Concern about radiation exposure
E) Has questions about oral disease

Question 13

Pockets greater than 4 mm, attachment loss greater than 4 mm, and bleeding on probing are all signs of a deficit in which human need?

A) Wholesome facial image
B) Protection from health risks
C) Biologically sound and functional dentition
D) Skin and mucous membrane integrity of head and neck
E) Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus

Question 14

Which human need most often presents with bleeding on probing?

A) Wholesome facial image
B) Protection from health risks
C) Biologically sound and functional dentition
D) Skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck
E) Freedom from head and neck pain

Question 15

Most clients with deficits in the human need for protection from health risks require prophylactic antibiotics before dental and dental hygiene treatment because they are immunosuppressed and prone to infection.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

Question 16

The dental hygienist should not evaluate clients with a deficit in protection from health risks because the domain of the dental hygienist is only the oral cavity.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

Question 17

Daily fluoride therapy is often recommended for clients with a deficit in the need for a biologically sound and functional dentition because they are prone to xerostomi a.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

Question 18

Regular maintenance intervals of no more than 3 months are recommended for clients with a deficit in skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck because they are not motivated to maintain oral health at home.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

Question 19

Examples of human needs related to dental hygiene care include all of the following except one. Which one is the exception?

A) Freedom from fear and stress
B) Protection from health risks
C) Freedom from head and neck pain
D) Love and belong needs
E) Wholesome facial image

Question 20

Power toothbrushes are recommended for clients who present with biofilm removal challenges. Which human need that, if in deficit, would suggest the need for this oral health device?

A) Protection from health risks
B) Freedom from head and neck pain
C) Freedom from stress
D) Responsibility for oral health
E) Wholesome facial image
F) Biologically sound dentition

Question 21

From the following list, select those that should be part of documentation of the dental hygiene appointment with clients who have a deficit in the need for a wholesome facial image.

A) Process
B) Outcomes
C) Extent to which goals are met
D) Client's response to care
E) Referrals needed
F) Adverse reactions
G) Future treatment
H) All of the above

Question 22

Select the four deficits in the human need for a biologically sound and functional dentition.

A) Missing teeth
B) Vital signs outside of normal limits
C) Concern about appearance of teeth
D) Teeth with signs of disease
E) Gingival inflammation
F) Ill-fitting dentures
G) Chewing difficulties

Question 23

Select the signs and symptoms of a deficit in skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck.

A) Gingival inflammation
B) Bleeding on probing
C) Probing depths greater than 4 mm
D) Anemia
E) Xerostomia
F) Clinical attachment loss greater than 4 mm
G) Tinnitus
H) Extraoral tenderness or swelling

Question 24

Which human need is characterized by the need to feel safe, be free from emotional discomfort in the oral healthcare environment, and to receive appreciation, attention, and respect from others?

A) Conceptualization and understanding
B) Freedom from head and neck pain
C) Freedom from stress
D) Responsibility for oral health
E) Wholesome facial image

Question 25

Prophylactic antibiotics are often required in clients with a deficit in protection from health risk because they report a history of a heart murmur resulting from rheumatic fever.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.

Question 26

For each human need, select the appropriate sign or symptom associated with a deficit in that human need.

A) Wholesome facial image
B) Skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck
C) Biologically sound and functional dentition
D) Freedom from stress
E) Responsibility for oral health
1. Concern about cost
2) Missing teeth
3) Bleeding on probing
4) Presence of plaque biofilm and calculus
5) Halitosis

Question 27

All of the following are signs that the client's human need for a biologically and functional dentition is in deficit except one. Which one is the exception?

A) No dental evaluation in the last 2 years
B) Missing teeth
C) Need for prophylactic antibiotics
D) Teeth with erosion
E) Ill-fitting dentures

Question 28

Select the four paradigm concepts related to the dental hygiene human needs theory.

A) Client
B) Environment
C) Patient
D) Community
E) Infection
F) Dental hygiene actions
G) Total client care
H) Health/oral health

Question 29

Which human need is characterized by the need to be exempt from physical discomfort in the head and neck area?

A) Conceptualization and understanding
B) Freedom from head and neck pain
C) Freedom from stress
D) Responsibility for oral health
E) Wholesome facial image

Question 30

Local anesthesia and nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation are recommended for a client who has a deficit in the human need for freedom from head and neck pain because these modalities help to prevent a medical emergency.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct, and they are related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct, but they are not related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is not.
D) The statement is not correct, but the reason is correct.
E) Neither the statement nor the reason is correct.