The three responsibilities of the dental hygiene clinician are:

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Preventive, therapeutic, educational. This answer is correct because a dental hygiene clinician is expected to fulfill these areas. Preventive methods are created to promote health and prevent oral disease. Therapeutic methods are created to arrest or control oral disease. Educational methods are created to reinforce learning, evaluate understanding, demonstrate self-care techniques, determine ability to perform desired behavior, and explain oral disease and health concepts. Manager, educator, researcher. This answer is incorrect because these are not responsibilities; instead they are roles that can be played by dental hygienists based on the degree of education.
Planner, organization of appointments, billing. This answer is incorrect because these are the responsibilities of an administrator or manager. Communicator, planner, researcher. This answer is incorrect because these are the responsibilities of a researcher.

The Three Responsibilities of the Dental Hygiene Clinician Are