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Health care roles for DHCP
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Primary health care professional
oral health educator
clinician
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Adha roles of DHCP
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Clinician , educator, research, administrative/manager, advocate ( all roles of the dental hygienist are public health)
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Dental hygienist
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Dental health specialist whose primary concern is the maintenance of oral health and the prevention of oral disease
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Dental hygiene care plan
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The services within the framework of the total treament plan to be carried out by the dental hygienist
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Dental hygiene diagnosis
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Identification of an existing or potential oral health problem that a dental hygienist is qualified to and licensed to treat
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Cotherapist
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Relationship between the patient, dentist and dental hygienist when coordinating efforts to attain and maintain the oral health of the patient
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Dental hygiene process of care
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An organized systematic group of activities that provides the framework for delivering quality dental care
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Prognosis
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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
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Educational
preventative
therapeutic
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Prevention
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Primary, secondary, tertiary
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Primary prevention
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Measures to prevent disease
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Secondary prevention
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Early disease treatment
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Tertiary prevention
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Replace and rehabilitate lost tissue (dentist)
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Assessment subjective data
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Obtained by observation & interraction, chief complaint, perception of health, care & value placed on oral health
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Assessment objective data
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Physical & oral assessment, clinical and radiographic findings, probing depths, loss of periodontal attachment, dental caries, defective restorations
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