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.

Accepted Answer

Human need theory is the conceptual framework for the Dental Hygiene Human Needs Model. It was selected because human needs transcend age, culture, gender, and nationality. The other choices are incorrect.

Question 2

Which human need is associated with dissatisfaction with facial profile?

Accepted Answer

Dissatisfaction with one's facial profile is associated with a deficit in the human need for a wholesome facial image. Protection from health risks, biologically sound and functional dentition, and freedom from stress are not associated with dissatisfaction with one's facial profile.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Fluoride helps meet the human need for a biologically sound dentition. NSAIDs, penicillamine, cyclosporine, and antimalarials are incorrect choices.

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.

Accepted Answer

The definition for the human need for protection from health risks is correct. However, boil and bite mouth guards have poor retention and do not cover all posterior teeth. The other choices are incorrect.

Question 5

What is the term for a tension within a person?

Accepted Answer

Human need is the term for tension within a person. Self-tolerance is the unique ability to recognize the difference between "self" and "foreign" antigens and is an incorrect choice. Facial image stressors are related to the human need for wholesome facial image and is an incorrect answer. Immunosuppression refers to the inhibition of the formation of antibodies to antigens that may be present; it is used in transplantation procedures to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ or tissue. It is an incorrect choice.

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.

Accepted Answer

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 rather than basing the deficit on the clinician dissatisfaction. The other choices are incorrect.

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.

Accepted Answer

Medical consultation often is recommended for clients with a deficit in their human need for protection from health risks to avoid medical contraindications related to dental hygiene care. The need for medical treatment may supersede the oral treatment planned to be free from harm or danger involving the integrity of the body structure. The other choices are incorrect.

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.

Accepted Answer

Using a risk assessment tool for dental hygiene care is an appropriate way for dental hygienists to diagnose human need deficits related to dental hygiene care. However, not all human need deficits require referral of the client for further medical evaluation. The other choices are incorrect.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Currently, eight human needs have been identified in the Dental Hygiene Human Needs Conceptual Model as being related to dental hygiene care; 20, 11, 14, and over 30 are incorrect.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

No dental examination in the last 2 years is a sign of a human need deficit in the need for a biologically sound dentition. Gingival bleeding, vital signs outside of normal limits, mucogingival problems, and concerns about confidentiality are incorrect choices.

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.

Accepted Answer

Over 80% of the population in the United States and elsewhere has some form of periodontal disease. Therefore, the human need for skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck is usually unmet in clients seeking dental hygiene care. The other choices are incorrect.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Report of pain is the most common symptom associated with the human need for freedom from pain. The other choices are incorrect.

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?

Accepted Answer

Pockets greater than 4 mm, attachment loss greater than 4 mm, and bleeding on probing are signs of a deficit in the human need for skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck. The other choices are incorrect.

Question 14

Which human need most often presents with bleeding on probing?

Accepted Answer

Skin and mucous membrane integrity of the head and neck has a deficit that most often presents with bleeding on probing. The other choices are incorrect.

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.

Accepted Answer

Many clients with deficits in the human need for protection from health risks do not require prophylactic antibiotics before dental and dental hygiene treatment. Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended when clients have a condition (e.g., complete hip replacement surgery within the past 2 years) that places them at risk for serious infection such as endocarditis. The other choices are incorrect.

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.

Accepted Answer

Patients with a deficit in protection from health risks must be evaluated by the dental hygienist to avoid medical contraindications related to dental hygiene care and to be free from harm or danger involving the integrity of the body's structure. The domain of dental hygiene is represented by the eight human needs related to dental hygiene care. The other choices are incorrect.

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.

Accepted Answer

Daily fluoride therapy is often recommended for clients with a deficit in the need for a biologically sound and functional dentition autoimmune disease because treatment of incipient carious lesions (such as white spots) with fluoride will remineralize them. The other choices are incorrect.

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.

Accepted Answer

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. However, clients may be highly motivated to maintain oral health at home, but may be unable to do a thorough job of reducing the effects of pathogenic oral bacteria for a period greater than 2 to 3 months. The other choices are incorrect.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Love and belonging needs is not an example of the specific eight human needs related to dental hygiene care in the Human Needs Conceptual Model of Dental Hygiene. Freedom from fear and stress, protections from health risks, freedom from head and neck pain, and a wholesome facial image are all examples of the specific eight human needs related to dental hygiene care in the Human Needs Conceptual Model of Dental Hygiene.

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?

Accepted Answer

A deficit in the human need for responsibility for oral health would be inadequate plaque biofilm control. Power toothbrushes are recommended for clients who present with biofilm removal challenges. The other choices are incorrect.

Quiz 2: Human Needs Theory and Dental Hygiene Care