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Roles of the Dental Hygienist Clinical Public Health Researcher Educator Administrator Entrepreneur advocate corporate clinician provides direct client care, evaluates prevention, interprofessional practice educator design and produce instructional materials, develop health promotion strategies, ex: oral healthcare industry researcher applies the scientific method to select appropriate therapies, educational methods, or content; interprets and applies findings and solves problems ex: corporations administrator
apply organizational skills, communicate objectives, identify and manage resources, evaluate and modify health or education programs ex: dental health programs advocate develop mechanism to effect change, promote lifestyle changes for clients, influences health agencies etc corporate product sales / research public health community clinic, government health services, enhance access to care in community health program funded by government health history forms Initial Screening for Risk Factors & Symptoms of Disease Identification of Known Diseases / Conditions Identification of Family History of Disease / Events. vital signs temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure Temperature the measurement of the degree of body heat in a living body pulse
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome painful disorder of the fingers, hands, or wrist caused by compression of the brachial nerve plexus and vessels rotator cuff tendinitis an inflammation of the tendons of the shoulder region Pronator syndrome A painful disorder of the wrist and hand caused by compression of the median nerve by the pronator muscle Extensor Wad Strain a painful disorder of the fingers due to injury of the extensor muscles of the thumb and fingers carpal tunnel syndrome compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist neutral positioning Ideal, pain-free positioning. Results in a decreased risk of musculoskeletal injury. Head Position: Maxillary
- Nose and chin are approximately level
- Upper arch angled backward past vertical plane
- Chin up position
Head Position: Mandibular Chin lower than nose Occlusal/incisal surface approximately parallel to floor "Chin-down position" cross section of instruments may be triangular or semi circular peridontal measuring stick probe that is similar to a mini ruler, marked in millimeter units, used to measure in mouth Long axis of the tooth an imaginary line that divides the tooth longitudinally into two equal halves apical Toward the tip of the root of a tooth coronal towards crown of tooth Midline of the tooth divides the tooth into equal vertical halves at midline Line angle
what are you looking for at a visual glance? signs of asymmetry hair lost dilated pupils involuntary facial movements scars, lesions, fissuring of skin Sternocleidomastoid muscle long, thick superficial muscle on each side of head, acts to bend, flex and rotate head. important to locate because lymph nodes lie above, posterior and beneath it Lymph nodes of the head and neck small bean shaped structures that filter/trap bacteria, fungi, viruses and eliminate them from the body. 400-700 in the body they enlarge from infection, inflammation, abscess or cancer salivary glands that produce saliva, have ducts that release saliva into oral cavity three main parts of salivary glands parotid, submandibular, sublingual parotid gland largest salivary gland within the cheek, located on surface of the masseter muscle between ear and jar
submandibular gland a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva, sits below jaw towards back of mouth sublingual gland salivary gland under the tongue thyroid gland produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth TMJ temporomandibular joint, most complicated joint and only joint in head n neck area, has cartilage to protect skull from rubbing against the jaw Parts of dental instrument handle, shank, working end Finger Identification for Grasp
- Little
- Ring
- Middle
- Index
- Thumb thumb and index finger role
Plane (Flat) Surface Mirror
- Produces a double image (ghost image)
- Durable, resists scratching because the reflecting surface is on the back of the mirror lens
- Not recommended because double image is distracting uses of dental mirror indirect vision, retraction, indirect illumination, transillumination Indirect vision the use of a dental mirror to view a tooth surface or intraoral structure that cannot be seen directly Retraction use of the mirror to hold patients cheek, lip, or tongue so clinician can view tooth surfaces indirect illumination Use of the mirror to reflect light onto a tooth or soft tissue structure in a dark area of the mouth Transillumination The technique of directing light off of the mirror surface and through the anterior teeth Left handed clinicians sit from 11 - 4 surfaces towards sit at 4 and surfaces away sit at 11, on maxilla sit at 1 surfaces away and toward sphygmomanometer
blood pressure cuff arm position for blood pressure seated, left arm ideal, relaxed arm and elbow slightly flexed systolic pressure occurs during ventricular contraction, peak or highest pressure exerted by the heart during contraction Dystolic pressure The second number of your blood pressure and it occurs when the ventricles relax white coat hypertension A phenomenon in which patients exhibit elevated blood pressure in the hospital or doctor's office but not in their everyday lives. intraoral fulcrum a stabilizing point for the hand on a tooth surface extraoral fulcrum a stabilization point outside the patient's mouth Clock position for anterior surfaces away 11 - 1 Clock position for anterior surfaces toward 3 - 4
preventive services promote and maintain oral health therapeutic designed to arrest control disease and maintain oral tissues in health
