Patient with a Disability

Disability: any restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner/within the range considered normal

• True

• False

Barriers to dental care can involve all of the following people except.

• physicians

• the patient

• dental professionals

• caregivers

Space is needed for the wheelchair. The doorway need to be at least 30 inches wide

• True

• False

Disabilities may be caused by heredity, systemic disease, or trauma.

• True

• False

What prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability & requires public places to meet requirements of accessibility?

• World Health Organization

• International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health

• American Dental Association

• Americans with Disabilities Act

Daily personal oral hygiene care can be compromised due to the caregiver lacking in all of the following except?

• Coordination.

• Knowledge.

• Motivation.

• Economics.

A disadvantage of using a power toothbrush for a patient lacking finger strength is:

• It has a larger handle and is easier to grasp

• On/off mechanism may be difficult to use

• It provides more effective biofilm removal

• It provides an increase in motivation

A patient who has use of only one hand could remove proximal surface biofilm using:

• An interdental brush

• Yarn

• An end-tufted brush

• A floss holder

A caregiver cannot use dentifrice when brushing because patient cannot control swallowing and expectorating. Recommend?

• rinsing with a home fluoride rinse

• a gel applied with a toothbrush

• a fluoride supplement

• a dentifrice without fluoride

Sweets are sometimes used as rewards or bribes by family members/teachers using(ABA) as a teaching tool. ABA stands for:

• Advanced Behavioral Analysis

• Applied Behavioral Analysis

• Acceptable Behavioral Analysis

• Adaptive Behavioral Analysis