WorksheetsPatient with a Disability
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
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
Examples of damaging oral habits include all the following except?
Pica
Fingernail biting
Bruxism
Rumination (regurgitation of chewed food)
Mouth breathing
The following are examples of oral and craniofacial anomalies, in individuals with developmental disabilities except?
Variations in number, size, or shape of teeth.
Enamel defects.
Dry gingiva due to air exposure.
Cleft lip or palate.
Low lip line.
In scheduling a dental appointment for a person with diabetes, you should consider:
What time of day the person has the most mobility
When it is most convenient for the hygienist
How long it takes the person to get ready in the morning
Medication and meal schedules
A patient with quadriplegia, needs transferring from her wheelchair to the dental chair. Type of wheelchair transfer?
Sliding board transfer
One-person transfer
Mobile patient transfer
Immobile patient transfer
It is best to obtain information about the patient with a disability
In advance of the appointment
After treatment has begun
From the caregiver
At the time of the appointment
Patient transfer: adjust the chair higher than the dental chair, clear a path by lifting or removing the chair arm
True
False
The dental hygiene professional will transfer the patient from right side of the dental chair.
True
False
