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Caused by tilting the head forward, hunching shoulders forward and continously reaching overhead.
Definition: Disorder of the fingers, hand or wrist due to the compression of the brachial nerve. |
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Caused by holding the elbow above waist level and holding the upper arm from the body (chicken wing)
Definition: Inflammation of the muscle tendons in the shoulder region |
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Caused by holding the lower arm away from the body (chicken wing)
Definition: Disorder of the wrist and hand caused by compression of the median nerve. |
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Caused by seperating the fingers
Definition: Disorder of the fingers due to injury of the extensor muscles |
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Caused by repeatedly bending the hand up, down or from side to side and pinching an instrument without resting the muscles.
Definition: Disorder of the wrist and hand caused by compression of the median nerve |
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Caused by bending the hand up, down or from side to side and also seperating the little finger.
Definition: A disorder of the lower arm and wrist caused by compression of the ulnar nerve and arm as it passes through the wrist |
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Caused by hand twisting and forceful gripping, bending the hand back or sideways
Definition: Inflammation of the tendons on the side of the wrist and base of the thumb |
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Caused by repeatedly extending the hand up or down at the wrist.
Definition: Inflammation of the tendons of the wrist resulting from strain. |
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| If you hunch or shoulders what disorder can it cause? |
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If you hold your arm away from your body (chicken wing) what disorder can it cause?
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| Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and Pronator Syndrome |
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| What disorder can be caused if you seperate fingers? |
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| Extensor Wad Strain and Ulnar Nerve Entrapment (little finger away) |
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| What disorder can be caused from constant wrist movement up and down? |
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| Carpal tunnel syndrome, Ulnar nerve entrapment, Tenosynovitis and Tendinitis |
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| What are the other roles that a DH play? |
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Definition
| Educator, Researcher, Advocate, Clinician and Administrator/Manager |
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| Treat each patient as though they're infected. |
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| What company was the guest speaker with? |
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| Who was the father of DH? |
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Definition
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| What are the DH process of care? |
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Definition
Assesment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Documentation |
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| What mask would you were for a potentially infectious patient? |
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Definition
| Particulate Respirator Mask (PRM) |
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| How long do particles smaller than 5um remain in the air for? |
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Definition
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| Who was the first dental hygienist? |
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Definition
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| Where was the first DH school? |
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| 3 curves of a healthy back? |
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Definition
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| What position should the patient always be in? |
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Me
The Patient
My Equipment
Non-Dominant Hand
Dominant Hand
Finger Rests
Review |
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| What is the natural hand position? |
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