You are caring for a young female patient. The patient’s mother asks you to apply sealants to the child’s teeth. Her daughter is in her final year of preschool. What is the first thing you should do?

Dental hygienists assist dentists in conducting cleanings and advising patients on proper oral hygiene and care. The NBDHE Dental Hygienist exam has 350 questions and has two components ( with many subsections): Discipline Based and Dental Hygiene Patient Cases.  Component A: The first component covers these main exam sections: Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice; Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services and Principles of Community Health and Research.  Component B: The second component of patient cases contains at least one each of geriatric, periodontal, pediatric, special... Show more

Dental hygienists assist dentists in conducting cleanings and advising patients on proper oral hygiene and care.

The NBDHE Dental Hygienist exam has 350 questions and has two components ( with many subsections): Discipline Based and Dental Hygiene Patient Cases. 

Component A: The first component covers these main exam sections: Scientific Basis for Dental Hygiene Practice; Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services and Principles of Community Health and Research. 
Component B: The second component of patient cases contains at least one each of geriatric, periodontal, pediatric, special needs and medically compromised patient cases.

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