Over the Past Decade, Most States Have Expanded the Scope

question 21

Multiple Choice

Over the past decade, most states have expanded the scope of which type of practice?

• A) Dentistry
• B) Dental hygiene
• C) Dental therapy
• D) Community dental health coordinators

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Definitions:

Attention

The behavioral and cognitive process of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.

Perception

The cognitive process of interpreting, organizing, and often giving meaning to sensory information.

Bottom-Up Processing

A type of information processing that begins with sensory input and builds up to perception, emphasizing the importance of the sensory data itself in understanding and interpreting a stimulus.

Top-Down Processing

A cognitive process that involves using context or prior knowledge to interpret new information.