A Dental Hygienist Working Without an Assistant Should Do Which

question 1

Multiple Choice

A dental hygienist working without an assistant should do which of the following to make patients aware of their pocket depths and bleeding points during periodontal charting?

• A) Ask the dentist to help record findings if he or she is available.
• B) Call out the findings as the dental hygienist records the depths.
• C) Have the patient use the keyboard to record the findings.
• D) Wait until after the periodontal charting is complete to discuss findings.