Dental Hygiene - Dent 1040 Chapter 25

manner in which an individual acts or performs

approach to correct undesirable behavior through systematic manipulation of environmental and behavioral variables; treatment procedure for certain mental and physical disorders

verbal or nonverbal interaction or interchange; nonverbal, without spoken words, may be accomplished through pictures, gestures, facial expressions, or posture

extent to which a person’s health behaviors coincide with dental/medical health advice; also called ADHERENCE

the provision of oral health information to people in such a way that they can apply it in everyday living

difficulty swallowing

appraisal of changes in a patient’s behavior or oral health status that have resulted from interventions by the professional healthcare personnel

imaginary halitosis; constant fear of having bad breath; sometimes related to an underlying psychiatric condition

Planned combination of educational, economic, organizational, or environmental support for actions conducive to health of individuals or groups

combination of learning opportunities planned to facilitate and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to the health of the individual or group

Acquiring knowledge or skills through study, instruction, or experience; true learning means that knowledge acquired is applied in every day living.

The domain of learning concerned with attitudes, interests, and appreciations.

The domain of learning concerned with knowledge outcomes and intellectual abilities

The domain of learning concerned with levels of motor skills

The task of establishing, maintaining, and enhancing patient relationships so that the goals of the patient, the group, or the community can be achieved.

And are driving force that prompts an individual to act to satisfy a need or desire or to accomplish a particular goal

Failure to carry out the prescribed health care plan, for example, failure to take medications as prescribed.

Stimulating any of the organs of sensation; susceptible to the sensory stimulus.

Sum total of the efforts to promote, restore, and maintain the oral health of the individual.

Enzymatic decomposition, especially of proteins with the production of foul-smelling compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and mercaptans

Hydrogen sulfide; methyl mercaptan; and, to a lesser extent, dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide produced by microbial metabolism and which create oral malodor

Producing or causing dry mouth