Exam 50: Cognitively and Developmentally Challenged Persons

Clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)should never be encouraged to perform their own oral hygiene.IDDs negatively affect the psychomotor skills,making self-care unlikely.

Persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)(formerly known as mental retardation)usually have an IQ below which of the following?

Which teeth are most commonly smaller (microdontia)than normal in a person with Down syndrome?

Clients with _____ intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)can usually learn how to brush their teeth.

If a caregiver is responsible for a the daily oral healthcare of a client with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs),the dental hygienist must create an oral home care plan that is:

When developing oral hygiene skills and behaviors in an intellectually challenged client,the dental hygienist bases the teaching strategy on the client's:

Most persons (about 85%)with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)fall into which category as classified by IQ?

When one is providing dental hygiene care or teaching oral health behaviors to a client with autism,which of the following would best increase the likelihood of client cooperation?

Clients who typically live in group settings and who can learn self-care behaviors,social adjustment,and economic usefulness but have very few academic skills past the second-grade level are considered to have what level of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)?

In treatment of clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities,it is important to create a trusting relationship with them to achieve a successful oral healthcare experience.All of the following are strategies for establishing a trusting relationship except which one?

When treating a client with an autism spectrum disorder,clinicians should not do which of the following?

All of the following are common oral finding in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)except one.Which is the least common?

If a person with mild intellectual and developmental disabilities needs an antimicrobial agent to help control plaque biofilm formation and gingivitis,which of the following is best to recommend?

Unfortunately,some dental practices choose not to treat clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)because of all of the following reasons except which one?

The most commonly used behavioral treatment in persons who exhibit self-injurious behavior (SIB)is which of the following?

All of the following are helpful when teaching oral healthcare to clients with autism or an autism spectrum disorder except which one?

During education of a client with an autism spectrum disorder,which of the following is most important for the dental hygienist to remember?

Oral care may have been neglected in a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs)as a result of all of the following except which one?

What is the most common and serious medical condition found in persons with Down syndrome?

The dental hygienist is about to assess a client with an autism spectrum disorder.The client's healthcare decision maker reports that the client is under the care of a physician for seizures.Which of the following oral manifestations might you expect to see when you conduct the oral examination,depending on the type of seizure medication in the client's pharmacologic history?