Title: Demonstrate the components of preventive dentistry.
Course: Dental Careers I (14054-I) > Section: Examining Preventive Dentistry and Nutrition

Demonstration should include use of motivational interviewing techniques to provide oral hygiene instruction (OHI) in

- how to brush and floss
- use of oral hygiene aids
- use of disclosing agents
- use of educational tools.

Process/Skill Questions

- How would one teach proper brushing and flossing techniques to someone whose manual dexterity is challenged?
- How would one instruct someone with various dental appliances to adapt his or her brushing technique?
- How should one respond to a patient who asks for toothpaste recommendations?