Dental Hygiene Practice
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Course Introduction
Dental Hygiene Practice introduces students to the foundational principles and clinical techniques essential to the field of dental hygiene. Through a combination of classroom instruction and supervised laboratory experiences, students gain proficiency in patient assessment, dental charting, infection control, instrument selection and usage, and preventive care procedures. Emphasis is placed on the development of effective communication skills, ethical practice, and professionalism within a dental healthcare team. The course also explores strategies for promoting oral health education and disease prevention, preparing students for direct patient care in a variety of dental settings.
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Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist 4th Edition by Christine French Beatty
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Chapter 1: People's Health: An Introduction
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Q1) The National Health Agenda aims to increase the percentage of the population with access to fluoridated community water systems from 75% to 80% by what year?
A) 2020
B) 2025
C) 2030
D) 2045
Answer: A
Q2) The public perception of a health problem is which of the following?
A) Accurate and infectious disease focused
B) Inadequate, as the spectrum of health issues is more vast and extensive than realized.
C) Increase the number of individuals covered by Medicaid.
D) Challenge the dental workforce capacity, require oral health care workforce collaboration within and externally, increase the numbers covered by Medicaid.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
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Q1) The dental hygienist who coordinates a community oral health program for a nonprofit is fulfilling which of the following career paths?
A) Advocate
B) Administrator
C) Entrepreneur
D) Clinician
Answer: B
Q2) In order to create the supply of dental hygienists to meet the future oral health care challenges, which of the following will need to occur?
A) Licensing regulations will need to be removed.
B) Preceptorships will need to be monitored closely.
C) The scope of practice will need to be expanded.
D) Education requirements will need to be reduced.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Assessment for Community Oral Health
Program Planning
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Q1) The context of people's lives determines their health. Individuals are likely to be able to control many of the determinants of health directly.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
Answer: C
Q2) The "epidemiologic triangle" depicts disease as the outcome of the interactions among which of the following?
A) Population, occurrences, and determinants
B) Population dynamics, place characteristics, and time
C) Host, agent, and environmental factors
D) Distribution, affected population, and determinants
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Measuring Oral Health Status and Progress
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Q1) Which of the following is a collaborative effort between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Oral Health, and the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)?
A) Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Data Resource Center (DRC)
B) National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)
C) National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
D) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Q2) The Healthy People 2020 oral health objectives are which of the following?
A) Based on the perceptions of voter expectations by members of Congress
B) A combination of current information with contemporary public health principles to benefit the largest number of people in the United States
C) National in scope and are not intended to be applicable to state and local governments
D) Generic and cannot be applied to any specific population group
Q3) Which of the following are indicators of an effective dental index?
A) Attribute, validity, specificity
B) Reliability, utility, sensitivity
C) Acceptability, universality, applicability
D) Specificity, sensitivity, reliability
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Chapter 5: Population Health
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Q1) The benefit received by those living in a nonfluoridated part of a state with a fluoridated water supply is called which of the following?
A) Halo effect
B) Shared benefit
C) Minimal
D) Pipeline effect
Q2) Which of the following demographic groups was least likely to have indicated an annual dental visit in 2004 according to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)?
A) Families with low income
B) Families with low education
C) Families with no symptoms
D) Families with low income and low education
Q3) Vulnerable population groups include which of the following?
A) Pregnant women, prisoners, urban dwellers
B) Recent immigrants, prisoners, homeless persons
C) Teenagers, rural citizens, migrants
D) Older adults, urban dwellers, teenagers
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Chapter 6: Oral Health Programs in the Community
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Q1) To reach the Healthy People 2020 goal of increasing the proportion of children who have received dental sealants on their molar teeth, many states have instituted:
A) reimbursement through dental insurance programs.
B) expansion of dental assisting and dental hygiene educational programs.
C) school-based sealant programs (SBSP).
D) educational grants for sealant placement in public health programs.
Q2) A federally qualified health center (FQHC) has been designated by the federal government by adhering to regulations pertaining to the scope and quality of health services provided to which of the following segment of the population?
A) Those individuals with a substance abuse problem
B) Anyone, regardless of ability to pay
C) Only those older than 18 years of age
D) Military and ex-military personnel
Q3) Which of the following agencies receives the most Head Start funding?
A) Tribal governments or consortia
B) Private and public nonprofit agencies
C) Government agencies
D) Community action agencies
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Chapter 7: Applied Research
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Q1) The independent t-test is also known as which of the following?
A) Student's t-test
B) Two-sample t-test
C) Matched sample
D) Student's t-test and two-sample test
Q2) Of the following, which term is used in regard to numeric characteristics of the population?
A) Parameter
B) Control
C) Correlation
D) Independent variable
Q3) What is the median of the following distribution of scores-3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 7
D) 14
Q4) A Type I alpha error is which of the following?
A) When the researcher rejects the null hypothesis
B) When the researcher accepts the null hypothesis
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Chapter 8: Health Promotion and Health Communication
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Q1) The following scenario is an example of which theory of health promotion?
A church pastor noticed that elders of the church have stopped coming to church suppers because they were mostly edentulous and appeared to be embarrassed. The pastor called the dental school for help, which provided appropriate care, and gradually the elders became comfortable eating and resumed their attendance at the suppers.
A) Diffusion of innovations theory
B) Community organization theory
C) Social learning theory
D) Stages of change theory
Q2) According to the social learning theory, what needs to be done to reinforce self-efficacy?
A) Provide information and training about action.
B) Point out strengths, use persuasion and encouragement, and approach behavioral change in small steps.
C) Point out others' experiences and physical changes and identify role models to emulate.
D) Involve the individual and relevant others and work to change the environment, if warranted.
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Chapter 9: Social Responsibility
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Q1) A dental hygienist who is working for policy change to address the inequalities of the current oral health delivery system would be acting in which of the following capacities?
A) Educator
B) Advocate
C) Policy maker
D) Public health advisor
Q2) Which of the following programs provides training to dental professionals on recognizing and reporting suspected cases of domestic violence?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
B) Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C) Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness (PANDA)
D) Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)
Q3) To be successful, all policy initiatives should involve which of the following types of effort among partners and stakeholders?
A) Constrictive
B) Collaborative
C) Competing
D) Independent
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competence
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Q1) Which of the following is the lowest step on the cultural competency continuum?
A) Cultural blindness
B) Cultural destructiveness
C) Cultural incapacity
D) Cultural competence
Q2) Which of the following is one of the 12 cultural domains in the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence?
A) Economic
B) Social
C) Communication
D) Partnership
Q3) Balint's patient-centeredness model emphasized that each patient
A) has to be understood as a unique human being
B) has the right to self-determination
C) has the obligation to follow through on treatment recommendations
D) needs to be informed of all of the potential outcomes of treatment
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Chapter 11: Service-Learning: Preparing Dental Hygienists
for Collaborative Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is the aim of reflection as one of the essential components of service-learning (SL)?
A) The aim of reflection is to draw meaning from the experience.
B) The aim of reflection is to develop skills of criticizing for the sake of being critical.
C) Reflection involves self-appraisal and societal appraisal.
D) The aim of reflection is to draw meaning from the experience and involves self-appraisal and societal appraisal.
Q2) As a change driver, how does Harmonization of Practice impact the ADHA?
A) Supports members in learning how to use new technology to improve oral care
B) Develops the next generation of leaders
C) Will need to work with for-profit schools to improve standards
D) Scope of dental hygiene practice will need to be standardized and expanded
Q3) Which is more important in regard to service-learning (SL), service objectives (SOs) or learning objectives (LOs)?
A) Service objectives (SOs)
B) Learning objectives (LOs)
C) Both carry equal weight
D) Neither are relevant
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