Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice
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Course Introduction
Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice explores the foundational principles and clinical applications essential to the dental hygiene profession. The course covers topics such as oral health assessment, preventive care, dental materials, instrumentation techniques, infection control, and patient education. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practice, ethical considerations, and communication skills necessary to deliver comprehensive care to diverse populations. Through a combination of theoretical learning and hands-on practice, students gain the knowledge and competence required to promote optimal oral health and contribute effectively as members of the dental healthcare team.
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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) One of the greatest unmet health needs among children in the United States is which of the following?
A) Adequate nutrition
B) Eyesight correction
C) Dental care
D) Treatment for attention deficit disorder
Answer: C
Q2) Multiple chronic conditions affect what percentage of all Americans?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 55%
Answer: B
Q3) The "Be Part of the Change" campaign, established by the ADHA and the Oral Cancer Foundation, is an example of which of the following?
A) Increased access to care
B) Interprofessional collaboration
C) Private practice and public health programming
D) Private sector initiative
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
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Q1) Which of the following groups of people is most vulnerable to the burden of oral disease?
A) Immigrants
B) Elderly people
C) Nonnative speakers of English
D) Minority children from families with moderate incomes
Answer: B
Q2) A comprehensive application to the delivery of oral health care promotes a reattachment of oral health care and health care is which of the following?
A) ICP
B) IPE
C) ADPT
D) Public health career for dental professionals
Answer: A
Q3) The midlevel provider created by the ADHA in 2004 is which of the following?
A) Dental technician
B) Advanced dental hygiene supervisor
C) Advanced dental hygiene practitioner
D) Dental therapist
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Assessment for Community Oral Health Program Planning
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Q1) The Minnesota Community Health Assessment and Action Planning (CHAAP), the North Carolina Community Health Assessment Guide, and Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE) are examples of which of the following?
A) Community health services
B) Community health assessment models
C) Initiatives of Healthy People 2010
D) Epidemiology studies
Answer: B
Q2) The assessment process should be which of the following?
A) Evaluated throughout the health assessment process
B) Evaluated only when the health assessment process is complete
C) Evaluated only as a "look back" when time has proven the validity or lack thereof of the results
D) Is not evaluated
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Measuring Oral Health Status and Progress
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Q1) Key elements by which states and localities can effectively address oral health problems include capacity, resources, and which of the following?
A) Policy
B) Surveillance
C) Training
D) Infrastructure
Q2) According to the overarching goals of the Healthy People 2020 framework, detailing the multiple determinants of health, the innermost circle represents:
A) innate individual traits.
B) social, family, and community networks.
C) individual behavior.
D) living and working conditions.
Q3) The concepts of health equity and which of the following are inseparable in their practical implementation?
A) Data systems
B) Health disparity
C) Health status
D) Health indicators
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Chapter 5: Population Health
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Q1) What percentage of older adults (65 to 74 years of age) are edentulous?
A) 4%
B) 14%
C) 22%
D) 34%
Q2) Which tooth structures is/are most likely to be affected by a sports-related injury?
A) Maxillary incisors
B) Mandibular incisors
C) Upper lip
D) Lower lip
Q3) Healthy People 2020 has provided us with:
A) data on oral health status, oral health trends, and goals for improving the oral health of the nation.
B) data on oral health status and oral health trends.
C) data on oral health status and goals for improving the oral health of the nation.
D) data on oral health trends and goals for improving the oral health of the nation.
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Chapter 6: Oral Health Programs in the Community
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Q1) Which of the following is true of dental sealants?
A) Little increase of sealant application has occurred among school-aged children in low-income populations.
B) One goal of Healthy People 2010 was to have 90% of children receiving dental sealants on their permanent molars.
C) According to the 1988-1994 baseline data, about 51% of 14-year-old adolescents had dental sealants on their permanent molars.
D) Dental insurance will not reimburse for sealants.
Q2) The type of teaching method that encourages active participation is which of the following?
A) Discussion
B) Discovery learning
C) Collaborative and cooperative learning activities
D) Discussion, discovery learning, and collaborative and cooperative learning
Q3) At what age should a dental home be established?
A) No later than 12 months
B) At age 3, when all primary teeth have erupted
C) At age 6, when all the first permanent molars are erupting
D) No later than age 12, when most permanent teeth are in place
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Chapter 7: Applied Research
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Q1) The independent t-test determines which of the following?
A) Differences in the mean between two dependent groups
B) Differences in the mean between two independent groups
C) Differences in the median between two dependent groups
D) Differences in the median between two independent groups
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following types of sampling provides the most external validity, or the degree to which the results of the study can be generalized to settings other than the one included?
A) Stratified sampling
B) Systematic sampling
C) Random sampling
D) Convenience sampling
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) Relative advantage is a concept of which of the following theories?
A) Stages of change
B) Diffusion of innovations
C) Health Belief Model
D) Social learning
Q2) Of the following, which method is appropriate for determining, prior to a launch, whether the messages are at the appropriate language and literacy level and culturally acceptable to the intended audience?
A) An audiovisual presentation to the staff
B) Review of the material with local linguistic experts
C) Testing through social media
D) Focus group
Q3) Which of the following presentation formats is most likely to have limited audience interaction?
A) Poster display
B) Oral paper
C) Round table discussion
D) Panel discussion
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Chapter 9: Social Responsibility
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Q1) Social responsibility includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) A broad term meaning people and organizations are to behave ethically
B) A term applicable to corporate and government, but not to individuals
C) A government's responsibility to promote health and well-being to the public
D) A responsibility to impact the financial status of private practice
Q2) Which of the following are the core functions of public health?
A) Assurance and education
B) Policy development and assessment
C) Assurance, assessment, and policy development
D) Assessment and assurance
Q3) The health care crisis has been recognized, reported, discussed, and debated for more than 50 years; what type of progress has been made?
A) Significant
B) Good
C) Moderate
D) Minimal
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competence
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Q1) The "R" in the acronym of the LEARN model stands for which of the following?
A) Respect
B) Recommend
C) Remunerate
D) Replace
Q2) 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
Q3) Disparities in health status, including oral care, are compounded by which of the following?
A) Reduced access to care
B) Lack of education
C) Low socioeconomic status
D) High cost of care
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Chapter 11: Service-Learning: Preparing Dental Hygienists
for Collaborative Practice
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Q1) Through intentional thoughtfulness, service objectives (SOs) and learning objectives (LOs) are combined, forming which of the following?
A) SOLOs
B) SLOs
C) SOOs
D) SOLs
Q2) Of the following, what can be said about the role of faculty in the SL project?
A) Faculty is the authority and leader in the process.
B) Faculty connects the course objectives with the actual experience.
C) Faculty members do not take part in establishing the SLO.
D) Faculty members are the initiators of a community service experience.
Q3) Which of the following principles must be in place for effective interdisciplinary teamwork to occur?
A) Establishing a clear structure of authority
B) Establishing effective communication
C) Determining measurable outcomes
D) Establishing a clear structure of authority, establishing effective communication, and determining measurable outcomes
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