Epidemiology in Dentistry
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Course Introduction
Epidemiology in Dentistry introduces students to the principles and methods of epidemiology as applied to oral health. The course explores patterns, causes, and effects of dental diseases within populations, focusing on the measurement of oral health status, risk factors, and distribution of conditions such as dental caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer. Students learn to critically evaluate epidemiological studies, interpret dental public health data, and understand the role of epidemiology in planning and evaluating preventive strategies and dental health programs. Emphasis is placed on research design, data collection, statistical analysis, and the translation of findings into evidence-based practice and policy in dentistry.
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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) Which of the following organizations published Healthy People 2020?
A) World Health Organization (WHO)
B) Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)
C) Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
D) National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)
Answer: C
Q2) According to the plan, the next version of Healthy People 2020 will be Healthy People to be released in which year?
A) 2021
B) 2023
C) 2025
D) 2030
Answer: D
Q3) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an operating agency under which of the following?
A) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
B) Public Health Service (PHS)
C) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
D) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
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Q1) National Children's Dental Health Month is which of the following?
A) February
B) May
C) October
D) December
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following represents the correct rank order, starting with the lowest advanced degree that a dental hygienist working in public health may attain?
A) Master's degree, Associate's degree or certificate, Doctorate degree, Bachelor's degree
B) Associate's degree or certificate, Master's degree, Bachelor's degree, Doctorate degree
C) Associate's degree or certificate, Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, Doctorate degree
D) Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree or certificate, Master's degree, Doctorate degree
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Assessment for Community Oral Health
Program Planning
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Q1) Which of the following is true of a case control study?
A) It may involve the generation of a mortality rate in a subset of the population.
B) It compares persons with a disease or condition with another group of people from the same population without the disease or condition.
C) It compares persons with a disease or condition with another group of people from a dissimilar population with the same disease or condition.
D) It may involve examining the relationship between diseases and other variables, requiring a small sample size.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is the first step in planning a community oral health project?
A) Contact the intended site.
B) Select a target population.
C) Set up a visit to discuss the project.
D) Prepare a written agreement.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Measuring Oral Health Status and Progress
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Q1) Which of the following is true in regard to the Community Periodontal Index (CPI)?
A) Divides the teeth into quadrants for measurement
B) Has treatment-need codes for observed periodontal conditions
C) Measures bleeding
D) Assesses swelling, color, consistency, and bleeding
Q2) 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
Q3) 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
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Chapter 5: Population Health
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Q1) The legislation that has impacted the evolution of the oral health care system is which of the following?
A) Medicare
B) Affordable Care Act (ACA)
C) Head Start
D) OSHA
Q2) In recent years, which of the following has limited the pursuits in oral health research to measure progress in relation to the status of oral diseases and conditions?
A) Lack of funding
B) Lack of disease disparity
C) Lack of adequate means of measuring the result of programs
D) Lack of communication between public health and private practice
Q3) According to NOHSS, caries rate among third graders (1998 to 2011) was lowest/highest in which of the following states?
A) Arizona/Connecticut
B) Connecticut/Arizona
C) California/Maine
D) Washington/Arizona
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Chapter 6: Oral Health Programs in the Community
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Q1) Approximately what percentage of adults (aged 18 to 24) visit a dental office yearly?
A) 28%
B) 45%
C) 62%
D) 83%
Q2) Head Start and Early Head Start programs are monitored every ________ years to ensure compliance with federal Program Performance Standards.
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 9
Q3) An oral health coalition is which of the following?
A) A division of the Department of Labor
B) A cooperative effort on the part of many individuals and organizations to build systems and develop programs that improve community health
C) A collaboration between dental schools and dental hygiene programs
D) A yearly event that provides care for low-income individuals with no out-of-pocket expense
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Chapter 7: Applied Research
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Q1) A perfect positive correlation is shown by ______ and a perfect negative correlation is shown by ______.
A) 100; 0
B) +1.0; 0
C) +1.0; -1.0
D) alpha, a; zeta, x
Q2) The first step in the research process is which of the following?
A) Gather data.
B) Review the literature.
C) Assess the need.
D) Determine partner opportunities.
Q3) Cancer staging for tumors is an example of which scale of measurement?
A) Nominal
B) Ordinal
C) Interval
D) Ratio
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) Which theory assumes that at any point in time everyone is at a different stage of readiness to make lifestyle changes and that people cycle through the various stages over time?
A) Community organization theory
B) Social learning theory
C) Stages of change theory
D) Diffusion of innovations theory
Q2) The Ottawa Charter identifies three basic health promotion strategies: advocacy for health, enabling people to achieve their full health potential, and which of the following?
A) Reducing disparities in the health care delivery system
B) Mediating different societal interests in pursuit of health
C) Removing the barriers that deny access to the health care system
D) Thriving as citizens
Q3) Which of the following concepts represents the first stage of the stages of change theory?
A) Decision/determination
B) Action
C) Precontemplation
D) Contemplation
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Chapter 9: Social Responsibility
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Q1) 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
Q2) The inability of oral health care to keep pace with a rapidly changing society is a matter of which of the following?
A) Lack of third-party payers
B) Maldistribution of the workforce
C) Shortage of providers
D) Maldistribution and shortage of providers
Q3) Successful risk communication:
A) convinces the person that the risks outweigh the benefits.
B) limits the level of people's understanding of relevant issues.
C) reassures those involved that they are adequately informed within the limits of available knowledge.
D) ensures that the person will proceed with the desired behavior despite the risks.
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competence
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Q1) Whole-person and comprehensive care is a principle of which of the following?
A) A health-literate organization
B) The ETHNIC model of cross-cultural communication
C) Patient- and family-centered oral care
D) Kleinman's explanatory model of illness
Q2) An expressed philosophy of viewing and treating all peoples as the same is a definition of which of the following?
A) Cultural incapacity
B) Cultural precompetence
C) Cultural proficiency
D) Cultural blindness
Q3) The second rim of the Purnell Model for Cultural Competence represents which of the following?
A) Global society
B) Community
C) Family
D) The person
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Chapter 11: Service-Learning: Preparing Dental Hygienists
for Collaborative Practice
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Q1) A risk management process is which of the following?
A) A means of avoiding problems
B) A way to manage possibilities
C) Includes a contingency plan
D) A means of avoiding problems, a way to manage possibilities, and includes a contingency plan
Q2) Background checks, storage of personal items, and confidentiality are all considerations in which of the following?
A) HIPAA
B) SLO objectives
C) Risk management
D) Community requirements for participation
Q3) The community oral health project can be a service-learning project if it contains service-learning components that will benefit which of the following?
A) Student
B) Population
C) Economy
D) Student and economy
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