Preventive Dentistry
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Course Introduction
Preventive Dentistry focuses on the principles and practices aimed at preventing oral diseases and promoting oral health at both individual and community levels. The course covers topics such as the etiology and risk factors of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and other common oral conditions, as well as the methods used to prevent them, including patient education, dietary counseling, fluoride therapy, dental sealants, and regular professional care. Emphasis is placed on the role of dental professionals in assessing risk, implementing preventive strategies, and advocating for oral health policies to reduce disease incidence.
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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 would NOT be considered a measurement of SES?
A) Occupation
B) Disease
C) Wealth
D) Residence
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following agencies administers the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program?
A) CDC
B) ACF
C) DOD
D) USDA
Answer: D
Q3) Which of the following defines community health?
A) The health status of a defined group within a population
B) The health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of the outcomes within the group
C) A health problem perceived by the public
D) It cannot be defined, as it differs for each study
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
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Q1) Ways in which different states have leveraged dental hygienists in an expanded capacity to increase access to care have included which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Set up dental treatment rooms in medical clinics
B) Altered reimbursement rules for existing dental hygienists
C) Created new professional certifications for advanced-practice dental hygienists
D) Allowed independent dental hygiene practice
Answer: B, C, D
Q2) Which of the following approaches is more effective and less costly and involves less technology?
A) Tertiary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Primary prevention
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Assessment for Community Oral Health
Program Planning
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Q1) When it is necessary to collect original data, components for a work plan include objectives, activities, roles, responsibilities, and which of the following?
A) Results
B) Materials and methods, and discussion
C) Budget and timetable
D) Outcomes and conclusions
Answer: C
Q2) According to Healthy People 2020, congenitally missing teeth, cancer, and cleft lip are considered examples of which of the following determinants of health?
A) Environmental
B) Biologic and genetic
C) Access to care
D) Individual behavior
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Measuring Oral Health Status and Progress
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Q1) In the U.S. public health community, and as defined by the Advisory Committee, the term health disparity refers to a particular type of health difference among individuals or groups that is:
A) attributable to an endemic disease or condition.
B) caused by a genetic anomaly.
C) unfair because it is caused by social or economic disadvantage.
D) more prevalent in a particular race.
Q2) The BSS criteria "Early dental care needed" indicates which of the following conditions?
A) Signs or symptoms that include pain but not swelling
B) Signs or symptoms that include pain and swelling
C) Signs that indicate pain, infection, and swelling
D) Caries unaccompanied by signs or symptoms
Q3) 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
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Chapter 5: Population Health
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Q1) In the United States in 2013, how many children remained uninsured?
A) 5.7 million
B) 7 million
C) 28 million.
D) 50 million.
Q2) According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004, what percentage of people aged 75 years and older had experienced root caries?
A) 22%
B) 42%
C) 62%
D) 82%
Q3) The federal share of Medicaid spending represents which percent in every state?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 75%
Q4) Of the following, which has the lowest 5-year cancer survival rate?
A) Localized
B) Metastasized
C) Spread to regional lymph nodes
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Chapter 6: Oral Health Programs in the Community
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Q1) During much of the 1990s, which of the following was the number one health issue affecting Head Start programs nationwide?
A) Lack of funding
B) Lack of motivation
C) Poor access to oral health services
D) Poor compliance
Q2) 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
Q3) Which of the following has been recognized as one of the top 10 public health measures of the twentieth century?
A) Cosmetic bonding
B) Fluoridation of water
C) Silver dental amalgam
D) Porcelain fused to metal crowns
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Chapter 7: Applied Research
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Q1) The research statement which assumes that there is no statistically significant difference among the groups being studied is a __________________.
A) random sample
B) target population
C) null hypothesis
D) independent variable
Q2) A statistical analysis would most likely be found in which of the sections of a primary research manuscript?
A) Abstract
B) Materials and methods
C) Results
D) Discussion
Q3) 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.
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Chapter 8: Health Promotion and Health Communication
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Q1) According to the Health Belief Model, which of the following is one's opinion of the efficacy of the advised action to reduce risk or seriousness of impact?
A) Perceived severity
B) Perceived susceptibility
C) Perceived benefits
D) Perceived barriers
Q2) Empowerment is a key facet of which of the following health promotion theories?
A) Community organization theory
B) Organizational change: stage theory
C) Diffusion of innovations theory
D) Stages of change theory
Q3) 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
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Chapter 9: Social Responsibility
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Q1) Which of the following codes of ethics provides guidance to the dental hygiene profession?
A) Code of Ethics of the American Dental Association
B) Code of Ethics of the American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA)
C) Code of Ethics of the American Medical Association (AMA)
D) Code of Ethics of the State Board of Dentistry
Q2) 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.
Q3) 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
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Chapter 10: Cultural Competence
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which step on the cultural continuum is characterized by acceptance and respect for difference?
A) Cultural blindness
B) Cultural precompetence
C) Cultural competence
D) Cultural proficiency
Q3) Which of the following ethnic groups is the largest percentage of the population according to the Census Bureau (2010)?
A) Black/African American
B) Asian American/Pacific Islander
C) Hispanic/Latino
D) American Indian/Alaskan Native
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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) Which of the following has/have recently aroused a significant interest in the nation's oral health?
A) A new method to detect calculus with a fiberoptic probe
B) National health initiatives
C) An increase in edentulism
D) An increase in caries rates among children
Q3) 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.
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