Chapter 06: Oral Health Programs in
the Community Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following set of terms describes dental caries?
a. Transmissible, acute, and preventable
b. Transmissible, chronic, and not preventable
c. Transmissible, chronic, and preventable
d. Transmissible, acute, and not preventable -
correct answer ✅c. Transmissible, chronic, and preventable
School-based pit and fissure sealant programs reduced dental
caries as much as what percentage?
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80% -
correct answer ✅b. 60%
. Which of the following helps define a best-practice approach to
oral health programs?
,Chapter 06: Oral Health Programs in
the Community Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
a. Practices that seem to be true over time
b. Practices seen in clinical practice
c. Practices that are supported by evidence for impact and
effectiveness
d. The consensus of what clinicians believe is true -
correct answer ✅c. Practices that are supported by evidence for
impact and effectiveness
Which of the following is the federal government's principal agency
for protecting the health of all Americans?
a. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
c. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
d. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) -
correct answer ✅a. Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS)
Approximately what percentage of the states have full-time dental
directors who provide leadership and guidance in the planning,
, Chapter 06: Oral Health Programs in
the Community Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
funding, and implementation of oral health promotion programs for
the residents of the states they serve?
a. 50%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 95% -
correct answer ✅b. 66%
Many individual county and city health departments have federally
funded clinics that offer services on a sliding scale fee schedule and
accept clients who receive public assistance through which of the
following?
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. Workforce development -
correct answer ✅b. Medicaid
the Community Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
Which of the following set of terms describes dental caries?
a. Transmissible, acute, and preventable
b. Transmissible, chronic, and not preventable
c. Transmissible, chronic, and preventable
d. Transmissible, acute, and not preventable -
correct answer ✅c. Transmissible, chronic, and preventable
School-based pit and fissure sealant programs reduced dental
caries as much as what percentage?
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80% -
correct answer ✅b. 60%
. Which of the following helps define a best-practice approach to
oral health programs?
,Chapter 06: Oral Health Programs in
the Community Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
a. Practices that seem to be true over time
b. Practices seen in clinical practice
c. Practices that are supported by evidence for impact and
effectiveness
d. The consensus of what clinicians believe is true -
correct answer ✅c. Practices that are supported by evidence for
impact and effectiveness
Which of the following is the federal government's principal agency
for protecting the health of all Americans?
a. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
b. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
c. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
d. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) -
correct answer ✅a. Department of Health and Human Services
(DHHS)
Approximately what percentage of the states have full-time dental
directors who provide leadership and guidance in the planning,
, Chapter 06: Oral Health Programs in
the Community Exam Questions &
Answers (Grade A+)
funding, and implementation of oral health promotion programs for
the residents of the states they serve?
a. 50%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 95% -
correct answer ✅b. 66%
Many individual county and city health departments have federally
funded clinics that offer services on a sliding scale fee schedule and
accept clients who receive public assistance through which of the
following?
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
d. Workforce development -
correct answer ✅b. Medicaid
