Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
In the United States, employed adults lose more than ____ million
hours of work each year because of oral health problems or dental
visits. -
correct answer ✅164
Each decade since ____ the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) has released a comprehensive set of national
public health objectives. It is grounded in the notion that
establishing objectives and providing benchmarks to track and
monitor progress over time can motivate, guide, and focus action.
Healthy People 2020 was launched in 2010 and established national
objectives to be reached by the year 2020 -
correct answer ✅1980
Which of the following is the outermost circle of the action model
to achieve Healthy People 2020 overarching goals?
,Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
a. Living and working conditions
b. Individual behavior
c. Social, family, and community networks
d. Innate individual traits: age, sex, race, and biologic factors related
to the biology of health and disease -
correct answer ✅Living and working conditions
T/F Eliminating health disparities and promoting health equity are
embedded in Healthy People 2020. The concepts of health equity
and health disparity are inseparable in their practical application -
correct answer ✅Both statements are true
,Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What has been the outcome so far for the *oral health* leading
health indicator (LHI) since the creation of Healthy People 2020? -
correct answer ✅There has not been any measurable progress.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends
a public health surveillance system for each of the following health-
related events EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. It is of public health importance.
b. It is not preventable.
c. It affects many people.
d. It requires large expenditures of resources -
correct answer ✅b. It is not preventable.
*The CDC recommends surveillance if a health-related event, such
as an oral disease or condition, affects many people, requires large
expenditures of resources, is largely preventable, and is of public
health importance.
, Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which of the following DMF survey results indicates the need for
education and earlier intervention to avoid additional extractions in
the future?
a. A high D
b. A high M
c. A high F
d. A low F -
correct answer ✅b. A high M
-A high M indicates the need for education and earlier intervention
to avoid additional extractions.
-A high D demonstrates the need for dental treatment.
-A high F indicates that the population is receiving treatment
-A low F means the population is not receiving treatment.
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS)
was developed as a successor to the: -
correct answer ✅Decayed, Missing, or Filled Index
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
In the United States, employed adults lose more than ____ million
hours of work each year because of oral health problems or dental
visits. -
correct answer ✅164
Each decade since ____ the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) has released a comprehensive set of national
public health objectives. It is grounded in the notion that
establishing objectives and providing benchmarks to track and
monitor progress over time can motivate, guide, and focus action.
Healthy People 2020 was launched in 2010 and established national
objectives to be reached by the year 2020 -
correct answer ✅1980
Which of the following is the outermost circle of the action model
to achieve Healthy People 2020 overarching goals?
,Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
a. Living and working conditions
b. Individual behavior
c. Social, family, and community networks
d. Innate individual traits: age, sex, race, and biologic factors related
to the biology of health and disease -
correct answer ✅Living and working conditions
T/F Eliminating health disparities and promoting health equity are
embedded in Healthy People 2020. The concepts of health equity
and health disparity are inseparable in their practical application -
correct answer ✅Both statements are true
,Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
What has been the outcome so far for the *oral health* leading
health indicator (LHI) since the creation of Healthy People 2020? -
correct answer ✅There has not been any measurable progress.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends
a public health surveillance system for each of the following health-
related events EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. It is of public health importance.
b. It is not preventable.
c. It affects many people.
d. It requires large expenditures of resources -
correct answer ✅b. It is not preventable.
*The CDC recommends surveillance if a health-related event, such
as an oral disease or condition, affects many people, requires large
expenditures of resources, is largely preventable, and is of public
health importance.
, Community Dental Health Final Exam
Review Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
Which of the following DMF survey results indicates the need for
education and earlier intervention to avoid additional extractions in
the future?
a. A high D
b. A high M
c. A high F
d. A low F -
correct answer ✅b. A high M
-A high M indicates the need for education and earlier intervention
to avoid additional extractions.
-A high D demonstrates the need for dental treatment.
-A high F indicates that the population is receiving treatment
-A low F means the population is not receiving treatment.
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS)
was developed as a successor to the: -
correct answer ✅Decayed, Missing, or Filled Index
