DH224 Final Review JN With complete solutions |
latest update 2026/2027
Dental hygienists should assume which type of role? - Ans Personal Responsibility
When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ________.
a.Lobbies to change laws
b.Conducts research
c.Provides clinical care
d.Educates and promotes dental health
e.Develops and coordinates public health programs - Ans e.Develops and coordinates
public health programs
The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health
through community efforts is termed ________. - Ans Dental Public Health
Factors affecting dental care delivery include which of the following?
a.The development of the dental hygiene profession
b.Access issues
c.The decrease in periodontal diseases
d.Both The development of the dental hygiene profession and Access issues
e.None of these - Ans d.Both The development of the dental hygiene profession and
Access issues
,The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat
periodontal disease, is defined as ________. - Ans E. Malpractice
Demographic information suggests a correlation between oral health status and ________.
a.Socioeconomic status
b.Oral health disparities
c.Community targets
d.Baseline data
e.None of these - Ans a.Socioeconomic status
Dental public health is a component of ________.
A) Public Affairs
B) Public Relations
C) Public Health
D) Community Affairs
E) Both A and D - Ans C) Public Health
Which of the following involves making certain that all populations have access to appropriate
and cost-effective services to read agreed-upon public a.health goals?
b.Assessment
c.Policy Development
d.Assurance
e.Serving All Functions
f.None of these - Ans d.Assurance
Which of the following involves the monitoring of the health of communities?
,a.Assessment
b.Policy Development
c.Assurance
d.Serving All Functions
e.None of these - Ans a.Assessment
Which of the following is the process by which society makes decisions about problems?
a.Assessment
b.Policy Development
c.Assurance
d.Serving All Functions
e.None of these - Ans b.Policy Development
Which of the following includes the research for new insights and innovative solutions to health
problems? - Ans Serving All Functions
Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and prevention of
disease and injury?
a.Needs Assessment
b.Public Health Goals
c.Health Care Reform
d.Public Health Demands
e.Human Services Planning - Ans b.Public Health Goals
The identification of which of the following was the first major advancement in public health?
A) Litter in the streets
, B) Pesticides on produce
C) Polluted public water well
D) Drug paraphernalia
E) None of the above - Ans C) Polluted public water well
The dramatic increase in average life span during the 20th
century is credited to a public health program such as ________.
a.Community water fluoridation
b.Dental insurance premiums
c.Vaccination
d.Malpractice
e.Both Vaccination and Malpractice - Ans c.Vaccination
Examples of public health programs - Ans Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe
their babies
Which one of the following is listed as one of the 10 great public health measures adopted
during the 20th century?
a.Medical insurance
b.Medical insurance copayments
c.Community water fluoridation
d.Bottled water
e.None of these - Ans c.Community water fluoridation
T/F:Community water fluoridation works both systemically and topically. - Ans True
latest update 2026/2027
Dental hygienists should assume which type of role? - Ans Personal Responsibility
When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ________.
a.Lobbies to change laws
b.Conducts research
c.Provides clinical care
d.Educates and promotes dental health
e.Develops and coordinates public health programs - Ans e.Develops and coordinates
public health programs
The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health
through community efforts is termed ________. - Ans Dental Public Health
Factors affecting dental care delivery include which of the following?
a.The development of the dental hygiene profession
b.Access issues
c.The decrease in periodontal diseases
d.Both The development of the dental hygiene profession and Access issues
e.None of these - Ans d.Both The development of the dental hygiene profession and
Access issues
,The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat
periodontal disease, is defined as ________. - Ans E. Malpractice
Demographic information suggests a correlation between oral health status and ________.
a.Socioeconomic status
b.Oral health disparities
c.Community targets
d.Baseline data
e.None of these - Ans a.Socioeconomic status
Dental public health is a component of ________.
A) Public Affairs
B) Public Relations
C) Public Health
D) Community Affairs
E) Both A and D - Ans C) Public Health
Which of the following involves making certain that all populations have access to appropriate
and cost-effective services to read agreed-upon public a.health goals?
b.Assessment
c.Policy Development
d.Assurance
e.Serving All Functions
f.None of these - Ans d.Assurance
Which of the following involves the monitoring of the health of communities?
,a.Assessment
b.Policy Development
c.Assurance
d.Serving All Functions
e.None of these - Ans a.Assessment
Which of the following is the process by which society makes decisions about problems?
a.Assessment
b.Policy Development
c.Assurance
d.Serving All Functions
e.None of these - Ans b.Policy Development
Which of the following includes the research for new insights and innovative solutions to health
problems? - Ans Serving All Functions
Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and prevention of
disease and injury?
a.Needs Assessment
b.Public Health Goals
c.Health Care Reform
d.Public Health Demands
e.Human Services Planning - Ans b.Public Health Goals
The identification of which of the following was the first major advancement in public health?
A) Litter in the streets
, B) Pesticides on produce
C) Polluted public water well
D) Drug paraphernalia
E) None of the above - Ans C) Polluted public water well
The dramatic increase in average life span during the 20th
century is credited to a public health program such as ________.
a.Community water fluoridation
b.Dental insurance premiums
c.Vaccination
d.Malpractice
e.Both Vaccination and Malpractice - Ans c.Vaccination
Examples of public health programs - Ans Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe
their babies
Which one of the following is listed as one of the 10 great public health measures adopted
during the 20th century?
a.Medical insurance
b.Medical insurance copayments
c.Community water fluoridation
d.Bottled water
e.None of these - Ans c.Community water fluoridation
T/F:Community water fluoridation works both systemically and topically. - Ans True
