DPH 441 EXAM 2026 LATEST UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The link between Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and oral health status ______
straightforward and ______ influenced by various individual and socioenvironmental factors.
a. is; is
b. is; is not
c. is not; is
d. is not; is not - ANS-c. is not; is
What percentage of states have a dental professional as the state oral health program (SOHP)
director?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 33%
d. 50% - ANS-c. 33%
Which of the following was the most common condition of the 291 diseases studied in the
international collaborative Global Burden of Disease Study in 1990-2010?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Cardiovascular disease
c. Dental caries
d. Cancer - ANS-c. dental caries
,Each of the following Healthy People 2010 objectives experienced regression EXCEPT one.
Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. The amount of caries and untreated decay in children.
b. The proportion of oral and pharyngeal cancers detected at the earliest stage.
c. The proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral healthcare system in
the past year.
d. The proportion of adults who have ever had a permanent tooth extracted because of dental
caries or periodontal disease. - ANS-d. the proportion of adults who have ever had a
permanent tooth extracted because of dental caries or periodontal disease
The prevalence of dental caries among school-age children declined within the U.S. in the 1980s
and 1990s. These improvements for children appear to have stalled and, for some indicators,
actually regressed in the 2000s.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - ANS-a. both statements are true
The most recent report (2011-2012) showed that approximately what percentage of 6- to 9-
year-olds had at least one dental sealant placed?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 - ANS-b. 40
Approximately what percentage of the adult population ages 30 to 65+ had severe periodontitis
according to the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) study?
a. 50%
, b. 25%
c. 10%
d. Less than 2% - ANS-c. 10%
Public health officials recommended that surveillance tools were needed to monitor multiple
sources of fluoride, because the prevalence of dental fluorosis in the United States has
increased in the milder categories.
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. - ANS-a. both the statement and reason
are correct and related
With the private practice delivery model, there are more dentists practicing in high-income
areas than in low-income areas. This practice pattern limits access to oral care to those few
Americans who can afford to pay for it.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - ANS-a. both statements are true
According to the most recent Healthy People 2020 progress report, there was (a/an) _________
in the proportion of Americans who visited the dentist during the previous year. Also, there was
(a/an) ________ in dental attendance among very young children.
a. increase; increase
b. increase; decrease
c. decrease; increase
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
The link between Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQOL) and oral health status ______
straightforward and ______ influenced by various individual and socioenvironmental factors.
a. is; is
b. is; is not
c. is not; is
d. is not; is not - ANS-c. is not; is
What percentage of states have a dental professional as the state oral health program (SOHP)
director?
a. 10%
b. 25%
c. 33%
d. 50% - ANS-c. 33%
Which of the following was the most common condition of the 291 diseases studied in the
international collaborative Global Burden of Disease Study in 1990-2010?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Cardiovascular disease
c. Dental caries
d. Cancer - ANS-c. dental caries
,Each of the following Healthy People 2010 objectives experienced regression EXCEPT one.
Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. The amount of caries and untreated decay in children.
b. The proportion of oral and pharyngeal cancers detected at the earliest stage.
c. The proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who used the oral healthcare system in
the past year.
d. The proportion of adults who have ever had a permanent tooth extracted because of dental
caries or periodontal disease. - ANS-d. the proportion of adults who have ever had a
permanent tooth extracted because of dental caries or periodontal disease
The prevalence of dental caries among school-age children declined within the U.S. in the 1980s
and 1990s. These improvements for children appear to have stalled and, for some indicators,
actually regressed in the 2000s.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - ANS-a. both statements are true
The most recent report (2011-2012) showed that approximately what percentage of 6- to 9-
year-olds had at least one dental sealant placed?
a. 20
b. 40
c. 60
d. 80 - ANS-b. 40
Approximately what percentage of the adult population ages 30 to 65+ had severe periodontitis
according to the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) study?
a. 50%
, b. 25%
c. 10%
d. Less than 2% - ANS-c. 10%
Public health officials recommended that surveillance tools were needed to monitor multiple
sources of fluoride, because the prevalence of dental fluorosis in the United States has
increased in the milder categories.
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct. - ANS-a. both the statement and reason
are correct and related
With the private practice delivery model, there are more dentists practicing in high-income
areas than in low-income areas. This practice pattern limits access to oral care to those few
Americans who can afford to pay for it.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true. - ANS-a. both statements are true
According to the most recent Healthy People 2020 progress report, there was (a/an) _________
in the proportion of Americans who visited the dentist during the previous year. Also, there was
(a/an) ________ in dental attendance among very young children.
a. increase; increase
b. increase; decrease
c. decrease; increase
