DHYG: 351: Preventive Dentistry: Ch. 1-4 correctly answered 2024/2025

DHYG: 351: Preventive Dentistry: Ch. 1-4lack of proper health care may lead to - correct answer -restorations -extractions -surgeries -dentures what is the aim of dental care? - correct answer to help people achieve and maintain proper oral health all through out their lives Founder of DH? "Father of DH" - correct answer Alfred C. Fones Periodontal diseases can lead to what type of systemic diseases? - correct answer -cardiovascular and respiratory -cancer -diabetes -premature/low birth babies World Health Organization (WHO) - correct answer Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. What are the three levels of preventative care? - correct answer primary, secondary, tertiary Primary Prevention - correct answer DH is an example! -strategies and agents are used to prevent the arrival of disease and eradicate the growth of disease before secondary preventative becomes necessary -no disease is present Secondary Prevention - correct answer Restorative care; -routine treatment techniques to stop the disease process and bring back tissue to as normal state as possible -failure of 2nd leads to dentures Tertiary Prevention - correct answer Reconstructive care; measures necessary to put back lost tissue recover patients to a normal state what are examples of primary prevention - correct answer -oral evaluation -dental prophylaxis -fluoride as a preventive agent -dental sealants -health education -health promotion what are examples of secondary prevention? - correct answer -dental restorations -periodontal debridement -fluoride use on incipient caries -dental sealants on incipient caries -ART; alternative restorative treatment -endodontics Tertiary prevention - correct answer -prosthodontics -implants -oromaxillofacial surgery