Community Dental Health Final 100%
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The largest and most influential dental organization in the US is the: - ANSWER
American Dental Association
Which of the following states permits proprietorship of dental hygienists? - ANSWER
Alabama
Which of the following is NOT true regarding dental public health? - ANSWER Health
Prevention/Protection; Disease prevention
Part of the mission of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is to: - ANSWER
improve the public's total healthy by working to advance the art and science of dental
hygiene by ensuring access to quality oral health care, increasing awareness of the
cost-effective benefits of prevention, promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene
education, licensure, practice and research, and representing and promoting the
interests of dental hygienists.
The largest effort to provide health insurance for children since Medicaid is which
program? - ANSWER SCHIP
Which government entitlement program generally covers dental care for individuals with
low incomes? - ANSWER Medicaid
The government's medical research organization is: - ANSWER NIH: National Institute
of Health
A federal insurance program to pay for medical bills of all people over 65 is called: -
ANSWER Medicare
What organization is a nonprofit group unites dental hygiene associations from around
the world? - ANSWER IFDH
The organization that developed and systematized a basic method of data collection for
surveillance of oral conditions in all parts of the world is: - ANSWER World Health
Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-governing, multilateral, international
agency with the: - ANSWER Federation Dentaire International
Which of the following are objectives of the International Federation of Dental
Hygienists? - ANSWER Common cause to promoting access to quality services, raise
awareness to prevention of dental disease
, What payment is the same no matter what service is rendered in the dental office? -
ANSWER Encounter
The federal entity that is charged with providing a system of health surveillance to
monitor and prevent outbreaks of disease is the: - ANSWER Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention
The process (used in developing countries) by which carious lesions are removed with
hand instruments and the resultant cavity is restored with dental sealant material is
called ART stands for: - ANSWER Alternative Restorative Treatment (ART)
Which of the following is a role of the change agent in Dental Hygiene to create
intentional or unintentional change? - ANSWER Change Agent
What is necessary to create change in the profession? - ANSWER Ability to understand
others
What was the initial purpose of a dental hygienist in public health? - ANSWER to
collaborate with medical & social service healthcare professionals
Billing codes for dental procedures are found in what ADA Guidebook? - ANSWER CDT
Codes
A patient who receives praise for having healthy gums during two routine dental hygiene
appointments will be more likely to maintain good homecare to ensure that the praise
will continue at future appointments. This theory of behavior modification is: - ANSWER
Classical conditioning
"Modeling" behavior is learning through imitation, like a child that wants to brush his
teeth like his parents do. "Operant conditioning" is rewarding appropriate behavior by
giving the child a sticker at the end of the dental appointment and/or a parent
disciplining the child when there is undesired behavior in an effort to prevent that
behavior at the next appointment. - ANSWER Both statements are TRUE
A "habit" is simply changing behavior, such as decreasing the amount of pop one
drinks, a "behavior change" is a behavior that becomes automatic, such as consistently
brushing two times a day - ANSWER Both statements are FALSE
The local dental hygiene association worked on policy change that banned sugary
beverages from school vending machines. This is an example of: - ANSWER Health
promotion
Accurate
The largest and most influential dental organization in the US is the: - ANSWER
American Dental Association
Which of the following states permits proprietorship of dental hygienists? - ANSWER
Alabama
Which of the following is NOT true regarding dental public health? - ANSWER Health
Prevention/Protection; Disease prevention
Part of the mission of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is to: - ANSWER
improve the public's total healthy by working to advance the art and science of dental
hygiene by ensuring access to quality oral health care, increasing awareness of the
cost-effective benefits of prevention, promoting the highest standards of dental hygiene
education, licensure, practice and research, and representing and promoting the
interests of dental hygienists.
The largest effort to provide health insurance for children since Medicaid is which
program? - ANSWER SCHIP
Which government entitlement program generally covers dental care for individuals with
low incomes? - ANSWER Medicaid
The government's medical research organization is: - ANSWER NIH: National Institute
of Health
A federal insurance program to pay for medical bills of all people over 65 is called: -
ANSWER Medicare
What organization is a nonprofit group unites dental hygiene associations from around
the world? - ANSWER IFDH
The organization that developed and systematized a basic method of data collection for
surveillance of oral conditions in all parts of the world is: - ANSWER World Health
Organization (WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-governing, multilateral, international
agency with the: - ANSWER Federation Dentaire International
Which of the following are objectives of the International Federation of Dental
Hygienists? - ANSWER Common cause to promoting access to quality services, raise
awareness to prevention of dental disease
, What payment is the same no matter what service is rendered in the dental office? -
ANSWER Encounter
The federal entity that is charged with providing a system of health surveillance to
monitor and prevent outbreaks of disease is the: - ANSWER Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention
The process (used in developing countries) by which carious lesions are removed with
hand instruments and the resultant cavity is restored with dental sealant material is
called ART stands for: - ANSWER Alternative Restorative Treatment (ART)
Which of the following is a role of the change agent in Dental Hygiene to create
intentional or unintentional change? - ANSWER Change Agent
What is necessary to create change in the profession? - ANSWER Ability to understand
others
What was the initial purpose of a dental hygienist in public health? - ANSWER to
collaborate with medical & social service healthcare professionals
Billing codes for dental procedures are found in what ADA Guidebook? - ANSWER CDT
Codes
A patient who receives praise for having healthy gums during two routine dental hygiene
appointments will be more likely to maintain good homecare to ensure that the praise
will continue at future appointments. This theory of behavior modification is: - ANSWER
Classical conditioning
"Modeling" behavior is learning through imitation, like a child that wants to brush his
teeth like his parents do. "Operant conditioning" is rewarding appropriate behavior by
giving the child a sticker at the end of the dental appointment and/or a parent
disciplining the child when there is undesired behavior in an effort to prevent that
behavior at the next appointment. - ANSWER Both statements are TRUE
A "habit" is simply changing behavior, such as decreasing the amount of pop one
drinks, a "behavior change" is a behavior that becomes automatic, such as consistently
brushing two times a day - ANSWER Both statements are FALSE
The local dental hygiene association worked on policy change that banned sugary
beverages from school vending machines. This is an example of: - ANSWER Health
promotion
