Community Dental Health Final Exam
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There is a critical shortage of dental assistants in the United States.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER B. False
Dental public health functions need to be secured and implemented across all areas to
ensure the same level of ________.
A. Coverage
B. Quality
C. Performance
D. All of these
E. None of these - ANSWER D. All of these
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 - ANSWER C. Community water fluoridation
From its inception, dental hygiene has had a strong foundation in managing ________.
A. Dental abscesses
B. Dental care delivery
C. Emergency room triage
D. Facial reconstruction
E. None of these - ANSWER B. Dental care delivery
The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental
health through community efforts is termed ________.
A. Surgeon General's Report
B. Secretary of Health and Human Services Report
C. Dental public health
D. Dental hygiene
E. None of these - ANSWER C. Dental public health
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 - ANSWER A. Assessment
,Dental public health is the science of providing oral health care and education to the
public and emphasizes the science of ________.
A. Dentistry
B. Urgent health care
C. Prosthodontics
D. Dental hygiene
E. None of these - ANSWER D. Dental hygiene
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 these - ANSWER C. Polluted public water well
Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and
prevention of disease and injury?
A. Needs Assessment
B. Public Health Demands
C. Public Health Goals
D. Human Services Planning
E. Health Care Reform - ANSWER C. Public Health Goals
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 - ANSWER D. Both The development of the dental hygiene profession
and Access issues
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 - ANSWER A. Socioeconomic status
The core public health function is ________.
A. Assessment
B. Synopsis
C. Analysis
D. Preface
, E. None of these - ANSWER A. Assessment
Community oral health has a similar meaning to dental public health.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER A. True
Dental public health is a component of ________.
A. Public Affairs
B. Public Relations
C. Public Health
D. Community Affairs
E. Both Public Affairs and Community Affairs - ANSWER C. Public Health
Many individuals present to emergency rooms for care when experiencing dental-
related pain and infection.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER A. True
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 - ANSWER C. Vaccination
Which is an example of Tertiary prevention?
A. Partials
B. Dentures
C. All of the above
D. Implants - ANSWER C. All of the above
Dental prophylaxis is which level of preventive dental care?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention - ANSWER A. Primary prevention
Which is an example of secondary public health prevention?
A. implants
B. patient education
C. sealants for incipient lesions
D. Fluoride treatment - ANSWER C. sealants for incipient lesions
What is an example of primary public health?
A. Composite restorations
B. Fluoride varnish
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There is a critical shortage of dental assistants in the United States.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER B. False
Dental public health functions need to be secured and implemented across all areas to
ensure the same level of ________.
A. Coverage
B. Quality
C. Performance
D. All of these
E. None of these - ANSWER D. All of these
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 - ANSWER C. Community water fluoridation
From its inception, dental hygiene has had a strong foundation in managing ________.
A. Dental abscesses
B. Dental care delivery
C. Emergency room triage
D. Facial reconstruction
E. None of these - ANSWER B. Dental care delivery
The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental
health through community efforts is termed ________.
A. Surgeon General's Report
B. Secretary of Health and Human Services Report
C. Dental public health
D. Dental hygiene
E. None of these - ANSWER C. Dental public health
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 - ANSWER A. Assessment
,Dental public health is the science of providing oral health care and education to the
public and emphasizes the science of ________.
A. Dentistry
B. Urgent health care
C. Prosthodontics
D. Dental hygiene
E. None of these - ANSWER D. Dental hygiene
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 these - ANSWER C. Polluted public water well
Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and
prevention of disease and injury?
A. Needs Assessment
B. Public Health Demands
C. Public Health Goals
D. Human Services Planning
E. Health Care Reform - ANSWER C. Public Health Goals
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 - ANSWER D. Both The development of the dental hygiene profession
and Access issues
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 - ANSWER A. Socioeconomic status
The core public health function is ________.
A. Assessment
B. Synopsis
C. Analysis
D. Preface
, E. None of these - ANSWER A. Assessment
Community oral health has a similar meaning to dental public health.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER A. True
Dental public health is a component of ________.
A. Public Affairs
B. Public Relations
C. Public Health
D. Community Affairs
E. Both Public Affairs and Community Affairs - ANSWER C. Public Health
Many individuals present to emergency rooms for care when experiencing dental-
related pain and infection.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER A. True
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 - ANSWER C. Vaccination
Which is an example of Tertiary prevention?
A. Partials
B. Dentures
C. All of the above
D. Implants - ANSWER C. All of the above
Dental prophylaxis is which level of preventive dental care?
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention - ANSWER A. Primary prevention
Which is an example of secondary public health prevention?
A. implants
B. patient education
C. sealants for incipient lesions
D. Fluoride treatment - ANSWER C. sealants for incipient lesions
What is an example of primary public health?
A. Composite restorations
B. Fluoride varnish
