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1. the mission of dental care: ANSFocuses on the ability to help individuals
achieve and maintain maximum oral health throughout their lives
2. who is the founder of dental hygiene and preventative dentistry?:ANS Dr.
Alfred
C. Fones
3. (t or f) oral health is more than healthy teeth: ANS true
4. oral diseases become more over time: ANS complex
5. over of US population had no access to community water fluoridation-
: ANS 1/3 (100 million)
6. over million children and adults lack dental insurance (2.5x's the
number of people who lack medical insurance): ANS 108
7. is one of the most common birth defects: ANS cleft lip
8. cleft lip affects live births for caucasians and of african ameri-
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, cans: ANS 1 of 600; 1 of 1850
9. ectodermal dysplasias ANS: when all or most teeth are missing or misplaced
10. dental caries: ANS tooth decay
11. what is the most chronic childhood disease?: ANS dental caries
12. over % of 5-9 year olds have at least 1 cavity or filling: ANS 50
13. poor children suffer as much dental caries: ANS twice
14. children in the US are born into poverty: ANS 1/4
15. % of poor children have not seen a dentist before entering kinder-
garten: ANS 25
16. Uninsured children are times less likely to receive dental care: ANS 2.5
17. people without dental insurance are times more likely to have dental
needs: ANS 3
18. fewer than medicaid children received a single dental visit: ANS 1/5
19. more than ___ million school hours are lost each year to dental illness: AN
51
20. Ectodermal dysplasia: ANS abnormal development of the outer layer of cells
in an embryo
21. most common dental diseases: ANS dental caries and periodontal disease
22. (t or f) lifestyle behaviors do not affect oral and craniofacial health: ANS
false
23. Framework of Action: - ANS change perception
-apply science
-build effective infrastructure
-removed barriers
-use public and private partnerships to improve oral health
24. WHO defines health as: ANS A state of complete physical, mental, and
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