Community Dental Health Ch 1,2,3

The third phase of public health includes all of the following except: a. treatment of disease with complex medical treatment. b. eradication of smallpox. c. intervention through hospitalization rather than the community. d. cure for acute health problems. e. effective management of chronic, lifestyle related diseases. - effective management of chronic, lifestyle related diseases State dental public health units originally developed as a result of: a. establishment of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry. b. need for recruits during WWII. c. Surgeon General's Report. d. Maternal and Child Health grants to states. e. creation of the NIDR. - Maternal and Child Health grants to states The controlled clinical trails of water fluoridation began in? - 1945 The primary reason for developing the NIDR was to: a. provide a central agency to monitor state fluoridation efforts. b. address the national dental problems discovered through selective service rejections. c. create educational opportunities for dental public health professionals. d. make dentistry more visible at the National Institutes of Health. e. study the cost-effectiveness of community water fluoridation. - address the national dental problems discovered through selective service rejections Core functions of public health include: - assessment, policy development, assurance. Who is least likely to have difficulty accessing dental care? a. A frail, elderly woman who is homebound b. A 20-year-old, male, Hispanic, migrant agricultural worker c. A 40-year-old female American Indian in an isolated Alaskan village d. A 59-year-old state government worker e. A 2-year-old who lives in a single-parent family with his five brothers and is eligible for but not enrolled in Medicaid - A 59 year old gov worker Which is not a true statement? a. Dental caries is the single most common chronic children's disease. b. Over 50% of child abuse cases involve head and oral facial trauma. c. Uninsured children are 2.5 times less likely than insured children to receive dental care. d. Less than 200 school hours are lost to dental-related illness each year. e. African American males have the highest incidence of oral and pharyngeal cancers in the United States and their 5-year survival rates are lower than the rest of the population. - less than 200 school hours are lost to dental related illness each year The surgeon generals report, a national call to action to promote oral health covers five action. Which is not an action? a. Change public perceptions of oral health b. Increase oral health workforce diversity, capacity, and flexibility c. Build the science base and accelerate science transfer d. Overcome barriers by replicating effective programs and proven efforts e. Promote more disciplinary rather than interdisciplinary collaborations - Promote more disciplinary rather than interdisciplinary collaborations All of the following trends may increase access to care except? a. teledentistry. b. mobile and portable dentistry. c. dental expansion of community health centers. d. more restrictive dental and dental hygiene state practice acts. e. volunteerism. - d. more restrictive dental and dental hygiene state practice acts.