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gDentalgHygienistg5thgEditiongBeatty
Chapterg02:gCareersgingPublicgHealthgforgthegDentalgHygienist
Beatty:gCommunitygOralgHealthgPracticegforgthegDentalgHygienist,g5thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegnumbergofgyearsgagdentalghygienegcurriculumghas
gbeengingexistence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS:g D
Dr.gAlfredgFonesgstartedgthegFonesgSchoolgofgDentalgHygienegingBridgeport,gConnectic
ut,ging1913.gDr.gFonesgdevelopedgagcurriculumgforgdentalghygienistsgwhogbegangworkg
withingthegBridgeportgPublicgSchoolgsystem.gDr.gFonesghadgagvisiongforgwhatgwegnow
gcallginterprofessionalgcollaborativegpracticegwhenghegspokegofgagconnectiongbetweengo
ralghealthgandgsystemicghealthgandgthegdentalghygienist’sgrolegingaddressinggsystemicgc
onditionsgofgthegschoolchildrengbygimplementinggpreventivegoralghealthgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:g g p.g17 OBJ:g g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
gDiseasegwithingGroups
2. Publicghealthgcareersgforgdentalghygienistsgnowgrungtheggamutgfromghigh-
levelgadministrativegpostsgtogprovidinggdentalghygienegcaregforgvariousgpopulationsgingaglocal
gcommunity.gDentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgrequiregangadvancedgdegree.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue,gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
d. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse,gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.
ANS:g C
Dentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgcanghavegangentry-
levelgdegreegorgangadvancedgdegree,gdependinggongthegresponsibilitiesgofgthegpositiong
andgthegrequirementsgofgthegorganizationgorgagency.gManygdentalghygienistsgwithgadva
ncedgdegreesgworkinggingpublicghealthgbegangtheirgpublicghealthgcareersgwithgthegmini
mumglevelgofgeducation.gTheygchosegtogcontinuegtheirgeducationgasgtheirginterestsgdeve
loped,gtheirgchallengesgexpanded,gandgtheirgdesireggrewgtogdogmoregforgthegoralghealth
gofgtheirgcommunity.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g17 OBJ:g g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
gDiseasegwithingGroups
3. Publicghealthghasgthegpotentialgto:g(1)gtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgprogramgdev
elopment,gimplementation,gandgevaluation;g(2)gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpopulati
ons,gothergprofessionals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;g(3)gprovid
egagvarietygofgactivitiesgthatgreflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;g(4)gandgoffergan
gopportunitygforgcareergadvancementgtoghigherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
a. 1,g2,g3,g4
b. 1,g2,g3gbutgnotg4
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c. 1,g2,g4,gbutgnotg3
d. 1,g3,g4,gbutgnotg2
ANS:g A
Allgaregtrue.gPublicghealthghasgthegpotentialgtogtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgpro
gramgdevelopment,gimplementation,gandgevaluation;gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpop
ulations,gothergprofessionals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;gprovid
egagvarietygofgactivitiesgthatgreflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;gandgoffergangopp
ortunitygforgcareergadvancementgtoghigherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g18 OBJ:g g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygPr
ograms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
4. Accordinggtogagnationalgreportg(OralgHealthgingAmerica),gthegSurgeongGeneralgreveale
dgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtypesgofgdisparitygamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatu
sgandgaccessgtogdentalgcare?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS:g D
Theregaregprofoundgdisparitiesgamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatusgandgaccessgt
ogdentalgcaregingthegUnitedgStates.gFederalgagenciesgandgstateggovernmentsgaregaddress
inggtheseggapsgingaccessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegislation,gpolicygdevelopment,ga
ndgrefocusinggofgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:g g p.g18 OBJ:g g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygPr
ograms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
5. Whichglevelgofgsupervisiongallowsgthegdentalghygienistgtogprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegd
eterminesgwithoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision?
a. Directgsupervision
b. Indirectgsupervision
c. Generalgsupervision
d. DirectgAccess
ANS:g D
Directgaccessgmeansgthegdentalghygienistgcangprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegdeterminesg
appropriategwithoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision,gitgalsogisgreferredgtogasgunsupe
rvisedgpractice.gThegdentistgmustgbegpresent,gexaminesgthegpatientgtogauthorizegthegwork
gtogbegperformed,gandginspectsgitgaftergtogensuregqualitygundergdirectgsupervision.gForgg
eneralgsupervision,gthegdentistgmustgbegpresent,ggenerallygauthorizesgthegworkgtogbegperf
ormed,gexaminesgthegpatient,geithergbeforegorgaftergworkgisgperformed,gandgisgavailableg
forgconsultationgduringgtreatment.gForggeneralgsupervision,gthegdentistgmustgauthorizegthe
gworkgtogbegcompletedgbeforegservicesgbutgdoesgnotgneedgtogbegpresentgduringgtreatmen
t;gthegpatientgmustgbegonegofgrecord.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g21|Tableg2.2 OBJ:g g 4
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventin
g
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOADgTHEgTestgBankgforgCommunitygOralgHealthgPracticegforgthe
gDentalgHygienistg5thgEditiongBeatty
DiseasegwithingGroups
6. Onegofgthegguidinggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegisla
tiongandgpolicygdevelopmentgisgtogencouragegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Restrictiongofgfundinggforgdentalgservices
b. Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties
c. Compliancegwithgrepaymentgofgeducationalgloans
d. Eliminationgofgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprograms
ANS:g B
Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties,gallocatinggadditionalgfundsgforgdental
gservices,gextendinggeducationalgloansgandgloangforgivenessgforgdentalgprofessionals,gan
dgadditionalgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprogramsgaregallgfacetsgo
fgthegguidinggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtoghealthgcaregthroughglegislationgandgpolic
ygdevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:g p.g18|GuidinggPrinciplesgboxgOBJ:g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygPr
ograms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
7. Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtypesgofgpracticegsettin
gs?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS:g C
Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgalternativegpracticegsettings.gExamplesgofgthisg
typegofgsettinggaregagcommunity-
basedgclinic,gagmigrantghealthgcenter,gagmobilegvan,gagschool-
basedgoralghealthgprogram,gaghospital,gaglong-
termgcaregfacility,gagnursingghome,gandgindividualghomesgofghomeboundgindividuals.gD
entalghygienistsgcangprovidegpreventivegservicesgingthesegsettings,greachingglargegnumb
ersgofgpeoplegwhogmightgnotgotherwisegreceivegcare.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g19 OBJ:g g 3
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
gDiseasegwithingGroups
8. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgprimarygprevention?
a. Angamalgamgrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dentalgprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS:g C
Dentalgprophylaxis,gsealants,gandgwatergfluoridationgaregexamplesgofgprimarygpreventio
n.gPrimarygpreventiongpreventsgdiseasegbeforegitgoccurs.gThisglevelgincludesghealthgedu
cation,gdiseasegprevention,gandghealthgprotection.gRestorationsgsuchgasgamalgamsgandgc
ompositesgaregexamplesgofgsecondarygprevention,gwhichgeliminatesgorgreducesgdiseases
gingthegearlygstages.gDentures,gimplants,gandgbridgegworkgaregexamplesgofgtertiarygpre
vention.gThisglevelgisgthegmostgcostlygandgrequiresghighlygtrainedgprofessionalsgtogtreat
mynursytest.store
gDentalgHygienistg5thgEditiongBeatty
Chapterg02:gCareersgingPublicgHealthgforgthegDentalgHygienist
Beatty:gCommunitygOralgHealthgPracticegforgthegDentalgHygienist,g5thgEdition
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegnumbergofgyearsgagdentalghygienegcurriculumghas
gbeengingexistence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS:g D
Dr.gAlfredgFonesgstartedgthegFonesgSchoolgofgDentalgHygienegingBridgeport,gConnectic
ut,ging1913.gDr.gFonesgdevelopedgagcurriculumgforgdentalghygienistsgwhogbegangworkg
withingthegBridgeportgPublicgSchoolgsystem.gDr.gFonesghadgagvisiongforgwhatgwegnow
gcallginterprofessionalgcollaborativegpracticegwhenghegspokegofgagconnectiongbetweengo
ralghealthgandgsystemicghealthgandgthegdentalghygienist’sgrolegingaddressinggsystemicgc
onditionsgofgthegschoolchildrengbygimplementinggpreventivegoralghealthgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:g g p.g17 OBJ:g g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
gDiseasegwithingGroups
2. Publicghealthgcareersgforgdentalghygienistsgnowgrungtheggamutgfromghigh-
levelgadministrativegpostsgtogprovidinggdentalghygienegcaregforgvariousgpopulationsgingaglocal
gcommunity.gDentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgrequiregangadvancedgdegree.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue,gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
d. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse,gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.
ANS:g C
Dentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgcanghavegangentry-
levelgdegreegorgangadvancedgdegree,gdependinggongthegresponsibilitiesgofgthegpositiong
andgthegrequirementsgofgthegorganizationgorgagency.gManygdentalghygienistsgwithgadva
ncedgdegreesgworkinggingpublicghealthgbegangtheirgpublicghealthgcareersgwithgthegmini
mumglevelgofgeducation.gTheygchosegtogcontinuegtheirgeducationgasgtheirginterestsgdeve
loped,gtheirgchallengesgexpanded,gandgtheirgdesireggrewgtogdogmoregforgthegoralghealth
gofgtheirgcommunity.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g17 OBJ:g g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
gDiseasegwithingGroups
3. Publicghealthghasgthegpotentialgto:g(1)gtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgprogramgdev
elopment,gimplementation,gandgevaluation;g(2)gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpopulati
ons,gothergprofessionals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;g(3)gprovid
egagvarietygofgactivitiesgthatgreflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;g(4)gandgoffergan
gopportunitygforgcareergadvancementgtoghigherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
a. 1,g2,g3,g4
b. 1,g2,g3gbutgnotg4
mynursytest.store
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gDentalgHygienistg5thgEditiongBeatty
c. 1,g2,g4,gbutgnotg3
d. 1,g3,g4,gbutgnotg2
ANS:g A
Allgaregtrue.gPublicghealthghasgthegpotentialgtogtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgpro
gramgdevelopment,gimplementation,gandgevaluation;gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpop
ulations,gothergprofessionals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;gprovid
egagvarietygofgactivitiesgthatgreflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;gandgoffergangopp
ortunitygforgcareergadvancementgtoghigherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g18 OBJ:g g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygPr
ograms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
4. Accordinggtogagnationalgreportg(OralgHealthgingAmerica),gthegSurgeongGeneralgreveale
dgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtypesgofgdisparitygamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatu
sgandgaccessgtogdentalgcare?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS:g D
Theregaregprofoundgdisparitiesgamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatusgandgaccessgt
ogdentalgcaregingthegUnitedgStates.gFederalgagenciesgandgstateggovernmentsgaregaddress
inggtheseggapsgingaccessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegislation,gpolicygdevelopment,ga
ndgrefocusinggofgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:g g p.g18 OBJ:g g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygPr
ograms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
5. Whichglevelgofgsupervisiongallowsgthegdentalghygienistgtogprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegd
eterminesgwithoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision?
a. Directgsupervision
b. Indirectgsupervision
c. Generalgsupervision
d. DirectgAccess
ANS:g D
Directgaccessgmeansgthegdentalghygienistgcangprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegdeterminesg
appropriategwithoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision,gitgalsogisgreferredgtogasgunsupe
rvisedgpractice.gThegdentistgmustgbegpresent,gexaminesgthegpatientgtogauthorizegthegwork
gtogbegperformed,gandginspectsgitgaftergtogensuregqualitygundergdirectgsupervision.gForgg
eneralgsupervision,gthegdentistgmustgbegpresent,ggenerallygauthorizesgthegworkgtogbegperf
ormed,gexaminesgthegpatient,geithergbeforegorgaftergworkgisgperformed,gandgisgavailableg
forgconsultationgduringgtreatment.gForggeneralgsupervision,gthegdentistgmustgauthorizegthe
gworkgtogbegcompletedgbeforegservicesgbutgdoesgnotgneedgtogbegpresentgduringgtreatmen
t;gthegpatientgmustgbegonegofgrecord.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g21|Tableg2.2 OBJ:g g 4
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventin
g
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOADgTHEgTestgBankgforgCommunitygOralgHealthgPracticegforgthe
gDentalgHygienistg5thgEditiongBeatty
DiseasegwithingGroups
6. Onegofgthegguidinggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegisla
tiongandgpolicygdevelopmentgisgtogencouragegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Restrictiongofgfundinggforgdentalgservices
b. Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties
c. Compliancegwithgrepaymentgofgeducationalgloans
d. Eliminationgofgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprograms
ANS:g B
Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties,gallocatinggadditionalgfundsgforgdental
gservices,gextendinggeducationalgloansgandgloangforgivenessgforgdentalgprofessionals,gan
dgadditionalgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprogramsgaregallgfacetsgo
fgthegguidinggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtoghealthgcaregthroughglegislationgandgpolic
ygdevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:g p.g18|GuidinggPrinciplesgboxgOBJ:g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygPr
ograms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
7. Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtypesgofgpracticegsettin
gs?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS:g C
Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgalternativegpracticegsettings.gExamplesgofgthisg
typegofgsettinggaregagcommunity-
basedgclinic,gagmigrantghealthgcenter,gagmobilegvan,gagschool-
basedgoralghealthgprogram,gaghospital,gaglong-
termgcaregfacility,gagnursingghome,gandgindividualghomesgofghomeboundgindividuals.gD
entalghygienistsgcangprovidegpreventivegservicesgingthesegsettings,greachingglargegnumb
ersgofgpeoplegwhogmightgnotgotherwisegreceivegcare.
DIF: Recall REF:g g p.g19 OBJ:g g 3
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
gDiseasegwithingGroups
8. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgprimarygprevention?
a. Angamalgamgrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dentalgprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS:g C
Dentalgprophylaxis,gsealants,gandgwatergfluoridationgaregexamplesgofgprimarygpreventio
n.gPrimarygpreventiongpreventsgdiseasegbeforegitgoccurs.gThisglevelgincludesghealthgedu
cation,gdiseasegprevention,gandghealthgprotection.gRestorationsgsuchgasgamalgamsgandgc
ompositesgaregexamplesgofgsecondarygprevention,gwhichgeliminatesgorgreducesgdiseases
gingthegearlygstages.gDentures,gimplants,gandgbridgegworkgaregexamplesgofgtertiarygpre
vention.gThisglevelgisgthegmostgcostlygandgrequiresghighlygtrainedgprofessionalsgtogtreat
mynursytest.store
