Test Bank For Dental Public Health & Research: Contemporary
Practice For The Dental Hygienist 4th Edition, (Christine Nathe,
2023), Chapter 1-22 | All Chapters
,Table Of Contents
Unit One: Introduction To Dental Public Health
1. Dental Public Health
2. The Evolution Of The Prevention Movement
3. Dental Care Delivery In The United States
4. Dental Care Delivery In The Global Community
5. Funding Of Dental Care
6. Legislative Initiatives Affecting Dental Hygiene Practice
7. Change Agents In Dental Care (Shari Peterson, Rdh, Med)
Unit Two: Dental Hygiene Public Health Programs
8. Dental Health Education And Promotion
9. Lesson Plan Development
10. Target Populations
11. Cultural Diversity
12. Program Planning
13. Program Evaluation
Unit Three: Dental Hygiene Research
14. Research In Dental Hygiene
15. Ethical Principles
16. Research Approaches
17. Biostatistics (Christine French Beatty, Rdh,
18. Oral Epidemiology (Christine French Beatty,
19. Current Epidemiological Findings
20. Evaluation Of Scientific Literature And Dental Products
Unit Four: Practical Strategies For Dental Public Health
21. Careers In Dental Public Health
,Dental public health and research, 4e (nathe) chapter 1
1) When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist .
A) Lobbies to change laws
B) Conducts research
C) Provides clinical care
D) Educates and promotes dental health
E) Develops and coordinates public health programs
Ans: e
2) 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 the above
Ans: d
3) 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 a and b
E) None of the above
Ans: d
4) The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat periodontal
disease, is defined as .
A) Access issues
B) Dental insurance premiums
C) Socioeconomic status
D) Copayment issues
E) Malpractice
Ans: e
5) Dental public health is a component of .
A) Public affairs
B) Public relations
C) Public health
D) Community affairs
E) Both a and d
Ans: c
6) 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 the above
Ans: a
7) Which of the following is the process by which society makes decisions about problems?
, A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Serving all functions
E) None of the above
Ans: b
8) Which of the following involves making certain that all populations have access to
appropriate and cost-effective services to read agreed-upon public health goals?
A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Serving all functions
E) None of the above
Ans: c
9) Which of the following includes the research for new insights and innovative solutions to health
problems?
A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Serving all functions
E) None of the above
Ans: d
10) Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and prevention of disease
and injury?
A) Needs assessment
B) Public health goals
C) Health care reform
D) Public health demands
E) Human services planning
Ans: b
11) 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 the above
Ans: c
12) Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe their babies is an early example of a .
A) Treatment modality
B) Clinical initiative
C) Public health program
D) Drug prevention course
E) Both a and b
Ans: c
13) 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
Practice For The Dental Hygienist 4th Edition, (Christine Nathe,
2023), Chapter 1-22 | All Chapters
,Table Of Contents
Unit One: Introduction To Dental Public Health
1. Dental Public Health
2. The Evolution Of The Prevention Movement
3. Dental Care Delivery In The United States
4. Dental Care Delivery In The Global Community
5. Funding Of Dental Care
6. Legislative Initiatives Affecting Dental Hygiene Practice
7. Change Agents In Dental Care (Shari Peterson, Rdh, Med)
Unit Two: Dental Hygiene Public Health Programs
8. Dental Health Education And Promotion
9. Lesson Plan Development
10. Target Populations
11. Cultural Diversity
12. Program Planning
13. Program Evaluation
Unit Three: Dental Hygiene Research
14. Research In Dental Hygiene
15. Ethical Principles
16. Research Approaches
17. Biostatistics (Christine French Beatty, Rdh,
18. Oral Epidemiology (Christine French Beatty,
19. Current Epidemiological Findings
20. Evaluation Of Scientific Literature And Dental Products
Unit Four: Practical Strategies For Dental Public Health
21. Careers In Dental Public Health
,Dental public health and research, 4e (nathe) chapter 1
1) When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist .
A) Lobbies to change laws
B) Conducts research
C) Provides clinical care
D) Educates and promotes dental health
E) Develops and coordinates public health programs
Ans: e
2) 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 the above
Ans: d
3) 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 a and b
E) None of the above
Ans: d
4) The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat periodontal
disease, is defined as .
A) Access issues
B) Dental insurance premiums
C) Socioeconomic status
D) Copayment issues
E) Malpractice
Ans: e
5) Dental public health is a component of .
A) Public affairs
B) Public relations
C) Public health
D) Community affairs
E) Both a and d
Ans: c
6) 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 the above
Ans: a
7) Which of the following is the process by which society makes decisions about problems?
, A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Serving all functions
E) None of the above
Ans: b
8) Which of the following involves making certain that all populations have access to
appropriate and cost-effective services to read agreed-upon public health goals?
A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Serving all functions
E) None of the above
Ans: c
9) Which of the following includes the research for new insights and innovative solutions to health
problems?
A) Assessment
B) Policy development
C) Assurance
D) Serving all functions
E) None of the above
Ans: d
10) Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and prevention of disease
and injury?
A) Needs assessment
B) Public health goals
C) Health care reform
D) Public health demands
E) Human services planning
Ans: b
11) 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 the above
Ans: c
12) Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe their babies is an early example of a .
A) Treatment modality
B) Clinical initiative
C) Public health program
D) Drug prevention course
E) Both a and b
Ans: c
13) 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
