DENTAL CARE KEY CONCEPTS AND
REVISION NOTES
◉ What does the CDC do when disease outbreaks occur?
Answer: Monitors them.
◉ What national information does the CDC maintain?
Answer: National health statistics.
◉ When was the CDC established?
Answer: 1946.
◉ Where is the CDC located?
Answer: Atlanta, Georgia.
◉ What dental-related guidance does the CDC provide?
Answer: Guidelines for the prevention of oral diseases.
◉ What does IHS stand for?
Answer: Indian Health Services.
◉ Who receives medical and dental care through IHS?
Answer: Native Americans, including Alaskan Natives.
, ◉ How many Native Americans does the chapter state IHS serves?
Answer: 1.8 million.
◉ When was IHS established?
Answer: 1955.
◉ Where may dental hygienists working with Native American
populations be employed?
Answer: IHS, PHS, or tribal dental clinics.
◉ Who may provide dental hygiene services in many IHS settings?
Answer: Trained dental assistants.
◉ Why may trained dental hygienists provide restorative services
in rural Alaska?
Answer: Because of a shortage of dentists.
◉ What does HRSA stand for?
Answer: Health Resources and Services Administration.
◉ What is the purpose of HRSA?
Answer: To provide health resources for medically underserved
populations and build the healthcare workforce.
REVISION NOTES
◉ What does the CDC do when disease outbreaks occur?
Answer: Monitors them.
◉ What national information does the CDC maintain?
Answer: National health statistics.
◉ When was the CDC established?
Answer: 1946.
◉ Where is the CDC located?
Answer: Atlanta, Georgia.
◉ What dental-related guidance does the CDC provide?
Answer: Guidelines for the prevention of oral diseases.
◉ What does IHS stand for?
Answer: Indian Health Services.
◉ Who receives medical and dental care through IHS?
Answer: Native Americans, including Alaskan Natives.
, ◉ How many Native Americans does the chapter state IHS serves?
Answer: 1.8 million.
◉ When was IHS established?
Answer: 1955.
◉ Where may dental hygienists working with Native American
populations be employed?
Answer: IHS, PHS, or tribal dental clinics.
◉ Who may provide dental hygiene services in many IHS settings?
Answer: Trained dental assistants.
◉ Why may trained dental hygienists provide restorative services
in rural Alaska?
Answer: Because of a shortage of dentists.
◉ What does HRSA stand for?
Answer: Health Resources and Services Administration.
◉ What is the purpose of HRSA?
Answer: To provide health resources for medically underserved
populations and build the healthcare workforce.
