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Chapter 02: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
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Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE LCHOICE
1. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lis Lthe Lnumber Lof Lyears La Ldental Lhygiene Lcurriculum Lhas
been Lin Lexistence?
L
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: L D
Dr. LAlfred LFones Lstarted Lthe LFones LSchool Lof LDental LHygiene Lin LBridgeport,
LConnecticut, Lin L1913. LDr. LFones Ldeveloped La Lcurriculum Lfor Ldental Lhygienists Lwho
Lbegan Lwork Lwithin Lthe LBridgeport LPublic LSchool Lsystem.
DIF: Application REF: L L p. L18 OBJ: L L 1
TOP: L PROVISION LOF LCLINICAL LDENTAL LHYGIENE LSERVICES L7.0 LProfessional
Responsibility, L7.4 LGeneral
2. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lrepresents Lthe Lcorrect Lrank Lorder, Lstarting Lwith Lthe Llowest
advanced Ldegree Lthat La Ldental Lhygienist Lworking Lin Lpublic Lhealth Lmay Lattain?
L
a. Master’s Ldegree, LAssociate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LDoctorate Ldegree,
L Bachelor’s Ldegree
b. Associate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LMaster’s Ldegree, LBachelor’s Ldegree,
L Doctorate Ldegree
c. Associate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LBachelor’s Ldegree, LMaster’s Ldegree,
L Doctorate Ldegree
d. Bachelor’s Ldegree, LAssociate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LMaster’s Ldegree,
L Doctorate Ldegree
ANS: L C
In Lthe Lpublic Lhealth Lfield, Lsome Ldental Lhygienists Lhave Lan LAssociate’s Ldegree Lor
Lcertificate, La LBachelor’s Ldegree, La LMaster’s Ldegree, La LDoctorate Ldegree. LMany Ldental
Lhygienists Lwith Ladvanced Ldegrees Lworking Lin Lpublic Lhealth Lbegan Ltheir Lpublic Lhealth
Lcareers Lwith Lthe Lminimum Llevel Lof Leducation. LThey Lchose Lto Lcontinue Ltheir Leducation
Las Ltheir Linterests Ldeveloped, Ltheir Lchallenges Lexpanded, Land Ltheir Ldesire Lgrew Lto Ldo
Lmore Lfor Lthe Loral Lhealth Lof Ltheir Lcommunity.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L19 OBJ: L L 1
TOP: L PROVISION LOF LCLINICAL LDENTAL LHYGIENE LSERVICES L7.0 LProfessional
Responsibility, L7.4 LGeneral
3. In Lprivate Lpractice, Lthe Lindividual Lpatient Lis Lyour Lfocus; Lin Lpublic Lhealth, Lyour Lpatient Lis
Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing?
a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. Department Lof LSocial LServices
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The Lcommunity Lis Lyour Lpatient. LYour Lresponsibilities Lwill Ladvance Lbeyond Lindividual
Lclinical Lcare, Lalthough Lin Lmany Lpositions, Lindividual Lcare Lstill Lremains La Lvery Limportant
Lduty. LPublic Lhealth Ltakes Lyou Linto Lthe Lrealm Lof Lprogram Ldevelopment, Limplementation,
Land Levaluation Land Loffers Lan Lopportunity Lto Lwork Lwith Lvarious Lpopulations, Lother
Lprofessionals, Lagencies, Lfinancing Lmechanisms, Land Lrules Land Lregulations.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L19 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L2.0 LParticipating Lin LCommunity
LPrograms, L2.1 LAssessing LPopulations Land LDefining LObjectives
4. According Lto La Lnational Lreport L(Oral LHealth Lin LAmerica), Lthe LSurgeon LGeneral Lrevealed
Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Ltype Lof Ldisparity Lamong Lspecific Lgroups Lin Loral Lhealth Lstatus
Land Laccess Lto Ldental Lcare?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: L D
There Lare Lprofound Ldisparities Lamong Lspecific Lgroups Lin Loral Lhealth Lstatus Land Laccess Lto
Ldental Lcare Lin Lthe LUnited LStates. LFederal Lagencies Land Lstate Lgovernments Lare Laddressing
Lthese Lgaps Lin Laccess Lto Loral Lhealth Lcare Lthrough Llegislation Land Lpolicy Ldevelopment.
DIF: Application REF: L L p. L19 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L2.0 LParticipating Lin LCommunity
LPrograms, L2.1 LAssessing LPopulations Land LDefining LObjectives
5. At Lthe L2009 LAccess Lto LDental LCare LSummit, Lthe LAmerican LDental LAssociation L(ADA)
Llisted Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lalong Lwith Lnationwide Levaluation, Lstandards, Land
Lregulations Las La Llong-term Lstrategy Lfor Limproving Laccess Lto Ldental Lcare Lfor
Lunderserved Lpopulations?
a. Expansion Land Ldistribution Lof La Lwell-trained Lworkforce
b. Construction Lof La Lnetwork Lof Lcommunity Lcenters Lsimilar Lto Lthe LVA’shospitals
c. Fluoridation Lof Lsalt
d. Expansion Lin Lboth Lthe Lnumber Land Lsize Lof Lexisting Ldental Lschools
ANS: L A
The LADA Llisted Lan Lexpansion Land Ldistribution Lof La Lwell-trained Lworkforce Las La Llong-
term Lstrategy Lin Limproving Laccess Lto Ldental Lcare Lfor Lunderserved Lpopulations. LUnder Lthis
Lheading, Lmidlevel Lproviders Lin Ldentistry Lwere Ldiscussed, Land Lmodels Lare Lbeing Ldeveloped
Land Lreviewed.
DIF: Recall REF: L L pp. L23-25|Table L2-3 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L1.0 LPromoting LHealth Land
LPreventing LDisease Lwithin LGroups
6. One Lof Lthe Lguiding Lprinciples Lfor Lcreating Laccess Lto Loral Lhealth Lcare Lthrough
Llegislation Land Lpolicy Ldevelopment Lis Lto Lencourage Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing?
a. Restriction Lof Lfunding Lfor Ldental Lservices
b. Increasing Lthe Lscope Lof Ldental Lhygienists’ Lduties
c. Compliance Lwith Lrepayment Lof Leducational Lloans
d. Elimination Lof Ldental Lbenefits Lthrough Lexisting Lpublic Linsurance Lprograms
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Increasing Lthe Lscope Lof Ldental Lhygienists’ Lduties, Lallocating Ladditional Lfunds Lfor Ldental
Lservices, Lextending Leducational Lloans Land Lloan Lforgiveness Lfor Ldental Lprofessionals, Land
Ladditional Ldental Lbenefits Lthrough Lexisting Lpublic Linsurance Lprograms Lare Lall Lfacets Lof
Lthe Lguiding Lprinciples Lfor Lcreating Laccess Lto Lhealth Lcare Lthrough Llegislation Land Lpolicy
Ldevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension REF: L p. L20|Guiding LPrinciples
Lbox LOBJ: L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L2.0 LParticipating Lin LCommunity
LPrograms, L2.1 LAssessing LPopulations Land LDefining LObjectives
7. Public Lhealth Lsettings Lare Lcategorized Las Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Ltypes Lof Lpractice Lsettings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS: L C
Public Lhealth Lsettings Lare Lcategorized Las Lalternative Lpractice Lsettings. LExamples Lof Lthis
Ltype Lof Lsetting Lare La Lcommunity Lclinic, La Lmobile Lvan, La Lschool, La Lhospital, Land La
Lnursing Lhome. LDental Lhygienists Lcan Lprovide Lpreventive Lservices Lin Lthese Lsettings,
Lreaching Llarge Lnumbers Lof Lpeople Lwho Lmight Lnot Lotherwise Lreceive Lcare.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L20 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L1.0 LPromoting LHealth Land
LPreventing LDisease Lwithin LGroups
8. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lis Lan Lexample Lof Lprimary Lprevention?
a. An Lamalgam Lrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dental Lprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS: L C
Dental Lprophylaxis, Lsealants, Land Lwater Lfluoridation Lare Lexamples Lof Lprimary
Lprevention. LPrimary Lprevention Lprevents Ldisease Lbefore Lit Loccurs. LThis Llevel Lincludes
Lhealth Leducation, Ldisease Lprevention, Land Lhealth Lprotection. LRestorations Lsuch Las
Lamalgams Land Lcomposites Lare Lexamples Lof Lsecondary Lprevention, Lwhich Leliminates Lor
Lreduces Ldiseases Lin Lthe Learly Lstages. LDentures, Limplants, Land Lbridge Lwork Lare Lexamples
Lof Ltertiary Lprevention. LThis Llevel Lis Lthe Lmost Lcostly Land Lrequires Lhighly Ltrained
Lprofessionals Lto Ltreat Lthe Ldisease.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L21|Table L2-1 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L1.0 LPromoting LHealth Land
LPreventing LDisease Lwithin LGroups
9. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lis Lone Lsolution Lto Lthe Laccess Lto Lcare Lproblem Ladopted Lby Lmany
Lstates?
a. Opened Lnew Ldental Lhygiene Lprograms
b. Increased Lfunding Lto Lconstruct Lnew Lcommunity Ltreatment Lfacilities
c. Changed Lrestrictive Ldental Lpractice Lacts
d. Supported Lthe Ldevelopment Lof Lnew Lmass Ltransit Lsystems
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Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition
L L L L L L L L L L
MULTIPLE LCHOICE
1. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lis Lthe Lnumber Lof Lyears La Ldental Lhygiene Lcurriculum Lhas
been Lin Lexistence?
L
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: L D
Dr. LAlfred LFones Lstarted Lthe LFones LSchool Lof LDental LHygiene Lin LBridgeport,
LConnecticut, Lin L1913. LDr. LFones Ldeveloped La Lcurriculum Lfor Ldental Lhygienists Lwho
Lbegan Lwork Lwithin Lthe LBridgeport LPublic LSchool Lsystem.
DIF: Application REF: L L p. L18 OBJ: L L 1
TOP: L PROVISION LOF LCLINICAL LDENTAL LHYGIENE LSERVICES L7.0 LProfessional
Responsibility, L7.4 LGeneral
2. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lrepresents Lthe Lcorrect Lrank Lorder, Lstarting Lwith Lthe Llowest
advanced Ldegree Lthat La Ldental Lhygienist Lworking Lin Lpublic Lhealth Lmay Lattain?
L
a. Master’s Ldegree, LAssociate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LDoctorate Ldegree,
L Bachelor’s Ldegree
b. Associate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LMaster’s Ldegree, LBachelor’s Ldegree,
L Doctorate Ldegree
c. Associate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LBachelor’s Ldegree, LMaster’s Ldegree,
L Doctorate Ldegree
d. Bachelor’s Ldegree, LAssociate’s Ldegree Lor Lcertificate, LMaster’s Ldegree,
L Doctorate Ldegree
ANS: L C
In Lthe Lpublic Lhealth Lfield, Lsome Ldental Lhygienists Lhave Lan LAssociate’s Ldegree Lor
Lcertificate, La LBachelor’s Ldegree, La LMaster’s Ldegree, La LDoctorate Ldegree. LMany Ldental
Lhygienists Lwith Ladvanced Ldegrees Lworking Lin Lpublic Lhealth Lbegan Ltheir Lpublic Lhealth
Lcareers Lwith Lthe Lminimum Llevel Lof Leducation. LThey Lchose Lto Lcontinue Ltheir Leducation
Las Ltheir Linterests Ldeveloped, Ltheir Lchallenges Lexpanded, Land Ltheir Ldesire Lgrew Lto Ldo
Lmore Lfor Lthe Loral Lhealth Lof Ltheir Lcommunity.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L19 OBJ: L L 1
TOP: L PROVISION LOF LCLINICAL LDENTAL LHYGIENE LSERVICES L7.0 LProfessional
Responsibility, L7.4 LGeneral
3. In Lprivate Lpractice, Lthe Lindividual Lpatient Lis Lyour Lfocus; Lin Lpublic Lhealth, Lyour Lpatient Lis
Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing?
a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. Department Lof LSocial LServices
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ANS: L B
The Lcommunity Lis Lyour Lpatient. LYour Lresponsibilities Lwill Ladvance Lbeyond Lindividual
Lclinical Lcare, Lalthough Lin Lmany Lpositions, Lindividual Lcare Lstill Lremains La Lvery Limportant
Lduty. LPublic Lhealth Ltakes Lyou Linto Lthe Lrealm Lof Lprogram Ldevelopment, Limplementation,
Land Levaluation Land Loffers Lan Lopportunity Lto Lwork Lwith Lvarious Lpopulations, Lother
Lprofessionals, Lagencies, Lfinancing Lmechanisms, Land Lrules Land Lregulations.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L19 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L2.0 LParticipating Lin LCommunity
LPrograms, L2.1 LAssessing LPopulations Land LDefining LObjectives
4. According Lto La Lnational Lreport L(Oral LHealth Lin LAmerica), Lthe LSurgeon LGeneral Lrevealed
Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Ltype Lof Ldisparity Lamong Lspecific Lgroups Lin Loral Lhealth Lstatus
Land Laccess Lto Ldental Lcare?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: L D
There Lare Lprofound Ldisparities Lamong Lspecific Lgroups Lin Loral Lhealth Lstatus Land Laccess Lto
Ldental Lcare Lin Lthe LUnited LStates. LFederal Lagencies Land Lstate Lgovernments Lare Laddressing
Lthese Lgaps Lin Laccess Lto Loral Lhealth Lcare Lthrough Llegislation Land Lpolicy Ldevelopment.
DIF: Application REF: L L p. L19 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L2.0 LParticipating Lin LCommunity
LPrograms, L2.1 LAssessing LPopulations Land LDefining LObjectives
5. At Lthe L2009 LAccess Lto LDental LCare LSummit, Lthe LAmerican LDental LAssociation L(ADA)
Llisted Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lalong Lwith Lnationwide Levaluation, Lstandards, Land
Lregulations Las La Llong-term Lstrategy Lfor Limproving Laccess Lto Ldental Lcare Lfor
Lunderserved Lpopulations?
a. Expansion Land Ldistribution Lof La Lwell-trained Lworkforce
b. Construction Lof La Lnetwork Lof Lcommunity Lcenters Lsimilar Lto Lthe LVA’shospitals
c. Fluoridation Lof Lsalt
d. Expansion Lin Lboth Lthe Lnumber Land Lsize Lof Lexisting Ldental Lschools
ANS: L A
The LADA Llisted Lan Lexpansion Land Ldistribution Lof La Lwell-trained Lworkforce Las La Llong-
term Lstrategy Lin Limproving Laccess Lto Ldental Lcare Lfor Lunderserved Lpopulations. LUnder Lthis
Lheading, Lmidlevel Lproviders Lin Ldentistry Lwere Ldiscussed, Land Lmodels Lare Lbeing Ldeveloped
Land Lreviewed.
DIF: Recall REF: L L pp. L23-25|Table L2-3 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L1.0 LPromoting LHealth Land
LPreventing LDisease Lwithin LGroups
6. One Lof Lthe Lguiding Lprinciples Lfor Lcreating Laccess Lto Loral Lhealth Lcare Lthrough
Llegislation Land Lpolicy Ldevelopment Lis Lto Lencourage Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing?
a. Restriction Lof Lfunding Lfor Ldental Lservices
b. Increasing Lthe Lscope Lof Ldental Lhygienists’ Lduties
c. Compliance Lwith Lrepayment Lof Leducational Lloans
d. Elimination Lof Ldental Lbenefits Lthrough Lexisting Lpublic Linsurance Lprograms
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ANS: L B
Increasing Lthe Lscope Lof Ldental Lhygienists’ Lduties, Lallocating Ladditional Lfunds Lfor Ldental
Lservices, Lextending Leducational Lloans Land Lloan Lforgiveness Lfor Ldental Lprofessionals, Land
Ladditional Ldental Lbenefits Lthrough Lexisting Lpublic Linsurance Lprograms Lare Lall Lfacets Lof
Lthe Lguiding Lprinciples Lfor Lcreating Laccess Lto Lhealth Lcare Lthrough Llegislation Land Lpolicy
Ldevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension REF: L p. L20|Guiding LPrinciples
Lbox LOBJ: L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L2.0 LParticipating Lin LCommunity
LPrograms, L2.1 LAssessing LPopulations Land LDefining LObjectives
7. Public Lhealth Lsettings Lare Lcategorized Las Lwhich Lof Lthe Lfollowing Ltypes Lof Lpractice Lsettings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS: L C
Public Lhealth Lsettings Lare Lcategorized Las Lalternative Lpractice Lsettings. LExamples Lof Lthis
Ltype Lof Lsetting Lare La Lcommunity Lclinic, La Lmobile Lvan, La Lschool, La Lhospital, Land La
Lnursing Lhome. LDental Lhygienists Lcan Lprovide Lpreventive Lservices Lin Lthese Lsettings,
Lreaching Llarge Lnumbers Lof Lpeople Lwho Lmight Lnot Lotherwise Lreceive Lcare.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L20 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L1.0 LPromoting LHealth Land
LPreventing LDisease Lwithin LGroups
8. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lis Lan Lexample Lof Lprimary Lprevention?
a. An Lamalgam Lrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dental Lprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS: L C
Dental Lprophylaxis, Lsealants, Land Lwater Lfluoridation Lare Lexamples Lof Lprimary
Lprevention. LPrimary Lprevention Lprevents Ldisease Lbefore Lit Loccurs. LThis Llevel Lincludes
Lhealth Leducation, Ldisease Lprevention, Land Lhealth Lprotection. LRestorations Lsuch Las
Lamalgams Land Lcomposites Lare Lexamples Lof Lsecondary Lprevention, Lwhich Leliminates Lor
Lreduces Ldiseases Lin Lthe Learly Lstages. LDentures, Limplants, Land Lbridge Lwork Lare Lexamples
Lof Ltertiary Lprevention. LThis Llevel Lis Lthe Lmost Lcostly Land Lrequires Lhighly Ltrained
Lprofessionals Lto Ltreat Lthe Ldisease.
DIF: Recall REF: L L p. L21|Table L2-1 OBJ: L L 2
TOP: L COMMUNITY LHEALTH/RESEARCH LPRINCIPLES L1.0 LPromoting LHealth Land
LPreventing LDisease Lwithin LGroups
9. Which Lof Lthe Lfollowing Lis Lone Lsolution Lto Lthe Laccess Lto Lcare Lproblem Ladopted Lby Lmany
Lstates?
a. Opened Lnew Ldental Lhygiene Lprograms
b. Increased Lfunding Lto Lconstruct Lnew Lcommunity Ltreatment Lfacilities
c. Changed Lrestrictive Ldental Lpractice Lacts
d. Supported Lthe Ldevelopment Lof Lnew Lmass Ltransit Lsystems
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