Community Dental Health DH II Final
Review 100% Accurate
Develops and coordinates public health programs. - ANSWER When fulfilling the
administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ______________.
Dental Hygiene - ANSWER Dental public health is the science of providing oral health
care and education to the public and emphasizes the science of ______________.
The development of the dental hygiene profession & access issues - ANSWER Factors
affecting dental care delivery include which of the following?
Malpractice - ANSWER The patients ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails
to diagnose and treat periodontal disease, is defined as_________________.
Public health - ANSWER Dental public health is a component of ______________.
Policy development - ANSWER Which of the following is the process by which society
makes decision about problems?
Assurance - ANSWER 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?
Serving all functions - ANSWER Which of the following includes the research for new
insights and innovative solution to health problems?
Public Health goals - ANSWER Which of the following dictates services to ensure the
promotion of health and prevention of disease and injury?
polluted public water well - ANSWER The identification of which of the following was the
first major advancement in public health?
Public health programs - ANSWER Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe
their babies is an early example of a ____________.
Vaccination - ANSWER The dramatic increase in average life span during the 20th
century is credited to a public health program such as.
Community water fluoridation - ANSWER Which one of the following is listed as one of
the 10 great public health measures adopted during the 20th century?
Dental public health - ANSWER The science and art of preventing and controlling dental
diseases and promoting dental health through community efforts is termed?
,Coverage, quality, performance. - ANSWER Dental public health functions need to be
secured and implemented across all areas to ensure the same level of
______________.
Assessment - ANSWER The core public health function is
________________________.
Private practice offices - ANSWER Dental infrastructure in the United States consists of
government and private entities, and the provision of dental care is provided primarily by
the ___________.
Dental care delivery - ANSWER From its inception, dental hygiene has had a strong
foundation in managing __________________.
Socioeconomic status - ANSWER Demographic information suggests a correlation
between oral health status and _________________.
True - ANSWER Community oral health has a similar meaning to dental public health.
True - ANSWER Many individuals present to emergency room for care when
experiencing dental related pain and infection.
False - ANSWER There is a critical shortage of dental assistants in the United States
True - ANSWER Certain populations face barriers to dental care in the United States
True - ANSWER The advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) is a proposed
midlevel dental provider.
Outside the dental practice, in non-dental settings - ANSWER Fones believed that the
dental hygienist could best serve society by practicing _________________.
Prevention - ANSWER Dental hygiene is the only health care profession based
exclusively on which type of care?
Military soldiers - ANSWER In 1917 , dental hygiene students at Fones school provided
dental hygiene care to which unique target population?
Connecticut - ANSWER The first constituent dental hygiene association was started in
________________.
Those of low socioeconomic levels - ANSWER Community water fluoridation is
especially beneficial for which target population?
,a violation of personal freedom - ANSWER The only valid position ever utilized in
relation to fluoridating public water supplies was _____________.
Improve the publics total health - ANSWER One mission of the American Dental
hygiene association is to __________________.
Scientific accuracy - ANSWER Mass education products developed by dental supply
companies should be critiqued by the dental hygienist before distributing to ensure
______________________.
Because bacteria do not absorb well on the tooth surface. - ANSWER Some theories
suggest that xylitol decreases dental decay _______________.
Mass pediatric prevention - ANSWER Fones believed that the dental hygiene could
practice as an outreach worker wot an emphasis on ____________.
Dieticians - ANSWER Dental Hygienists should work with which target population when
aiming community promotional activities at the importance of a healthy diet in oral
health?
Asking questions about their tobacco use - ANSWER Tobacco cessation program
emphasize which step(s) of intervention?
Dental public health - ANSWER Dental hygienist was historically founded as which type
of profession?
They thought preventing dental disease might end the need for dentists - ANSWER
Many state dental associations initially were opposed to the dental hygiene profession
because _______________.
Alabama - ANSWER Which state allows for the reduced educational preparation of the
dental hygienist?
Dental hygiene - ANSWER Over the past decade, most states have expanded the
scope of which type of practice?
Schools - ANSWER Dental hygienists initially practiced in which setting(s)?
Accurate - ANSWER The fundamental requirements for all health information pamphlets
provide to consumes is that they must be ______________.
Preventing dental disease - ANSWER Dental hygienists have the ability to improve total
health by _______________.
, Ones total health - ANSWER Although the U.S. Surgeon Generals Report was
published in 2000, Fones stated dental hygiene in the early 1900's based on the
premise that dental health affects ___________.
False - ANSWER The FDA approves only those bottled water carriers that add fluoride.
True - ANSWER Dental Hygienists provide diagnostic and therapeutic services aimed at
attaining and maintaining oral health.
True - ANSWER Community water fluoridation works both systemically and topically.
True - ANSWER If dental sealants remain on an occlusal surface, they should be 100%
effective in reducing occlusal decay.
True - ANSWER Diet plays a major role in the etiology of dental caries.
Private sector, Federal government and State government - ANSWER Which sectors
are included in the dental care delivery system in the United States?
Serving as dental consultants to government and private sector entities - ANSWER
State dental divisions work at solving dental issues within the state by ________.
HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) - ANSWER The federal agency
that is composed of community health centers, migrant workers' health centers, and
primary care programs is called the ________.
Children's Health Insurance Program - ANSWER Which program is the largest effort to
provide health insurance for children since Medicaid?
Does not ensure oral health for all - ANSWER Landmark reports suggest that the
current dental care system in the United States ________.
Medicaid - ANSWER Which government entitlement program generally covers dental
care for individuals with low incomes?
National Institutes of Health - ANSWER The government's medical research
organization is called ________.
and Human services - ANSWER The government's prime entity for protecting the health
of and providing human services to Americans is called the Department of Health
________.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANSWER The agency that is in charge of
ensuring that medicine is safe and efficacious in the United States is the ________.
Review 100% Accurate
Develops and coordinates public health programs. - ANSWER When fulfilling the
administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ______________.
Dental Hygiene - ANSWER Dental public health is the science of providing oral health
care and education to the public and emphasizes the science of ______________.
The development of the dental hygiene profession & access issues - ANSWER Factors
affecting dental care delivery include which of the following?
Malpractice - ANSWER The patients ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails
to diagnose and treat periodontal disease, is defined as_________________.
Public health - ANSWER Dental public health is a component of ______________.
Policy development - ANSWER Which of the following is the process by which society
makes decision about problems?
Assurance - ANSWER 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?
Serving all functions - ANSWER Which of the following includes the research for new
insights and innovative solution to health problems?
Public Health goals - ANSWER Which of the following dictates services to ensure the
promotion of health and prevention of disease and injury?
polluted public water well - ANSWER The identification of which of the following was the
first major advancement in public health?
Public health programs - ANSWER Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe
their babies is an early example of a ____________.
Vaccination - ANSWER The dramatic increase in average life span during the 20th
century is credited to a public health program such as.
Community water fluoridation - ANSWER Which one of the following is listed as one of
the 10 great public health measures adopted during the 20th century?
Dental public health - ANSWER The science and art of preventing and controlling dental
diseases and promoting dental health through community efforts is termed?
,Coverage, quality, performance. - ANSWER Dental public health functions need to be
secured and implemented across all areas to ensure the same level of
______________.
Assessment - ANSWER The core public health function is
________________________.
Private practice offices - ANSWER Dental infrastructure in the United States consists of
government and private entities, and the provision of dental care is provided primarily by
the ___________.
Dental care delivery - ANSWER From its inception, dental hygiene has had a strong
foundation in managing __________________.
Socioeconomic status - ANSWER Demographic information suggests a correlation
between oral health status and _________________.
True - ANSWER Community oral health has a similar meaning to dental public health.
True - ANSWER Many individuals present to emergency room for care when
experiencing dental related pain and infection.
False - ANSWER There is a critical shortage of dental assistants in the United States
True - ANSWER Certain populations face barriers to dental care in the United States
True - ANSWER The advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP) is a proposed
midlevel dental provider.
Outside the dental practice, in non-dental settings - ANSWER Fones believed that the
dental hygienist could best serve society by practicing _________________.
Prevention - ANSWER Dental hygiene is the only health care profession based
exclusively on which type of care?
Military soldiers - ANSWER In 1917 , dental hygiene students at Fones school provided
dental hygiene care to which unique target population?
Connecticut - ANSWER The first constituent dental hygiene association was started in
________________.
Those of low socioeconomic levels - ANSWER Community water fluoridation is
especially beneficial for which target population?
,a violation of personal freedom - ANSWER The only valid position ever utilized in
relation to fluoridating public water supplies was _____________.
Improve the publics total health - ANSWER One mission of the American Dental
hygiene association is to __________________.
Scientific accuracy - ANSWER Mass education products developed by dental supply
companies should be critiqued by the dental hygienist before distributing to ensure
______________________.
Because bacteria do not absorb well on the tooth surface. - ANSWER Some theories
suggest that xylitol decreases dental decay _______________.
Mass pediatric prevention - ANSWER Fones believed that the dental hygiene could
practice as an outreach worker wot an emphasis on ____________.
Dieticians - ANSWER Dental Hygienists should work with which target population when
aiming community promotional activities at the importance of a healthy diet in oral
health?
Asking questions about their tobacco use - ANSWER Tobacco cessation program
emphasize which step(s) of intervention?
Dental public health - ANSWER Dental hygienist was historically founded as which type
of profession?
They thought preventing dental disease might end the need for dentists - ANSWER
Many state dental associations initially were opposed to the dental hygiene profession
because _______________.
Alabama - ANSWER Which state allows for the reduced educational preparation of the
dental hygienist?
Dental hygiene - ANSWER Over the past decade, most states have expanded the
scope of which type of practice?
Schools - ANSWER Dental hygienists initially practiced in which setting(s)?
Accurate - ANSWER The fundamental requirements for all health information pamphlets
provide to consumes is that they must be ______________.
Preventing dental disease - ANSWER Dental hygienists have the ability to improve total
health by _______________.
, Ones total health - ANSWER Although the U.S. Surgeon Generals Report was
published in 2000, Fones stated dental hygiene in the early 1900's based on the
premise that dental health affects ___________.
False - ANSWER The FDA approves only those bottled water carriers that add fluoride.
True - ANSWER Dental Hygienists provide diagnostic and therapeutic services aimed at
attaining and maintaining oral health.
True - ANSWER Community water fluoridation works both systemically and topically.
True - ANSWER If dental sealants remain on an occlusal surface, they should be 100%
effective in reducing occlusal decay.
True - ANSWER Diet plays a major role in the etiology of dental caries.
Private sector, Federal government and State government - ANSWER Which sectors
are included in the dental care delivery system in the United States?
Serving as dental consultants to government and private sector entities - ANSWER
State dental divisions work at solving dental issues within the state by ________.
HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) - ANSWER The federal agency
that is composed of community health centers, migrant workers' health centers, and
primary care programs is called the ________.
Children's Health Insurance Program - ANSWER Which program is the largest effort to
provide health insurance for children since Medicaid?
Does not ensure oral health for all - ANSWER Landmark reports suggest that the
current dental care system in the United States ________.
Medicaid - ANSWER Which government entitlement program generally covers dental
care for individuals with low incomes?
National Institutes of Health - ANSWER The government's medical research
organization is called ________.
and Human services - ANSWER The government's prime entity for protecting the health
of and providing human services to Americans is called the Department of Health
________.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ANSWER The agency that is in charge of
ensuring that medicine is safe and efficacious in the United States is the ________.
