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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 CHOICE v
1. Which of the following is the number of years a dental hygiene curriculum has been in
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vexistence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: D v
Dr. Alfred Fones started the Fones School of Dental Hygiene in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1913.
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Dr. Fones developed a curriculum for dental hygienists who began work within the Bridgeport
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Public School system.
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TOP:PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional
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2. Which of the following represents the correct rank order, starting with the lowest advanced
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vdegree that a dental hygienist working in public health may attain?
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a. Master’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Doctorate degree, Bachelor’s
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b. Associate’s degree or cer tific a te, M a s te r ’ s d e gr e e, Bachelor’s degree, Doctorate
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c. Associate’s degree or certificate, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Doctorate v v v v v v v v
degree v
d. Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Master’s degree, Doctorate
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degree v
ANS: C v
In the public health field, some dental hygienists have an Associate’s degree or certificate, a
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Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, a Doctorate degree. Many dental hygienists with
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advanced degrees working in public health began their public health careers with the minimum
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level of education. They chose to continue their education as their interests developed, their
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challenges expanded, and their desire grew to do more for the oral health of their community.
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TOP: PROVISIONOF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional
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3. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which of
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the following?
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a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. Department of Social Services v v v
, ANS: B v
The community is your patient. Your responsibilities will advance beyond individual clinical
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care, although in many positions, individual care still remains a very important duty. Public
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health takes you into the realm of program development, implementation, and evaluation and
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offers an opportunity to work with various populations, other professionals, agencies,
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financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations.
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TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community Programs,
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2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
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4. According to a national report (Oral Health in America), the Surgeon General revealed which of
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the following type of disparity among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental
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care?
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a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: D v
There are profound disparities among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental
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care in the United States. Federal agencies and state governments are addressing these gaps in
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access to oral health care through legislation and policy development.
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5. At the 2009 Access to Dental Care Summit, the American Dental Association (ADA) listed
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which of the following along with nationwide evaluation, standards, and regulations as a
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long-term strategy for improving access to dental care for underserved populations?
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a. Expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce v v v v v v
b. Construction of a network of community centers similar to the VA’shospitals v v v v v v v v v v
c. Fluoridation of salt v v
d. Expansion in both the number and size of existing dental schools v v v v v v v v v v
ANS: A v
The ADA listed an expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce as a long-term
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strategy in improving access to dental care for underserved populations. Under this heading,
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midlevel providers in dentistry were discussed, and models are being developed and reviewed.
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TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
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Disease within Groups
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6. One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
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vpolicy development is to encourage which of the following?
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a. Restriction of funding for dental services v v v v v
b. Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties v v v v v v
c. Compliance with repayment of educational loans v v v v v
d. Elimination of dental benefits through existing public insurance programs v v v v v v v v