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Chapter 02: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the number of years a dental hygiene curriculum has been in
existence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: D
Dr. Alfred Fones started the Fones School of Dental Hygiene in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in
1913. Dr. Fones developed a curriculum for dental hygienists who began work within the
Bridgeport Public School system. Dr. Fones had a vision for what we now call
interprofessional collaborative practice when he spoke of a connection between oral health
and systemic health and the dental hygienist’s role in addressing systemic conditions of the
schoolchildren by implementing preventive oral health programs.
DIF: Application REF: p. 17 OBJ: 1
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
2. Public health careers for dental hygienists now run the gamut from high-level administrative posts to
providing dental hygiene care for various populations in a local community. Dental hygienists in
public health positions require an advanced degree.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
ANS: C
Dental hygienists in public health positions can have an entry-level degree or an advanced
degree, depending on the responsibilities of the position and the requirements of the
organization or agency. Many dental hygienists with advanced degrees working in public
health began their public health careers with the minimum level of education. They chose to
continue their education as their interests developed, their challenges expanded, and their
desire grew to do more for the oral health of their community.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 17 OBJ: 1
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
3. Public health has the potential to: (1) take the dental hygienist into the realm of program development,
implementation, and evaluation; (2) present a chance to work with various populations, other
professionals, agencies, financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations; (3) provide a variety of
activities that reflect the diverse roles of the dental hygienist; (4) and offer an opportunity for career
advancement to higher level administrative and management positions.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 1, 2, 3 but not 4
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c. 1, 2, 4, but not 3
d. 1, 3, 4, but not 2
ANS: A
All are true. Public health has the potential to take the dental hygienist into the realm of program
development, implementation, and evaluation; present a chance to work with various populations,
other professionals, agencies, financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations; provide a variety of
activities that reflect the diverse roles of the dental hygienist; and offer an opportunity for career
advancement to higher level administrative and management positions.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 18 OBJ: 1
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
4. According to a national report (Oral Health in America), the Surgeon General revealed which
of the following types of disparity among specific groups in oral health status and access to
dental care?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: D
There are profound disparities among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental
care in the United States. Federal agencies and state governments are addressing these gaps in
access to oral health care through legislation, policy development, and refocusing of
programs.
DIF: Application REF: p. 18 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
5. Which level of supervision allows the dental hygienist to provide services as he or she determines
without specific authorization or supervision?
a. Direct supervision
b. Indirect supervision
c. General supervision
d. Direct Access
ANS: D
Direct access means the dental hygienist can provide services as he or she determines
appropriate without specific authorization or supervision, it also is referred to as unsupervised
practice. The dentist must be present, examines the patient to authorize the work to be
performed, and inspects it after to ensure quality under direct supervision. For general
supervision, the dentist must be present, generally authorizes the work to be performed,
examines the patient, either before or after work is performed, and is available for consultation
during treatment. For general supervision, the dentist must authorize the work to be completed
before services but does not need to be present during treatment; the patient must be one of
record.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 21|Table 2.2 OBJ: 4
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
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Disease within Groups
6. One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
policy development is to encourage which of the following?
a. Restriction of funding for dental services
b. Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties
c. Compliance with repayment of educational loans
d. Elimination of dental benefits through existing public insurance programs
ANS: B
Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties, allocating additional funds for dental
services, extending educational loans and loan forgiveness for dental professionals, and
additional dental benefits through existing public insurance programs are all facets of the
guiding principles for creating access to health care through legislation and policy
development.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 18|Guiding Principles box
OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
7. Public health settings are categorized as which of the following types of practice settings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS: C
Public health settings are categorized as alternative practice settings. Examples of this type of
setting are a community-based clinic, a migrant health center, a mobile van, a school-based
oral health program, a hospital, a long-term care facility, a nursing home, and individual
homes of homebound individuals. Dental hygienists can provide preventive services in these
settings, reaching large numbers of people who might not otherwise receive care.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 3
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
8. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
a. An amalgam restoration
b. Dentures
c. Dental prophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS: C
Dental prophylaxis, sealants, and water fluoridation are examples of primary prevention.
Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs. This level includes health education,
disease prevention, and health protection. Restorations such as amalgams and composites are
examples of secondary prevention, which eliminates or reduces diseases in the early stages.
Dentures, implants, and bridge work are examples of tertiary prevention. This level is the
most costly and requires highly trained professionals to treat the disease.
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Dental Hygienist 5th Edition Beatty
Chapter 02: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the number of years a dental hygiene curriculum has been in
existence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: D
Dr. Alfred Fones started the Fones School of Dental Hygiene in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in
1913. Dr. Fones developed a curriculum for dental hygienists who began work within the
Bridgeport Public School system. Dr. Fones had a vision for what we now call
interprofessional collaborative practice when he spoke of a connection between oral health
and systemic health and the dental hygienist’s role in addressing systemic conditions of the
schoolchildren by implementing preventive oral health programs.
DIF: Application REF: p. 17 OBJ: 1
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
2. Public health careers for dental hygienists now run the gamut from high-level administrative posts to
providing dental hygiene care for various populations in a local community. Dental hygienists in
public health positions require an advanced degree.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.
ANS: C
Dental hygienists in public health positions can have an entry-level degree or an advanced
degree, depending on the responsibilities of the position and the requirements of the
organization or agency. Many dental hygienists with advanced degrees working in public
health began their public health careers with the minimum level of education. They chose to
continue their education as their interests developed, their challenges expanded, and their
desire grew to do more for the oral health of their community.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 17 OBJ: 1
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
3. Public health has the potential to: (1) take the dental hygienist into the realm of program development,
implementation, and evaluation; (2) present a chance to work with various populations, other
professionals, agencies, financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations; (3) provide a variety of
activities that reflect the diverse roles of the dental hygienist; (4) and offer an opportunity for career
advancement to higher level administrative and management positions.
a. 1, 2, 3, 4
b. 1, 2, 3 but not 4
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c. 1, 2, 4, but not 3
d. 1, 3, 4, but not 2
ANS: A
All are true. Public health has the potential to take the dental hygienist into the realm of program
development, implementation, and evaluation; present a chance to work with various populations,
other professionals, agencies, financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations; provide a variety of
activities that reflect the diverse roles of the dental hygienist; and offer an opportunity for career
advancement to higher level administrative and management positions.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 18 OBJ: 1
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
4. According to a national report (Oral Health in America), the Surgeon General revealed which
of the following types of disparity among specific groups in oral health status and access to
dental care?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: D
There are profound disparities among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental
care in the United States. Federal agencies and state governments are addressing these gaps in
access to oral health care through legislation, policy development, and refocusing of
programs.
DIF: Application REF: p. 18 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
5. Which level of supervision allows the dental hygienist to provide services as he or she determines
without specific authorization or supervision?
a. Direct supervision
b. Indirect supervision
c. General supervision
d. Direct Access
ANS: D
Direct access means the dental hygienist can provide services as he or she determines
appropriate without specific authorization or supervision, it also is referred to as unsupervised
practice. The dentist must be present, examines the patient to authorize the work to be
performed, and inspects it after to ensure quality under direct supervision. For general
supervision, the dentist must be present, generally authorizes the work to be performed,
examines the patient, either before or after work is performed, and is available for consultation
during treatment. For general supervision, the dentist must authorize the work to be completed
before services but does not need to be present during treatment; the patient must be one of
record.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 21|Table 2.2 OBJ: 4
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
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Disease within Groups
6. One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
policy development is to encourage which of the following?
a. Restriction of funding for dental services
b. Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties
c. Compliance with repayment of educational loans
d. Elimination of dental benefits through existing public insurance programs
ANS: B
Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties, allocating additional funds for dental
services, extending educational loans and loan forgiveness for dental professionals, and
additional dental benefits through existing public insurance programs are all facets of the
guiding principles for creating access to health care through legislation and policy
development.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 18|Guiding Principles box
OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
7. Public health settings are categorized as which of the following types of practice settings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS: C
Public health settings are categorized as alternative practice settings. Examples of this type of
setting are a community-based clinic, a migrant health center, a mobile van, a school-based
oral health program, a hospital, a long-term care facility, a nursing home, and individual
homes of homebound individuals. Dental hygienists can provide preventive services in these
settings, reaching large numbers of people who might not otherwise receive care.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 3
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
8. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
a. An amalgam restoration
b. Dentures
c. Dental prophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS: C
Dental prophylaxis, sealants, and water fluoridation are examples of primary prevention.
Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs. This level includes health education,
disease prevention, and health protection. Restorations such as amalgams and composites are
examples of secondary prevention, which eliminates or reduces diseases in the early stages.
Dentures, implants, and bridge work are examples of tertiary prevention. This level is the
most costly and requires highly trained professionals to treat the disease.
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