NDHCE Board exam - Community Health and Research Principles Exam Questions With Correct Answers

NDHCE Board exam - Community Health
and Research Principles Exam Questions
With Correct Answers

What |are |the |five |roles |of |the |Dental |Hygienist |in |Public |Health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Clinician

Educator

Advocate

Researcher

Administrator



Define |Clinician: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provides |patient |care.



Define |Educator: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Educates |students |and |the |community.



Define |Advocate: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Promotes |changes |through |legislation |and |policy.



Define |Researcher: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Collects |data, |communicates |scientific |findings.



What |are |the |levels |of |prevention? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Primary |preventions

Secondary |preventions

Tertiary |preventions

,Define |Primary |preventions: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Prevents |the |onset |of |a |disease, |reverses
|the |initial |stages |of |a |disease, |or |arrest |the |progress |of |a |disease |before |treatment |is |needed.



Ex. |Oral |prophylaxis, |fluoride |treatments, |dietary |counseling, |vaccinations, |etc.



Define |Secondary |preventions: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Terminate |a |disease |and |restore |
tissues |to |near |normal |function |and |early |detection |of |a |disease.

Ex. |Drilling |and |filling |a |cavity, |periodontal |therapy, |periodontal |screening, |breast |cancer |
screening, |etc.



Define |Tertiary |preventions: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Replace |lost |tissues |and |rehabilitate |
them |to |near |normal |function.

Ex. |Dental |implants, |bridges, |etc.



___________ |is |the |most |common |chronic |childhood |disease |and |is |one |of |the |major |reasons |
for |children |to |_______. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dental |caries; |miss |school |days.



True |or |false: |High |socioeconomic |status |(SCS) |is |strongly |related |to |caries |risk. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False.

Low |SCS |is |associated |with |caries |risk. |People |cannot |afford |to |go |to |the |dentist |or |hygienist.



Root |caries |risk |increases |with |age |because |of:

(3 |answers) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gingival |recession

Medications |(xerostomia)

Lack |of |oral |care



How |are |caries/root |caries |prevented |by? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dietary |Education

Dietary |Counseling

Sealant |programs

,Fluoride |therapy

Oral |hygiene |education



Best |results |are |when |sealants |are |applied |within |_____ |months |of |the |eruption |of |molars. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-6 |months



_______ |are |the |primary |cause |of |periodontal |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bacteria



What |is |the |most |important |risk |factors |for |periodontal |disease? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Smoking



Periodontal |destruction |is |____ |times |higher |than |in |non-smokers. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-2-
6



With |regards |to |smoking, |the |extent |of |periodontal |disease |is |directly |related |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |number |of |cigarettes |smoked |and |the |number |of |years |smoking.



What |is |reduced |or |absent |in |smokers? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Gingival |inflammation

Bleeding



Are |men |or |women |more |at |risk |of |periodontal |disease? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Men



What |are |the |two |major |risk |factors |for |oral |cancer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Smoking

Alcohol |consumption



What |are |the |5As |in |the |5A |intervention |model? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ask

Advise

, Assess

Assist

Arrange



When |teaching |smoking |clients |how |to |perform |an |oral |cancer |self-examination, |we |should |
advise |clients |to |look |for |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pigmentation |such |as |smoker's |
melanosis.



True |or |False:

As |an |advocate |in |public |health, |a |dental |hygienist |would |manage |oral |health |programs. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False.

The |role |of |an |advocate |would |be |to |promote |changes |through |legislation |and |policy. |The |role
|of |an |administrator |would |be |to |manage |oral |health |programs.




True |or |False:

Smoking |is |the |primary |cause |of |periodontal |disease. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False. |Bacteria |
are |the |primary |cause |of |periodontal |disease.



True |or |False:

Dental |implants |are |an |example |of |a |secondary |prevention. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False. |
Dental |implants |are |an |example |of |a |tertiary |prevention.



True |or |False:

Periodontal |diseases |affect |approximately |half |of |the |population |in |the |United |States. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True. |And |it |is |estimated |that |70% |of |people |have |it |when |they |are |65+
|years |old.




True |or |False: