TEST BANK FOR COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH PRACTICE FOR THE DENTAL HYGIENIST 4TH EDITION BY BEATTY

Chapter 02: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th 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. DIF: Application REF: p. 18 OBJ: 1 TOP: PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional Responsibility, 7.4 General 2. Which of the following represents the correct rank order, starting with the lowest advanced degree that a dental hygienist working in public health may attain? a. Master’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Doctorate degree, Bachelor’s degree b. Associate’s degree or cer N tific Rate, I Ma G ster B’s . d C e gre M e, Bachelor’s degree, Doctorate c. Associate’s degree or certificate, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Doctorate degree d. Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Master’s degree, Doctorate degree ANS: C In the public health field, some dental hygienists have an Associate’s degree or certificate, a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, a Doctorate degree. 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. 19 OBJ: 1 TOP: PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional Responsibility, 7.4 General 3. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which of the following? a. Legislature b. Community c. Colleague d. Department of Social Services ANS: B The community is your patient. Your responsibilities will advance beyond individual clinical care, although in many positions, individual care still remains a very important duty. Public health takes you into the realm of program development, implementation, and evaluation and offers an opportunity to work with various populations, other professionals, agencies, financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations. DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 2 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 type 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 and policy development. DIF: Application REF: p. 19 OBJ: 2 TOP: COMMUNITY