NDHCE Board exam - Community Health and Research
Principles Questions with 100% Verified Answers Latest Update
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What are the five roles of the Dental Hygienist in Public Clinician
Health? Educator
Advocate
Researcher
Administrator
Question: Answer:
Define Clinician: Provides patient care.
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Define Educator: Educates students and the community.
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Define Advocate: Promotes changes through legislation and policy.
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Define Researcher: Collects data, communicates scientific findings.
Question: Answer:
What are the levels of prevention? Primary preventions
Secondary preventions
Tertiary preventions
Question: Answer:
Define Primary preventions: 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.
,Question: Answer:
Define Secondary preventions: 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.
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Define Tertiary preventions: Replace lost tissues and rehabilitate them to near normal function.
Ex. Dental implants, bridges, etc.
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___________ is the most common chronic childhood disease and is Dental caries; miss school days.
one of the major reasons for children to _______.
Question: Answer:
True or false: High socioeconomic status (SCS) is strongly False.
related to caries risk. Low SCS is associated with caries risk. People cannot afford to go to
the dentist or
hygienist.
Question: Answer:
Root caries risk increases with age because of: Gingival recession
(3 answers) Medications (xerostomia)
Lack of oral care
Question: Answer:
How are caries/root caries prevented by? Dietary Education
Dietary Counseling
Sealant programs
Fluoride therapy
Oral hygiene education
Question: Answer:
Best results are when sealants are applied within _____ months 6 months
of the eruption of molars.
,Question: Answer:
_______ are the primary cause of periodontal disease. Bacteria
Question: Answer:
What is the most important risk factors for periodontal Smoking
disease?
Question: Answer:
Periodontal destruction is ____ times higher than in non- 2-6
smokers.
Question: Answer:
With regards to smoking, the extent of periodontal disease is The number of cigarettes smoked and the number of years smoking.
directly related to:
Question: Answer:
What is reduced or absent in smokers? Gingival inflammation
Bleeding
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Are men or women more at risk of periodontal disease? Men
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What are the two major risk factors for oral cancer? Smoking
Alcohol consumption
Question: Answer:
What are the 5As in the 5A intervention model? Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
, Question: Answer:
When teaching smoking clients how to perform an oral cancer Pigmentation such as smoker's melanosis.
self-examination, we should advise clients to look for _____.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False.
As an advocate in public health, a dental hygienist would The role of an advocate would be to promote changes through
manage oral health programs. legislation and policy.
The role of an administrator would be to manage oral health
programs.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False. Bacteria are the primary cause of periodontal disease.
Smoking is the primary cause of periodontal disease.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False. Dental implants are an example of a tertiary prevention.
Dental implants are an example of a secondary prevention.
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True or False: True. And it is estimated that 70% of people have it when they are
Periodontal diseases affect approximately half of the 65+ years old.
population in the United States.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False. Primary preventions prevent the onset of a disease.
Primary preventions terminate a disease and restore tissues to
near normal function.
Question: Answer:
True or False: True.
The roles of the dental hygienist in public health include
clinician, educator, advocate, researcher, and administrator.
Principles Questions with 100% Verified Answers Latest Update
Question: Answer:
What are the five roles of the Dental Hygienist in Public Clinician
Health? Educator
Advocate
Researcher
Administrator
Question: Answer:
Define Clinician: Provides patient care.
Question: Answer:
Define Educator: Educates students and the community.
Question: Answer:
Define Advocate: Promotes changes through legislation and policy.
Question: Answer:
Define Researcher: Collects data, communicates scientific findings.
Question: Answer:
What are the levels of prevention? Primary preventions
Secondary preventions
Tertiary preventions
Question: Answer:
Define Primary preventions: 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.
,Question: Answer:
Define Secondary preventions: 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.
Question: Answer:
Define Tertiary preventions: Replace lost tissues and rehabilitate them to near normal function.
Ex. Dental implants, bridges, etc.
Question: Answer:
___________ is the most common chronic childhood disease and is Dental caries; miss school days.
one of the major reasons for children to _______.
Question: Answer:
True or false: High socioeconomic status (SCS) is strongly False.
related to caries risk. Low SCS is associated with caries risk. People cannot afford to go to
the dentist or
hygienist.
Question: Answer:
Root caries risk increases with age because of: Gingival recession
(3 answers) Medications (xerostomia)
Lack of oral care
Question: Answer:
How are caries/root caries prevented by? Dietary Education
Dietary Counseling
Sealant programs
Fluoride therapy
Oral hygiene education
Question: Answer:
Best results are when sealants are applied within _____ months 6 months
of the eruption of molars.
,Question: Answer:
_______ are the primary cause of periodontal disease. Bacteria
Question: Answer:
What is the most important risk factors for periodontal Smoking
disease?
Question: Answer:
Periodontal destruction is ____ times higher than in non- 2-6
smokers.
Question: Answer:
With regards to smoking, the extent of periodontal disease is The number of cigarettes smoked and the number of years smoking.
directly related to:
Question: Answer:
What is reduced or absent in smokers? Gingival inflammation
Bleeding
Question: Answer:
Are men or women more at risk of periodontal disease? Men
Question: Answer:
What are the two major risk factors for oral cancer? Smoking
Alcohol consumption
Question: Answer:
What are the 5As in the 5A intervention model? Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
, Question: Answer:
When teaching smoking clients how to perform an oral cancer Pigmentation such as smoker's melanosis.
self-examination, we should advise clients to look for _____.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False.
As an advocate in public health, a dental hygienist would The role of an advocate would be to promote changes through
manage oral health programs. legislation and policy.
The role of an administrator would be to manage oral health
programs.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False. Bacteria are the primary cause of periodontal disease.
Smoking is the primary cause of periodontal disease.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False. Dental implants are an example of a tertiary prevention.
Dental implants are an example of a secondary prevention.
Question: Answer:
True or False: True. And it is estimated that 70% of people have it when they are
Periodontal diseases affect approximately half of the 65+ years old.
population in the United States.
Question: Answer:
True or False: False. Primary preventions prevent the onset of a disease.
Primary preventions terminate a disease and restore tissues to
near normal function.
Question: Answer:
True or False: True.
The roles of the dental hygienist in public health include
clinician, educator, advocate, researcher, and administrator.
