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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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MULTIPLEsCHOICE
1. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissthesnumbersofsyearssasdentalshygienescurriculumshassbeensinsexi
stence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d.sss 100
ANS:s D
Dr.sAlfredsFonessstartedsthesFonessSchoolsofsDentalsHygienesinsBridgeport,sConnecticut,sins19
13.sDr.sFonessdevelopedsascurriculumsforsdentalshygienistsswhosbegansworkswithinsthesBridge
portsPublicsSchoolssystem.
DIF: Application REF:sssp.s18 OBJ:s 1
TOP:s PROVISIONsOFsCLINICALsDENTALsHYGIENEsSERVICESs7.0sProfessional
Responsibility,s7.4sGeneral
2. Whichsofsthesfollowingsrepresentssthescorrectsranksorder,sstartingswithstheslowestsadvancedsde
greesthatsasdentalshygienistsworkingsinspublicshealthsmaysattain?
a. Master’ssdegree,sAssociate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sDoctoratesdegree,sBachelor’ssd
egree
b. Associate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sMaster’ssdegree,sBachelor’ssdegree,sDoctoratesd
egree
c. Associate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sBachelor’ssdegree,sMaster’ssdegree,sDoctoratesd
egree
d. Bachelor’ssdegree,sAssociate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sMaster’ssdegree,sDoctoratesd
egree
ANS:s C
Insthespublicshealthsfield,ssomesdentalshygienistsshavesansAssociate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sasBa
chelor’ssdegree,sasMaster’ssdegree,sasDoctoratesdegree.sManysdentalshygienistsswithsadvanceds
degreessworkingsinspublicshealthsbeganstheirspublicshealthscareersswithsthesminimumslevelsofse
ducation.sTheyschosestoscontinuestheirseducationsasstheirsinterestssdeveloped,stheirschallengesse
xpanded,sandstheirsdesiresgrewstosdosmoresforsthesoralshealthsofstheirscommunity.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s19 OBJ:s 1
TOP:s PROVISIONsOFsCLINICALsDENTALsHYGIENEsSERVICESs7.0sProfessional
Responsibility,s7.4sGeneral
3. Insprivatespractice,sthesindividualspatientsissyoursfocus;sinspublicshealth,syourspatientsisswhichsofst
hesfollowing?
a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. DepartmentsofsSocialsServices
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ANS:s B
Thescommunitysissyourspatient.sYoursresponsibilitiesswillsadvancesbeyondsindividualsclinicalsca
re,salthoughsinsmanyspositions,sindividualscaresstillsremainssasverysimportantsduty.sPublicshealth
stakess yousintosthesrealmsofsprogramsdevelopment,simplementation,sandsevaluationsandsofferssan
sopportunitystosworkswithsvariousspopulations,sothersprofessionals,sagencies,sfinancingsmechan
isms,sandsrulessandsregulations.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s19 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs2.0sParticipatingsinsCommunitysProgra
ms,s2.1sAssessingsPopulationssandsDefiningsObjectives
4. Accordingstosasnationalsreports(OralsHealthsinsAmerica),sthesSurgeonsGeneralsrevealedswhichsofs
thesfollowingstypesofsdisparitysamongsspecificsgroupssinsoralshealthsstatussandsaccessstosdentalsca
re?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS:s D
Theresaresprofoundsdisparitiessamongsspecificsgroupssinsoralshealthsstatussandsaccessstosdentalscar
esinsthesUnitedsStates.sFederalsagenciessandsstatesgovernmentssaresaddressingsthesesgapssinsacces
sstosoralshealthscaresthroughslegislationsandspolicysdevelopment.
DIF: Application REF:sssp.s19 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs2.0sParticipatingsinsCommunitysProgra
ms,s2.1sAssessingsPopulationssandsDefiningsObjectives
5. Atsthes2009sAccessstosDentalsCaresSummit,sthesAmericansDentalsAssociations(ADA)slistedsw
hichsofsthesfollowingsalongswithsnationwidesevaluation,sstandards,sandsregulationssassaslong-
termsstrategysforsimprovingsaccessstosdentalscaresforsunderservedspopulations?
a. Expansionsandsdistributionsofsaswell-trainedsworkforce
b. ConstructionsofsasnetworksofscommunityscentersssimilarstosthesVA’shospitals
c. Fluoridationsofssalt
d. Expansionsinsbothsthesnumbersandssizesofsexistingsdentalsschools
ANS:s A
ThesADAslistedsansexpansionsandsdistributionsofsaswell-trainedsworkforcesassaslong-
termsstrategysinsimprovingsaccessstosdentalscaresforsunderservedspopulations.sUndersthissheading,
smidlevelsproviderssinsdentistrysweresdiscussed,sandsmodelssaresbeingsdevelopedsandsreviewed.
DIF: Recall REF:ssspp.s23-25|Tables2-3 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs1.0sPromotingsHealthsandsPreventingsDi
seaseswithinsGroups
6. Onesofsthesguidingsprinciplessforscreatingsaccessstosoralshealthscaresthroughslegislationsandspol
icysdevelopmentsisstosencourageswhichsofsthesfollowing?
a. Restrictionsofsfundingsforsdentalsservices
b. Increasingsthesscopesofsdentalshygienists’sduties
c. Complianceswithsrepaymentsofseducationalsloans
d. Eliminationsofsdentalsbenefitssthroughsexistingspublicsinsurancesprograms
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ANS:s B
Increasingsthesscopesofsdentalshygienists’sduties,sallocatingsadditionalsfundssforsdentalsserv
ices,sextendingseducationalsloanssandsloansforgivenesssforsdentalsprofessionals,sandsadditio
nalsdentalsbenefitssthroughsexistingspublicsinsurancesprogramssaresallsfacetssofsthesguidingsp
rinciplessforscreatingsaccessstoshealthscaresthroughslegislationsandspolicysdevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:sp.s20|GuidingsPrinciplessboxsOBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs2.0sParticipatingsinsCommunitysProgra
ms,s2.1sAssessingsPopulationssandsDefiningsObjectives
7. Publicshealthssettingssarescategorizedsasswhichsofsthesfollowingstypessofspracticessettings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS:s C
Publicshealthssettingssarescategorizedsassalternativespracticessettings.sExamplessofsthisstypesofsset
tingsaresascommunitysclinic,sasmobilesvan,sasschool,sashospital,sandsasnursingshome.sDentalshygie
nistsscansprovidespreventivesservicessinsthesessettings,sreachingslargesnumberssofspeopleswhosmi
ghtsnotsotherwisesreceivescare.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s20 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs1.0sPromotingsHealthsandsPreventingsDi
seaseswithinsGroups
8. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissansexamplesofsprimarysprevention?
a. Ansamalgamsrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dentalsprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS:s C
Dentalsprophylaxis,ssealants,sandswatersfluoridationsaresexamplessofsprimarysprevention.sPrima
ryspreventionspreventssdiseasesbeforesitsoccurs.sThisslevelsincludesshealthseducation,sdiseasespre
vention,sandshealthsprotection.sRestorationsssuchsassamalgamssandscompositessaresexamplessofss
econdarysprevention,swhichseliminatessorsreducessdiseasessinsthesearlysstages.sDentures,simplan
ts,sandsbridgesworksaresexamplessofstertiarysprevention.sThisslevelsissthesmostscostlysandsrequire
sshighlystrainedsprofessionalsstostreatsthesdisease.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s21|Tables2-1 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs1.0sPromotingsHealthsandsPreventingsDi
seaseswithinsGroups
9. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissonessolutionstosthesaccessstoscaresproblemsadoptedsbysmanysstates?
a. Openedsnewsdentalshygienesprograms
b. Increasedsfundingstosconstructsnewscommunitystreatmentsfacilities
c. Changedsrestrictivesdentalspracticesacts
d. Supportedsthesdevelopmentsofsnewsmassstransitssystems
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Hygienist 4th Edition Beatty s s s
Chapter 02: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
s s s s s s s s s
Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition
s s s s s s s s s s
MULTIPLEsCHOICE
1. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissthesnumbersofsyearssasdentalshygienescurriculumshassbeensinsexi
stence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d.sss 100
ANS:s D
Dr.sAlfredsFonessstartedsthesFonessSchoolsofsDentalsHygienesinsBridgeport,sConnecticut,sins19
13.sDr.sFonessdevelopedsascurriculumsforsdentalshygienistsswhosbegansworkswithinsthesBridge
portsPublicsSchoolssystem.
DIF: Application REF:sssp.s18 OBJ:s 1
TOP:s PROVISIONsOFsCLINICALsDENTALsHYGIENEsSERVICESs7.0sProfessional
Responsibility,s7.4sGeneral
2. Whichsofsthesfollowingsrepresentssthescorrectsranksorder,sstartingswithstheslowestsadvancedsde
greesthatsasdentalshygienistsworkingsinspublicshealthsmaysattain?
a. Master’ssdegree,sAssociate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sDoctoratesdegree,sBachelor’ssd
egree
b. Associate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sMaster’ssdegree,sBachelor’ssdegree,sDoctoratesd
egree
c. Associate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sBachelor’ssdegree,sMaster’ssdegree,sDoctoratesd
egree
d. Bachelor’ssdegree,sAssociate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sMaster’ssdegree,sDoctoratesd
egree
ANS:s C
Insthespublicshealthsfield,ssomesdentalshygienistsshavesansAssociate’ssdegreesorscertificate,sasBa
chelor’ssdegree,sasMaster’ssdegree,sasDoctoratesdegree.sManysdentalshygienistsswithsadvanceds
degreessworkingsinspublicshealthsbeganstheirspublicshealthscareersswithsthesminimumslevelsofse
ducation.sTheyschosestoscontinuestheirseducationsasstheirsinterestssdeveloped,stheirschallengesse
xpanded,sandstheirsdesiresgrewstosdosmoresforsthesoralshealthsofstheirscommunity.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s19 OBJ:s 1
TOP:s PROVISIONsOFsCLINICALsDENTALsHYGIENEsSERVICESs7.0sProfessional
Responsibility,s7.4sGeneral
3. Insprivatespractice,sthesindividualspatientsissyoursfocus;sinspublicshealth,syourspatientsisswhichsofst
hesfollowing?
a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. DepartmentsofsSocialsServices
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s s s s s s s s s s s s
Hygienist 4th Edition Beattys s s
ANS:s B
Thescommunitysissyourspatient.sYoursresponsibilitiesswillsadvancesbeyondsindividualsclinicalsca
re,salthoughsinsmanyspositions,sindividualscaresstillsremainssasverysimportantsduty.sPublicshealth
stakess yousintosthesrealmsofsprogramsdevelopment,simplementation,sandsevaluationsandsofferssan
sopportunitystosworkswithsvariousspopulations,sothersprofessionals,sagencies,sfinancingsmechan
isms,sandsrulessandsregulations.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s19 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs2.0sParticipatingsinsCommunitysProgra
ms,s2.1sAssessingsPopulationssandsDefiningsObjectives
4. Accordingstosasnationalsreports(OralsHealthsinsAmerica),sthesSurgeonsGeneralsrevealedswhichsofs
thesfollowingstypesofsdisparitysamongsspecificsgroupssinsoralshealthsstatussandsaccessstosdentalsca
re?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS:s D
Theresaresprofoundsdisparitiessamongsspecificsgroupssinsoralshealthsstatussandsaccessstosdentalscar
esinsthesUnitedsStates.sFederalsagenciessandsstatesgovernmentssaresaddressingsthesesgapssinsacces
sstosoralshealthscaresthroughslegislationsandspolicysdevelopment.
DIF: Application REF:sssp.s19 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs2.0sParticipatingsinsCommunitysProgra
ms,s2.1sAssessingsPopulationssandsDefiningsObjectives
5. Atsthes2009sAccessstosDentalsCaresSummit,sthesAmericansDentalsAssociations(ADA)slistedsw
hichsofsthesfollowingsalongswithsnationwidesevaluation,sstandards,sandsregulationssassaslong-
termsstrategysforsimprovingsaccessstosdentalscaresforsunderservedspopulations?
a. Expansionsandsdistributionsofsaswell-trainedsworkforce
b. ConstructionsofsasnetworksofscommunityscentersssimilarstosthesVA’shospitals
c. Fluoridationsofssalt
d. Expansionsinsbothsthesnumbersandssizesofsexistingsdentalsschools
ANS:s A
ThesADAslistedsansexpansionsandsdistributionsofsaswell-trainedsworkforcesassaslong-
termsstrategysinsimprovingsaccessstosdentalscaresforsunderservedspopulations.sUndersthissheading,
smidlevelsproviderssinsdentistrysweresdiscussed,sandsmodelssaresbeingsdevelopedsandsreviewed.
DIF: Recall REF:ssspp.s23-25|Tables2-3 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs1.0sPromotingsHealthsandsPreventingsDi
seaseswithinsGroups
6. Onesofsthesguidingsprinciplessforscreatingsaccessstosoralshealthscaresthroughslegislationsandspol
icysdevelopmentsisstosencourageswhichsofsthesfollowing?
a. Restrictionsofsfundingsforsdentalsservices
b. Increasingsthesscopesofsdentalshygienists’sduties
c. Complianceswithsrepaymentsofseducationalsloans
d. Eliminationsofsdentalsbenefitssthroughsexistingspublicsinsurancesprograms
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s s s s s s s s s s s s
Hygienist 4th Edition Beatty s s s
ANS:s B
Increasingsthesscopesofsdentalshygienists’sduties,sallocatingsadditionalsfundssforsdentalsserv
ices,sextendingseducationalsloanssandsloansforgivenesssforsdentalsprofessionals,sandsadditio
nalsdentalsbenefitssthroughsexistingspublicsinsurancesprogramssaresallsfacetssofsthesguidingsp
rinciplessforscreatingsaccessstoshealthscaresthroughslegislationsandspolicysdevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:sp.s20|GuidingsPrinciplessboxsOBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs2.0sParticipatingsinsCommunitysProgra
ms,s2.1sAssessingsPopulationssandsDefiningsObjectives
7. Publicshealthssettingssarescategorizedsasswhichsofsthesfollowingstypessofspracticessettings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS:s C
Publicshealthssettingssarescategorizedsassalternativespracticessettings.sExamplessofsthisstypesofsset
tingsaresascommunitysclinic,sasmobilesvan,sasschool,sashospital,sandsasnursingshome.sDentalshygie
nistsscansprovidespreventivesservicessinsthesessettings,sreachingslargesnumberssofspeopleswhosmi
ghtsnotsotherwisesreceivescare.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s20 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs1.0sPromotingsHealthsandsPreventingsDi
seaseswithinsGroups
8. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissansexamplesofsprimarysprevention?
a. Ansamalgamsrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dentalsprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS:s C
Dentalsprophylaxis,ssealants,sandswatersfluoridationsaresexamplessofsprimarysprevention.sPrima
ryspreventionspreventssdiseasesbeforesitsoccurs.sThisslevelsincludesshealthseducation,sdiseasespre
vention,sandshealthsprotection.sRestorationsssuchsassamalgamssandscompositessaresexamplessofss
econdarysprevention,swhichseliminatessorsreducessdiseasessinsthesearlysstages.sDentures,simplan
ts,sandsbridgesworksaresexamplessofstertiarysprevention.sThisslevelsissthesmostscostlysandsrequire
sshighlystrainedsprofessionalsstostreatsthesdisease.
DIF: Recall REF:sssp.s21|Tables2-1 OBJ:s 2
TOP:s COMMUNITYsHEALTH/RESEARCHsPRINCIPLESs1.0sPromotingsHealthsandsPreventingsDi
seaseswithinsGroups
9. Whichsofsthesfollowingsissonessolutionstosthesaccessstoscaresproblemsadoptedsbysmanysstates?
a. Openedsnewsdentalshygienesprograms
b. Increasedsfundingstosconstructsnewscommunitystreatmentsfacilities
c. Changedsrestrictivesdentalspracticesacts
d. Supportedsthesdevelopmentsofsnewsmassstransitssystems
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