DPH Exam I questions with complete
solutions
Dental Public health is most likely to be used interchangeably with which of the following terms - correct
answer ✔✔Community Oral Health
Which of the following components of public health relates to the practiced parallel diagnosis in private
practice - correct answer ✔✔Analysis
Which of the following agencies is primarily responsible for federal government's role in participating the
dental health-related activities - correct answer ✔✔DHHS
Which of the following federal government agencies is the primary federal agency for improving access
to healthcare services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable - correct answer
✔✔HRSA
The core functions of Public Health are assessment, policy development and? - correct answer
✔✔Assurance
The agency responsible for the early head start and head start programs is - correct answer
✔✔Administration for children and families
Recent health and oral health initiatives have suggested increasing each of the following except. - correct
answer ✔✔more supervision of dental hygienists in community settings
Fully utilizing dental hygienists by expanding their professional practice environment and reducing
__________ improves oral health outcomes - correct answer ✔✔Supervision requirements
The dental hygienist can provide services as he/she determines appropriate without specific
authorization under which of the following levels of supervision - correct answer ✔✔Direct Access
, DPH specialty academic programs are accredited by which if the following organizations - correct answer
✔✔CODA
A _____________ is type of collaboration , it is an alliance of multiple groups, organizations and
individuals whose combined aim at accomplishing a specific common goal - correct answer ✔✔Coalition
The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states an events in specified
populations, and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems - correct
answer ✔✔Epidemiology
Which if the following is a host factor of the epidemiological triangle of dental caries - correct answer
✔✔Immunity
The proportion/presence of instances of a given disease or other condition in a given population at a
designated time is the... - correct answer ✔✔Prevalence
The number of new cases (increase) of a disease in a population over a given period of time - correct
answer ✔✔Incidence
The study of the amount, distribution, determinant, and control of disease and health conditions among
given populations - correct answer ✔✔Epidemiology
The occurrence of disease in a given population or geographic area that clearly exceeds normal
expectancy - correct answer ✔✔Epidemic
Relatively low but constant level of occurrence of a disease or health condition in a population - correct
answer ✔✔Endemic
widespread outbreak of a disease or condition that crosses international borders, possible worldwide -
correct answer ✔✔pandemic
methods or systems used to monitor disease and morbidity in a population - correct answer
✔✔Surveillance
solutions
Dental Public health is most likely to be used interchangeably with which of the following terms - correct
answer ✔✔Community Oral Health
Which of the following components of public health relates to the practiced parallel diagnosis in private
practice - correct answer ✔✔Analysis
Which of the following agencies is primarily responsible for federal government's role in participating the
dental health-related activities - correct answer ✔✔DHHS
Which of the following federal government agencies is the primary federal agency for improving access
to healthcare services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable - correct answer
✔✔HRSA
The core functions of Public Health are assessment, policy development and? - correct answer
✔✔Assurance
The agency responsible for the early head start and head start programs is - correct answer
✔✔Administration for children and families
Recent health and oral health initiatives have suggested increasing each of the following except. - correct
answer ✔✔more supervision of dental hygienists in community settings
Fully utilizing dental hygienists by expanding their professional practice environment and reducing
__________ improves oral health outcomes - correct answer ✔✔Supervision requirements
The dental hygienist can provide services as he/she determines appropriate without specific
authorization under which of the following levels of supervision - correct answer ✔✔Direct Access
, DPH specialty academic programs are accredited by which if the following organizations - correct answer
✔✔CODA
A _____________ is type of collaboration , it is an alliance of multiple groups, organizations and
individuals whose combined aim at accomplishing a specific common goal - correct answer ✔✔Coalition
The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states an events in specified
populations, and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems - correct
answer ✔✔Epidemiology
Which if the following is a host factor of the epidemiological triangle of dental caries - correct answer
✔✔Immunity
The proportion/presence of instances of a given disease or other condition in a given population at a
designated time is the... - correct answer ✔✔Prevalence
The number of new cases (increase) of a disease in a population over a given period of time - correct
answer ✔✔Incidence
The study of the amount, distribution, determinant, and control of disease and health conditions among
given populations - correct answer ✔✔Epidemiology
The occurrence of disease in a given population or geographic area that clearly exceeds normal
expectancy - correct answer ✔✔Epidemic
Relatively low but constant level of occurrence of a disease or health condition in a population - correct
answer ✔✔Endemic
widespread outbreak of a disease or condition that crosses international borders, possible worldwide -
correct answer ✔✔pandemic
methods or systems used to monitor disease and morbidity in a population - correct answer
✔✔Surveillance
