COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH PRACTICE
FOR DENTAL HYGIENIST FINAL EXAM 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
Correct Answer Dental prophylaxis
In addition to the dentist and dental hygienist workforce numbers,
which of the following is useful in determining professional
shortage areas? Correct Answer Population size
Which of the following is true of the innovative dental workforce
delivery models? Correct Answer Applications in dentistry include
oral health care for underserved populations.
The dental health aide therapist (DHAT) in Alaska was authorized
by the: Correct Answer Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
(ANTHC).
Participating in lobbying efforts to change the state dental practice
act is an example of which professional role as designated by the
,American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)? Correct Answer
Advocate
Which of the following terms refers to a method of practicing
health care that can enable the integration of oral health into
overall health at the level of healthcare delivery? Correct Answer
Interprofessional collaborative practice
Primary prevention: Correct Answer Prevents the disease before
it occurs
Secondary prevention: Correct Answer Eliminates or reduces
diseases in the early stages
Tertiary prevention: Correct Answer Seeks to reduce the impact of
a disease on the patient's function, longevity, and quality of life
after treatment at the acute stage
Direct: Correct Answer the dentist must be present, examines the
patient to authorize the work to be performed, and inspects it after
to ensure quality
Indirect: Correct Answer The dentist must be present, generally
authorized the work to be performed, examines the patient, either
before or after work is performed, and is available for consultation
during treatment
,General: Correct Answer The dentist must authorize the work to
be completed before services but does not need to be present
during treatment, the patient must be one of record
Direct access: Correct Answer The dental hygienist can provide
services as they determine appropriate without specific
authorization or supervision, also referred to as unsupervised
practice
TESTLET: In your position as the oral health program coordinator
for the Division of Dental Health, State Health Department, you
are assigned the task of developing an educational campaign to
promote oral health as critical to overall health. You are also in
charge of setting up a dental sealant program in a part of the state
that is classified as a dental HPSA. You will be responsible for
selecting schools to participate in the dental sealant program and
for organizing the project, including planning all meetings,
ordering supplies, supervising personnel, and arranging the
schedule. Correct Answer
According to the laws of this state, a dentist must screen the
children to approve the teeth for dental sealants before a dental
hygienist places the sealants; the dentist does not have to be
present at the time that the dental sealants are placed. Based on
this information, which of the following is correct? Correct Answer
This describes general supervision
, According to the laws of this state, a dentist must screen the
children to approve the teeth for dental sealants before a dental
hygienist places the sealants; the dentist does not have to be
present at the time that the dental sealants are placed. Based on
this information, which of the following is correct? Correct Answer
Interprofessional collaborative practice
What professional career path is represented by your
responsibility for the school-based sealant program? Correct
Answer Administrator
All of the following factors EXCEPT one relates to the
determination of the location for the sealant program. Which is the
EXCEPTION? Correct Answer The number of elementary, middle,
and high schools
The United States has developed plans for the prevention of
diseases and the promotion of health embodied in the initiative
known as which of the following? Correct Answer Healthy People
Which of the following is embedded in the Healthy People 2030
framework and proposed objectives? Correct Answer Continuous
efforts focused on elimination of health disparities and continuous
efforts to maintain a desired state of equity
FOR DENTAL HYGIENIST FINAL EXAM 2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
Correct Answer Dental prophylaxis
In addition to the dentist and dental hygienist workforce numbers,
which of the following is useful in determining professional
shortage areas? Correct Answer Population size
Which of the following is true of the innovative dental workforce
delivery models? Correct Answer Applications in dentistry include
oral health care for underserved populations.
The dental health aide therapist (DHAT) in Alaska was authorized
by the: Correct Answer Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
(ANTHC).
Participating in lobbying efforts to change the state dental practice
act is an example of which professional role as designated by the
,American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)? Correct Answer
Advocate
Which of the following terms refers to a method of practicing
health care that can enable the integration of oral health into
overall health at the level of healthcare delivery? Correct Answer
Interprofessional collaborative practice
Primary prevention: Correct Answer Prevents the disease before
it occurs
Secondary prevention: Correct Answer Eliminates or reduces
diseases in the early stages
Tertiary prevention: Correct Answer Seeks to reduce the impact of
a disease on the patient's function, longevity, and quality of life
after treatment at the acute stage
Direct: Correct Answer the dentist must be present, examines the
patient to authorize the work to be performed, and inspects it after
to ensure quality
Indirect: Correct Answer The dentist must be present, generally
authorized the work to be performed, examines the patient, either
before or after work is performed, and is available for consultation
during treatment
,General: Correct Answer The dentist must authorize the work to
be completed before services but does not need to be present
during treatment, the patient must be one of record
Direct access: Correct Answer The dental hygienist can provide
services as they determine appropriate without specific
authorization or supervision, also referred to as unsupervised
practice
TESTLET: In your position as the oral health program coordinator
for the Division of Dental Health, State Health Department, you
are assigned the task of developing an educational campaign to
promote oral health as critical to overall health. You are also in
charge of setting up a dental sealant program in a part of the state
that is classified as a dental HPSA. You will be responsible for
selecting schools to participate in the dental sealant program and
for organizing the project, including planning all meetings,
ordering supplies, supervising personnel, and arranging the
schedule. Correct Answer
According to the laws of this state, a dentist must screen the
children to approve the teeth for dental sealants before a dental
hygienist places the sealants; the dentist does not have to be
present at the time that the dental sealants are placed. Based on
this information, which of the following is correct? Correct Answer
This describes general supervision
, According to the laws of this state, a dentist must screen the
children to approve the teeth for dental sealants before a dental
hygienist places the sealants; the dentist does not have to be
present at the time that the dental sealants are placed. Based on
this information, which of the following is correct? Correct Answer
Interprofessional collaborative practice
What professional career path is represented by your
responsibility for the school-based sealant program? Correct
Answer Administrator
All of the following factors EXCEPT one relates to the
determination of the location for the sealant program. Which is the
EXCEPTION? Correct Answer The number of elementary, middle,
and high schools
The United States has developed plans for the prevention of
diseases and the promotion of health embodied in the initiative
known as which of the following? Correct Answer Healthy People
Which of the following is embedded in the Healthy People 2030
framework and proposed objectives? Correct Answer Continuous
efforts focused on elimination of health disparities and continuous
efforts to maintain a desired state of equity
