Massie DH202 Midterm Review

Which source provides funding for the educational and research activities of dental hygienists?

Which of the following is NOT part of the Research Methodology Analogy?

Which type of approach describes and interprets current events or situations?

Stratifying a sample would define information such as age, gender, sex, income level, or educational levels.

Causality means that a particular exposure results in a particular outcome.

Which research considers the effect of intraoral sodium bicarbonate rinses on the periodontal ligament of laboratory

Which study tries to investigate cause-and-effect relationships and involves manipulation of variables?

Posttest sensitization is the effect of the pretest on the outcome of the study.

The number of all existing cases of a disease in a population measured at a given point is called ________.

In a posttest-only design, the independent variable is introducing and then the dependent variable is measured.

In the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES how many adults were found to have gingivitis?

Bacterial plaque converts all foods, especially sugar, into acid.

A factorial design is used to study two or more independent variables.

A risk marker is an attribute associated with the increased probability of disease but does not have a causal role.

A time series design measures the dependent variable and is done several times over a period of time.

The prevention agenda for the United States is discussed in which publication?

A study in which neither the participant nor the researcher knows who is using a product or placebo is termed ________.

Periodontal disease is caused by convergence of bacteria and an aggressive

Which approach measures the relationship between variables?

Which type of study is an in-depth report on a single person, group, event, or situation?

The study of disease in a target population is called ________.

Observational studies can be conducted to infer causality.

What is a body of techniques that uses observation, reason, and experimentation to further evidence?

Which is NOT an attribute of Scholarly Identity?

A study that uses questionnaires, opinionnaires, interviews, and indexes is called a ________.

Which type of study investigates existing differences to determine possible causes?

Which approach studies the meaning of past events?

Significant health disparities exist in different ethnic groups.

Why is dental hygiene research important?

The theory that a disease can be attributed to many factors is termed ________.

Evidence-Based Practice means ________.

A small version of a proposed study is called a ________.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

What publication is a compilation of cogent issues currently studied?

The host response is important in severe periodontitis.

Which research approach would involve a study of the development of the International Federation of DH Association?

Evidence-based practice takes into account which preferences?

Establishing risk is the same as establishing causality.

What source contains oral epidemiological data from around the world?

An investigation that studies the frequency of flossing and periodontal disease is called a ________.

Which study approximates the true experimental approach but lacks the control of true experimentation?

Root caries are most common in teenagers.

All of the following is private practice methodology except ________.

Which type of research studies the same population over an extended period of time?

A risk indicator is a modifiable attribute that is known to be associated with a health condition.

Dental caries is one of the most common of all diseases, second only to the common cold.

Steps in Scientific Method:Name the problem, Form a hypothesis,Test hypothesis, Check/interpret results, Report results

Who is the founder of dental hygiene?

The purpose of dental hygiene research is to ________.

Overall, the prevalence of both partial and total tooth loss in adults has ________.

If dental hygiene is to evolve as a specific scientific discipline, ________.

The attempt to identify and describe the topic being researched is ________.

The number of new cases of a disease in a population over a given period of time is called ________.