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DHYG 2924 Ch 1-7: Midterm Review
DHYG 2924 Ch 1-7: Midterm Review
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A #publichealth #blindquiz to review dental hygiene students for their midterm exam
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1
Which of the following is a common oral & craniofacial disease that can be assessed?
Syndactyly
Pemphigus Vulgaris
Cherubism
Oral & pharyngeal cancer
2
The ADHA's dental hygiene roles include clinician, educator, advocate, administrator, and ______:
avatar
researcher
judge
moderator
3
List 3 core public health functions
Assessment, policy development, assurance
Determination, analysis, recapitulation
Stratification, process, modification
Delineation, program development, analysis
4
Which factor influences the health of individuals & populations to
contribute
to well-being
Social justice & equity
Employment
Meaningful work
Culture & race relations
5
Which of the following is NOT a performance verb?
Calculate
Describe
Understand
Choose
6
The data display used most often to represent interval- or ratio- scales continuous in nature:
Frequency polygon
Histogram
Pie chart
Bar graph
7
Often, the population served in a public health dental clinic:
have dental benfits under employer insurance
is described as having a lower SES
a and c (triangle & circle)
has had limited access to dental care
8
Which of the following is thought to have the least impact on health?
Income and education levels
Relationships with family and friends
Access and use of healthcare services
Where people live
9
Which agency created the Basic Screening Survey (BSS)?
National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)
Dental, Oral, & Craniofacial Data Resource Center (DRC)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)
10
What are the 3 levels of behavior that leads to improved oral health?
Interpersonal, intrapersonal, & relational
Interpersonal, intrapersonal, & universal
Interpersonal, intrapersonal, & community
Interpersonal, intrapersonal, & global
11
Dental public health differs from the private practice of dentistry in that it:
doesn't concern assessment of tx needs like private practice
Is funded by the government
Is concerned solely with prevention rather than disease tx
is the form of dental practice that serves the community
12
Which of the following is an example of quantitative rather than qualitative data?
The percentage of children with dental sealants
Information gathered from participant observations
Information gleaned from personal interviews
Descriptions of traditions & the history of the community
13
Epidemiological study: event involves data description, documentation, analysis, & interpretation
Descriptive study
Experimental study
Analytic study
a and b (triangle & diamond)
14
Fewer data have been collected to determine oral health needs in recent years because:
Needs have not changed since the early 1970s
All goals established in the year 2000 have been met
Societal stratification has made it difficult to gather info
There has been a decline in funding at all levels
15
The Leading Health Indicators:
a, b, and c (all symbols)
allow Americans to assess the health of nation/communities
are based upon the Healthy People 2010 objectives
include 10 focus areas
16
An RDH who directs the oral health unit of a state health dept. fulfills what role?
Administrator
Entrepreneur
Researcher
Advocate
17
Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention?
An amalgam restoration
Dentures
Implants
Dental Prophylaxis
18
Which is considered to be a physical rather than a social determinant of health?
Access to health care
Income
Education
Substandard housing
19
What is the mechanism for payment of dental services for low-income children & adolescents?
Private insurance
Medicare
CHIP & Medicaid
Head Start
20
The first school for training dental hygienists was created about ____ years ago.
50
25
75
100
21
According to NHANES research, ____% of adults older than 75 years of age have had root caries.
60
20
80
42.3
22
After assessment, which is the next phase of the community health improvement process?
Deciding whether health care is a right or a privilege
Determining the social impact of oral diseases
Evaluating future trends for public health workers
Development of an oral health improvement plan
23
Which of the following is NOT a type of data:
interval
discrete
continuous
categorical
24
Although services provided by dental therapists vary, most include prevention, emergency tx, and ______:
basic restorative procedures
root canals
surgical extractions
dental implants
25
A clinical medical professional who provides care under the supervision of a physician:
adjunct
midlevel provider
apprentice
ancillary
26
In Washington state, RDH's may practice unsupervised in safety-net settings & required to:
passes exam administered by Dental Assisting National Board
meet all infection control requirements
refer to a DDS for treatment
file a TP with the Washington Dept of Public Health
27
Which of the following agencies manages Head Start program funding on a local level?
Admin for Children & Families (ACF)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Dept. of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
28
Which of the following credentials were approved by ADHA to increase access to oral health care
Dental Health Aide Therapist (DHAT)
Community Dental Health Coordinator (CDHC)
Advanced Dental Hygiene Practioner (ADHP)
Advanced Dental Therapist (ADT)
29
A mathematical model is used to calculate relationships among quantitative variables to:
analyze textual data collected from transcript or interview
determine statistical significance
assess common or unique themes
identify a thematic framework
30
Dental Therapists (Alaska) _____ of a dentist to provide prevention, emer tx, & restorative tx.
work under the assignment
do not require supervision
work under the general supervision
work under the direct supervision
31
Which of the following published Healthy People 2020?
Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)
World Health Organization (WHO)
National Oral Health Surveillance System (NOHSS)
Department of Human & Health Services (DHHS)
32
Socioeconomic status includes factors such as income, ______, and occupation.
street address
language
clothing
education
33
A community oral health assessment is virtually useless unless:
used to plan & implement evid.-based oral health strategies
it is cited in journals and textbooks
funded by the federal government
it is published the same year as the assessment is performed
34
Which of the following is true of host factors when studying epidemiology?
Host factors relate to disease susceptibility & resistance
Host factors are the biologic means of causing disease
The vector is the host
The host must be a person or animal; it cannot be a plant.
35
Mandala of Health: four groups of factors are psychosocioeconomic, environment, behavior, and:
malleability
structural archetypes
human biology
cultural influences
36
What is the first step in beginning a research study?
Formulation of an idea
Testing the null hypothesis
Gathering data
Formulation of a hypothesis
37
Which model of health care delivery was proposed by the American Dental Association (ADA)?
Dental health aide therapist (DHAT)
Community dental health coordinator (CDHC)
Advanced dental hygiene practitioner (ADHP)
Advanced dental therapist (ADT)
38
A clinical data collection method for a community oral health assessment is:
Telephone interview
Basic screening
Face-to-face interview
Self-administered questionnaire
39
Dental Hygiene Month is in:
December
October
February
May
40
According to the plan, the next version of HP2020 will be Healthy People:
2030
2021
2025
2023
