DNHY 431 Midterm Exam Quiz

A weakness of a dental index is that it only allows for a measurement of incidence and prevalence.

If there is a sudden rise in the number of new cases of TB in Nevada, this is considered an endemic.

A patient comes in complaining of sudden, extreme pain on a molar. What type of condition is this?

Who is considered the Father of Modern Dentistry?

Which of the following is NOT a guiding principle of a public health solution?

Lobbying is the act of speaking out in behalf of a program?

When in community program development may the utilization of a pilot program become advantageous?

What would the proper terminology be for a disease that has spread over an entire country?

Medicare is provided to elderly individuals and provides them with comprehensive medical insurance.

When should program evaluation take place?

A community survey would be the equivalent step to a patient exam in private practice?

Which agency gathers information worldwide and can identify major challenges in global health?

Which learning theory would you use to motivate members of a community to get involved in their own health care?

Specificity is the proportion of truly non diseased persons identified by the screening test.

Which learning theory focuses on how people learn through their own experiences and through interactions with others?

Who are the main officials found in the legislative branch?

When a patient has a third party payment source, who is actually paying for the treatment?

Qualitative data is critical when conducting dental research as it is objective and measurable.

When considering public health services, which level provides the least amount of financial support?

Which of the following is not part of the epidemiological disease development?

As hygienists, the majority of our efforts in both a clinical and community setting are at which level of prevention?

A retrospective study is useful to see whether exposure to a certain drug has negative side effects.

When in community program development is it necessary to develop/ identify your goals and objectives for your program?

Analytic studies are either classified as functional or observational.

A PPO will cover a set dollar amount per year and the patient will be required to pay a small co payment.

Literal translations for non english speakers are the best technique to use to avoid confusion when discussing treatment

The TNM staging system can be used to measure oral cancer.

Morbidity is the ratio of sick individuals to well individuals in a community.

Who is primarily funding Medicaid/ Medicare?

If the president vetoes a bill what majority vote is needed to override the veto?

TNM stands for what?

Program evaluation is a part of applied research.

Medicaid provides individuals with medical and dental care coverage whereas Medicare provides only medical coverage.

Who were the original dentists before the profession became independent?

If you were evaluating the number of people that have HIV in this country right now, which measurement would you use?

Which of the following is an example of Federal Government funds that are provided to the states?

Your 49 yr old patient presents with 7 missing teeth and AAP generalized 3. Which level of prevention meets his needs?

Sensitivity is the proportion of truly diseased persons identified by the screening test.

WHO defines health as ," Complete physical and social well being and is not merely the absence of disease."

You test the fluoride levels in community water and notice that they are at .7 ppm. What is your recommendation?

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 types of dental indices?

Mortality is the ratio of the number of deaths from a disease to the total number of cases reported.

If you wanted to document, analyze and interpret data on a current event, this would be an experimental study.

Coalitions are efforts made by diverse groups or organizations with similar interests/goals.

Which learning theory assesses a patient's readiness to change and places them in categories like precontemplation?

The DHHS is broken onto two main departments, Public Health Service and Human Services.

The Federal Government provides the most substantial care through Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

Non clinical methods of evaluation include face to face interviews, telephone interviews and surveys.

Universal Health Care is implemented in all industrialized countries, except the United States.

Which of the following would be evaluated through use of the irreversible index?

Which would be the first of the seven steps in "Assessing Oral Health Needs and Developing Community Plans"?