Normal distribution is equally distributed around the mean, all the following are true, EXCEPT:

The drawing of this distribution appears slanted

When designing a dental health program, all the following are steps that should be taken EXCEPT

State the costs involved to run the program

The most common example of an exposure incident in a dental office is:

An employee suffering an injury from a contaminated sharp

Routine dental care for the pregnant patient should be:

Maintained throghout the entire pregnancy

What is the first step in establishing a community dental health program?

Identify the needs of the community

All of the following are major areas to be discussed by a hygienist taking medical hx, EXCEPT:

Number of extracted & decayed teeth

Reliability of an examiner determines validity of a study. What is intra-rater reliability?

1 examiner records the same condition the same way overtime

The purpose of an exposure control plan is to:

Elim./minim. employee occupational exposure to blood/fluid

Dental surveys are often a questionnaire or interview. What is an advantage of questionnaires?

Less time consuming and less costly

A randomized study is:

Subjects have equal chance of being assigned to either group

If the mean score is 7 and the standard deviation is 1, what does this info tell you?

Most of the scores are between 6 and 8

Which is incorrect about treating a mentally disabled child?

Speak in very simple terms and quickly

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

To determine effectiveness of a program, pre/post-program scores are examined & compared & MUST

Use the same dental indices for all measurements

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1
In the workplacem standard precautions applies to all the following body secretions, EXCEPT
Saliva (in dentistry)
Cerebrospinal fluid & synovial fluid
Semen/ vaginal secretions
Tears
2
Abuse of a child can mean:
All of the above
Physical neglect
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse and Emotional abuse
3
All of the following are advantages of a school-based fluoride rinse program EXCEPT:
It is expensive
It is not time consuming
It can be implemented by non-dental personnel
It is effective in reducing dental caries
4
Normal distribution is equally distributed around the mean, all the following are true, EXCEPT:
The drawing of this distribution appears symmetrical
The drawing of this distribution appears slanted
The drawing of this distribution appears bell-shaped
The drawing of this involves a large number of cases
5
When designing a dental health program, all the following are steps that should be taken EXCEPT
Review literature
State the methods that will be used to conduct the program
State the costs involved to run the program
State the objectives for the program
6
An arrangement where third party payers mediate b/w doctors and patients negotiating fees, etc
Premium care
Comprehensive care
Alternative care
Managed care
7
Down syndrome usually results from trisomy:
21
35
14
10
8
What are specific do's and don'ts for communicating effectively with patients?
All of the above
Do describe and Do be specific and Do pay attention
Don't be general and Don't evaluate
Don't be evasive, premature or too deep
9
Dentists must provide at-risk employees with protection from:
Tuberculosis
Infectious mononucleosis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis A
10
Which indices would most likely be used in assessing prevalence of perio disease in populations
The periodontal index
The PMA index
The gingival index
The plaque index
11
Questions that encourage the patient to say more without specifying an area or topic is called:
Probing questions
Open-ended questions
Facilitating questions
Direct questions
12
What prompted OSHA to adopt the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard for dentistry?
Hepatitis B
Herpes
Tuberculosis
AIDS
13
Which of the following are fundamental principles of public health?
Prevention
All of the above
Teamwork
Cost efficiency
14
All of the following are oral characteristics associated with cerebral palsy, EXCEPT:
Fractured teeth and/or attrition
Fissured tongue
Difficulty chewing and swallowing
Phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth
15
The most common example of an exposure incident in a dental office is:
An employee getting processing solution on their clothes
A patient tripping in the hallway
An employee suffering an injury from a contaminated sharp
A patient bleeding from a recent extraction
16
What is an independent variable?
That which the independent variable will have an effect on
None of the above
Outside variable that affects the outcome of the experiment
That which is being tested
17
Which of the following are learned by simple process of association of 1 stimulus with another?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Observational conditioning
None of the above
18
A technique where punishment/painful stimuli are used to suppress undesirable behavior is:
Operant conditioning
Modeling
Classical conditioning
Aversion conditioning
19
Routine dental care for the pregnant patient should be:
Performed only during the third trimester
Maintained throghout the entire pregnancy
Delayed until after the pregnancy is over
Performed only during the first trimester
20
The motor activity of patients with cerebral palsy can be classified as the following, EXCEPT:
Palor or Erythema
Athetosis
Spasticity or Tremor
Rigidity & Flaccidity
21
All of the following are commonly used dental materials deemed HAZARDOUS by OSHA, except:
Impression material
Chemicals used for film developing
Nitrous Oxide
Mercury
22
Test that erroneously excludes specific diagnosis due to insufficient exact methods of testing
A true negative test
A false negative test
A true negative test
A false positive test
23
What is the first step in establishing a community dental health program?
Determine availability of dental personnel
Identify the needs of the community
Identify existing programs
Place consumer advocates on the planning committee
24
What sharps does OSHA regulate?
Contaminated sharps
None of the above
All sharps
Non-contaminated sharps
25
What is considered "regulated waste" by OSHA?
Items that release blood/items including compressed saliva
All the above
Items caked w/ dried blood or contaminated sharps
Blood or other potentially infectious material, like saliva
26
Dentist diagnoses & recommends a specific tx for a patient & remains on premises during tx is:
General Supervision
Personal Supervision
Indirect Supervision
Direct Supervision
27
All of the following are major areas to be discussed by a hygienist taking medical hx, EXCEPT:
Review of systems (liver, heart, etc.) & symptoms
Specific drug allergies
History of past/present illness
Number of extracted & decayed teeth
28
Which type of parent insists on remaining w/ the child in the operatory no matter age/situation
The hostile parent
The neglectful parent
The overprotective parent
The manipulative parent
29
Reliability of an examiner determines validity of a study. What is intra-rater reliability?
1 examiner views subjects in same condtion same way overtime
1 examiner records the same condition the same way overtime
2+ examiners view subject in same condtion same way evrytime
2+ examiners record same conditions the same way everytime
30
Which term measures proportion of those without disease who correctly ID'd by a positive test?
Specificity
Sensitivity
31
The purpose of an exposure control plan is to:
Eliminate/minimize pt. exposure to blood/infectious fluid
Eliminate/minimize pt. exposure to radiation in the office.
Eliminate/min. employee recreational exposure to chemicals
Elim./minim. employee occupational exposure to blood/fluid
32
Which of the following is not one of the 3 measures commonly used to describe central tendency?
Mean
Median
Variance
Mode
33
Which of the following statements are TRUE concerning needs and learning?
Needs are driving forces that prompt a person to act
All the above
Learning occurs as a person attempts to satisfy his needs
The process of learning is continual and multiple
34
Dental surveys are often a questionnaire or interview. What is an advantage of questionnaires?
Less time consuming and less costly
Establishes a rapport with the individual
Able to ask more probing, in depth questions
Must be able to read and write
35
Behavior is strongly affected by which of the following psychosocial factors?
Family, Society, Culture
All the above
Attitudes & Beliefs
Education & Values
36
Which type of wheelchair transfer technique is used by the "stand and pivot" technique?
None of the above
Immobile patient transfer
Sliding board transfer
Mobile patient transfer
37
What is NOT an ethical principle found in the ADA's code of professional conduct?
Beneficence
Autonomy
Self esteem
Justice
38
A randomized study is:
A study in which most subjects are assigned to a study group
Subjects have equal chance of being assigned to either group
A study in which most subjects are assigned to control group
1/2 are assigned to a study group, 1/2 to a control group
39
The principal non-verbal cue that 2+ people can use to regulate verbal communication is:
Body position
Posture
Facial expression
Eye contact
40
Documents that contain information concerning a hazardous chemical are called:
HGPF's
ADBC's
MSDS's
TRDP's
41
If the mean score is 7 and the standard deviation is 1, what does this info tell you?
Most of the scores are between 7 and 8
Most of the scores are between 5 and 6
Most of the scores are between 6.5 and 7.5
Most of the scores are between 6 and 8
42
The measure of the quality of care provided in a particular setting is referred to as:
Quality inspection
Quality assessment
Quality assurance
Quality evaluation
43
What is the key to OSHA compliance?
Money
Communication
Training
Labeling
44
What is the first step BEFORE initiating CPR?
Call for EMS
Establish unresponsiveness
Administer oxygen
Administer epinephrine
45
What is the most common error in recording blood pressure?
Over/under inflating the blood pressure cuff
Applying blood pressure cuff too loosely
Using the wrong size cuff
Applying blood pressure cuff too tightly
46
Which is incorrect about treating a mentally disabled child?
Give introduction & tour to the patient before attempting tx
Give only 1 instruction at a time a reward with compliments
Keep appointment short and schedule early in the day
Speak in very simple terms and quickly
47
What type of patient is usually considered to be the most "difficult" patient?
Shy patient
Talkative patient
anxious patient
know-it-all patient
48
Which index is used to measure oral debris?
Plaque Index (PI)
Decayed, Missing, and Filled teeth (DMFT)
Sulcus Bleeding Index (SBI)
Decayed, Missing, and Filled Surfaces of teetg (DMFS)
49
OSHA stands for:
Occupational Services and Hygiene Administration
Optional Standards and Health Administration
Occupational Safety and Habits Administration
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
50
Which statement s true concerning "antiretraction valves"
Valves on handpiece/air-water syringes to prevent backflow
Valves prevent patient fluids from getting into water lines
All of the above are true
Valves reduce risk of cross=contamination to another patient
51
To determine effectiveness of a program, pre/post-program scores are examined & compared & MUST
None of the above
Use the same dental indices for all measurements
Either of the above
Use different dental indices for all measurements
52
Which refers to anticipation of threat elicited by an external object, agreed to be harmful?
Fear
Anxiety
None of the above
Stress
53
All of the following are aversive conditions of interactions b/w hygienist & patient EXCEPT:
Preventative oral health behavior
Pain
Psychophysiological reactions
Stress, anxiety, and fear
54
the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard is:
A comprehensive rule set to prevent transmission to patients
A comprehensive rule set to prevent transmission to employer
A comprehensive rule set to prevent transmission to employee
All of the above
55
The most important technique of behavioral management in the pediatric dental patient is the:
"Tell-Show-Do" technique
Modeling technique
Coaching technique
Distraction technique
56
The periodontal index is a(n)
Irreversible index
Reversible index
57
Behavior shaping is also called:
Restraining
Successful approximation
Aversive conditioning
Hypnodontics
58
Which of the following statements best describe a stratified sampling?
Subject randomly chosen from those w/ special characteristic
The sample involves a large number of subjects
A cross section of subjects is chosen
Subject randomly chosen from previous subdivided population
59
All of the following statements concerning cleft lip and palate are true, EXCEPT:
Isolated cleft palate is more common in males
Cleft deformities usually occur unilaterally or bilaterally
Deformities occur in 3rd month of pregnancy during fusion
The defect may extend into the maxilla or nasal cavity
60
Conceptual framework describing a person's health behavior expressing his/her health beliefs is
The Health Belief Model
The Leading Circle Model
The Health Maintenance Model
The Fluid Mosaic Model
61
OSHA requirements include all the following EXCEPT:
an "OSHA Workplace Poster" must be kept on file
A copy of "standards" must be readily available to employees
"Caution Radiation in Use" sign must be posted by x-ray unit
Employers must keep safe work practices to protect employees
62
Which agency is a branch of the United States Department of Health and Human Services?
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
63
Which comes 2nd in the order of the scientific method of research?
Analyze and interpret the data
Formulate a hypothesis
Identify the problem
Collect data
64
A system where a provider of coverage contracts to pay for some of the patient's dental tx is:
First-party dentistry
Fourth-party dentistry
Second-party dentistry
Third-party dentistry
65
The cause of Alzheimer's disease is:
Bacterial
Fungal
Viral
Unknown
66
Any anticipated skin, mucosal, eye or parenteral contact w/ blood/infectious material at work:
Accidental exposure
Occupational exposure
All the above
Incidental exposure
67
Proportion of persons within a population suffering from a particular disease at given point:
Prevalence
Frequency
Epidemiology
Incidence
68
All of the following are true concerning the American with Disabilities Act EXCEPT:
Dentists can deny a patient care due to a disability
Office must undergo structural change for access to disabled
Patients with HIV are protected under this Act
Dentists cannot dismiss employees due to a disability
69
The best way for a DH to determine the oral health status of nursing home residents is to:
Give the resident a pamphlet on periodontal disease
Talk to the nurse
Conduct an oral screening
Ask the resident
70
Waste that causes harm or injury to the environment is referred to as:
Harmful waste
Hazardous waste
Toxic waste
Infectious waste
71
When treating a child who is obviously afraid, the dental hygienist should:
Avoid all references to the child's fear
Permit the child to express his/her fear
Use the hand-over-mouth technique (HOME)
Use restraint
72
If the major purpose of an epidemiologist's research is to determine caries susceptibility use:
DMFS
DMFT
CPITN
TSIF

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