,Chapter 02: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist
Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the number of years a dental hygiene curriculum has been in
existence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: D
Dr. Alfred Fones started the Fones School of Dental Hygiene in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in
1913. Dr. Fones developed a curriculum for dental hygienists who began work within the
Bridgeport Public School system.
DIF: Application REF: p. 18 OBJ: 1
TOP: PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional
Responsibility, 7.4 General
2. Which of the following represents the correct rank order, starting with the lowest advanced
degree that a dental hygienist working in public health may attain?
a. Master’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Doctorate degree, Bachelor’s
degree
b. Associate’s degree or certificate, Master’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, Doctorate
degree
c. Associate’s degree or certificate, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Doctorate
degree
d. Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Master’s degree, Doctorate
degree
ANS: C
In the public health field, some dental hygienists have an Associate’s degree or certificate, a
Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, a Doctorate degree. Many dental hygienists with
advanced degrees working in public health began their public health careers with the
minimum level of education. They chose to continue their education as their interests
developed, their challenges expanded, and their desire grew to do more for the oral health of
their community.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 1
TOP: PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional
Responsibility, 7.4 General
3. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which
of the following?
a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. Department of Social Services
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ANS: B
The community is your patient. Your responsibilities will advance beyond individual clinical
care, although in many positions, individual care still remains a very important duty. Public
health takes you into the realm of program development, implementation, and evaluation and
offers an opportunity to work with various populations, other professionals, agencies,
financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
4. According to a national report (Oral Health in America), the Surgeon General revealed which
of the following type of disparity among specific groups in oral health status and access to
dental care?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: D
There are profound disparities among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental
care in the United States. Federal agencies and state governments are addressing these gaps in
access to oral health care through legislation and policy development.
DIF: Application REF: p. 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
5. At the 2009 Access to Dental Care Summit, the American Dental Association (ADA) listed
which of the following along with nationwide evaluation, standards, and regulations as a
long-term strategy for improving access to dental care for underserved populations?
a. Expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce
b. Construction of a network of community centers similar to the VA’shospitals
c. Fluoridation of salt
d. Expansion in both the number and size of existing dental schools
ANS: A
The ADA listed an expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce as a long-term
strategy in improving access to dental care for underserved populations. Under this heading,
midlevel providers in dentistry were discussed, and models are being developed and reviewed.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 23-25|Table 2-3 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
6. One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
policy development is to encourage which of the following?
a. Restriction of funding for dental services
b. Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties
c. Compliance with repayment of educational loans
d. Elimination of dental benefits through existing public insurance programs
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Dental Hygienist 4th Edition Beatty
ANS: B
Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties, allocating additional funds for dental
services, extending educational loans and loan forgiveness for dental professionals, and
additional dental benefits through existing public insurance programs are all facets of the
guiding principles for creating access to health care through legislation and policy
development.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 20|Guiding Principles box
OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
7. Public health settings are categorized as which of the following types of practice settings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS: C
Public health settings are categorized as alternative practice settings. Examples of this type of
setting are a community clinic, a mobile van, a school, a hospital, and a nursing home. Dental
hygienists can provide preventive services in these settings, reaching large numbers of people
who might not otherwise receive care.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 20 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
8. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
a. An amalgam restoration
b. Dentures
c. Dental prophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS: C
Dental prophylaxis, sealants, and water fluoridation are examples of primary prevention.
Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs. This level includes health education,
disease prevention, and health protection. Restorations such as amalgams and composites are
examples of secondary prevention, which eliminates or reduces diseases in the early stages.
Dentures, implants, and bridge work are examples of tertiary prevention. This level is the
most costly and requires highly trained professionals to treat the disease.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 21|Table 2-1 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
9. Which of the following is one solution to the access to care problem adopted by many states?
a. Opened new dental hygiene programs
b. Increased funding to construct new community treatment facilities
c. Changed restrictive dental practice acts
d. Supported the development of new mass transit systems
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Beatty: Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is the number of years a dental hygiene curriculum has been in
existence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. 100
ANS: D
Dr. Alfred Fones started the Fones School of Dental Hygiene in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in
1913. Dr. Fones developed a curriculum for dental hygienists who began work within the
Bridgeport Public School system.
DIF: Application REF: p. 18 OBJ: 1
TOP: PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional
Responsibility, 7.4 General
2. Which of the following represents the correct rank order, starting with the lowest advanced
degree that a dental hygienist working in public health may attain?
a. Master’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Doctorate degree, Bachelor’s
degree
b. Associate’s degree or certificate, Master’s degree, Bachelor’s degree, Doctorate
degree
c. Associate’s degree or certificate, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Doctorate
degree
d. Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree or certificate, Master’s degree, Doctorate
degree
ANS: C
In the public health field, some dental hygienists have an Associate’s degree or certificate, a
Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, a Doctorate degree. Many dental hygienists with
advanced degrees working in public health began their public health careers with the
minimum level of education. They chose to continue their education as their interests
developed, their challenges expanded, and their desire grew to do more for the oral health of
their community.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 1
TOP: PROVISION OF CLINICAL DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES 7.0 Professional
Responsibility, 7.4 General
3. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which
of the following?
a. Legislature
b. Community
c. Colleague
d. Department of Social Services
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,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Community Oral Health Practice for the
Dental Hygienist 4th Edition Beatty
ANS: B
The community is your patient. Your responsibilities will advance beyond individual clinical
care, although in many positions, individual care still remains a very important duty. Public
health takes you into the realm of program development, implementation, and evaluation and
offers an opportunity to work with various populations, other professionals, agencies,
financing mechanisms, and rules and regulations.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
4. According to a national report (Oral Health in America), the Surgeon General revealed which
of the following type of disparity among specific groups in oral health status and access to
dental care?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS: D
There are profound disparities among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental
care in the United States. Federal agencies and state governments are addressing these gaps in
access to oral health care through legislation and policy development.
DIF: Application REF: p. 19 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
5. At the 2009 Access to Dental Care Summit, the American Dental Association (ADA) listed
which of the following along with nationwide evaluation, standards, and regulations as a
long-term strategy for improving access to dental care for underserved populations?
a. Expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce
b. Construction of a network of community centers similar to the VA’shospitals
c. Fluoridation of salt
d. Expansion in both the number and size of existing dental schools
ANS: A
The ADA listed an expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce as a long-term
strategy in improving access to dental care for underserved populations. Under this heading,
midlevel providers in dentistry were discussed, and models are being developed and reviewed.
DIF: Recall REF: pp. 23-25|Table 2-3 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
6. One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
policy development is to encourage which of the following?
a. Restriction of funding for dental services
b. Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties
c. Compliance with repayment of educational loans
d. Elimination of dental benefits through existing public insurance programs
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Community Oral Health Practice for the
Dental Hygienist 4th Edition Beatty
ANS: B
Increasing the scope of dental hygienists’ duties, allocating additional funds for dental
services, extending educational loans and loan forgiveness for dental professionals, and
additional dental benefits through existing public insurance programs are all facets of the
guiding principles for creating access to health care through legislation and policy
development.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 20|Guiding Principles box
OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 2.0 Participating in Community
Programs, 2.1 Assessing Populations and Defining Objectives
7. Public health settings are categorized as which of the following types of practice settings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS: C
Public health settings are categorized as alternative practice settings. Examples of this type of
setting are a community clinic, a mobile van, a school, a hospital, and a nursing home. Dental
hygienists can provide preventive services in these settings, reaching large numbers of people
who might not otherwise receive care.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 20 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
8. Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
a. An amalgam restoration
b. Dentures
c. Dental prophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS: C
Dental prophylaxis, sealants, and water fluoridation are examples of primary prevention.
Primary prevention prevents disease before it occurs. This level includes health education,
disease prevention, and health protection. Restorations such as amalgams and composites are
examples of secondary prevention, which eliminates or reduces diseases in the early stages.
Dentures, implants, and bridge work are examples of tertiary prevention. This level is the
most costly and requires highly trained professionals to treat the disease.
DIF: Recall REF: p. 21|Table 2-1 OBJ: 2
TOP: COMMUNITY HEALTH/RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 1.0 Promoting Health and Preventing
Disease within Groups
9. Which of the following is one solution to the access to care problem adopted by many states?
a. Opened new dental hygiene programs
b. Increased funding to construct new community treatment facilities
c. Changed restrictive dental practice acts
d. Supported the development of new mass transit systems
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