COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTH FINAL
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Public Health - ANSWER-is concerned with the health are of all people
Dental Public Health/Community Oral Health - ANSWER--a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity
-an effort to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and
disability at the population level
Primary Prevention - ANSWER-strategies and agents to forestall the onset of
disease, reverse its progress, or arrest its process before treatment becomes
necessary
EX. Fluoride as a preventative agent, sealants, health education, dental prohylaxis
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER-employs routine treatment methods to terminate
the disease process and/or restore tissues to as nearly normal as possible
EX. dental restorations, fluoride use on incipient caries, dental sealants on incipient
cares, SRP, root canal
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER-employs strategies to replace lost tissues through
rehabilitation
EX. implants, oromaxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, dentures
Core Functions of Public Health - ANSWER-assessment, policy development,
assurance, serving all functions
Assessment - ANSWER-Conducts a needs assessment of target populations and
analyzes community needs
Dental Hygiene Diagnosis - ANSWER-provides community dental hygiene diagnosis
to basically prioritize needs
Planning - ANSWER-develops a program based on the analysis of needs
assessment data, priorities, and alternatives
*selects appropriante labor to implement program
Implementation - ANSWER-Implements self-generated treatment plan effectively,
changing it when necessary
Evaluation - ANSWER-Evaluates program via index and community evaluations
Documentation - ANSWER-Documents all data gathered throughout all stages
, Top 10 Greatest Health Achievements of the 20th Century - ANSWER--vaccination
-motor vehicle safety
-workplace safety
-control of infectious disease
-decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke
-safer and healthier food
-healthier mothers and babies
-family planning
-community water fluoridation
-recognition of tobacco as a hazard
DH Process of Care - ANSWER-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Documentation
The 6 Roles of the Dental Hygienist - ANSWER--Clinician
-Researcher
-Educator
-Administer
-Corporate
-Entrepreneur
Dr. Alred Fones - ANSWER--coined the term dental hygienist in the 1900's
-his original vision for the RDH was to work in a public setting specifically pediatrics
Report of the Surgeon General - ANSWER-states that oral health in the United
States is rife with profound and consequential disparities within the population
Socioeconomic Status - ANSWER-which is an individual's comparative social and
economic standing within a community
Most common chronic disease in children? - ANSWER-tooth decay
Connecticut Dental Hygienists' Association - ANSWER--19 members on graduation
day of the first dental hygiene class in Bridgeport, CT, on June 5, 1914.
-First President Irene Newman
-objective of this newly formed association was to educate the public in, and to
advance the cause of Mouth Hygiene for the mutual improvement of its members,
and to assist as far as lie within its power in the prevention of disease
When was the ADHA formed? - ANSWER-it was formed in 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio
ADHA's Mission - ANSWER-is to improve the public's total health by working to
advance the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to quality oral
health care, increasing awareness of the cost-effective benefits of prevention,
promoting the highest standards of DH education
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Public Health - ANSWER-is concerned with the health are of all people
Dental Public Health/Community Oral Health - ANSWER--a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity
-an effort to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and
disability at the population level
Primary Prevention - ANSWER-strategies and agents to forestall the onset of
disease, reverse its progress, or arrest its process before treatment becomes
necessary
EX. Fluoride as a preventative agent, sealants, health education, dental prohylaxis
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER-employs routine treatment methods to terminate
the disease process and/or restore tissues to as nearly normal as possible
EX. dental restorations, fluoride use on incipient caries, dental sealants on incipient
cares, SRP, root canal
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER-employs strategies to replace lost tissues through
rehabilitation
EX. implants, oromaxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, dentures
Core Functions of Public Health - ANSWER-assessment, policy development,
assurance, serving all functions
Assessment - ANSWER-Conducts a needs assessment of target populations and
analyzes community needs
Dental Hygiene Diagnosis - ANSWER-provides community dental hygiene diagnosis
to basically prioritize needs
Planning - ANSWER-develops a program based on the analysis of needs
assessment data, priorities, and alternatives
*selects appropriante labor to implement program
Implementation - ANSWER-Implements self-generated treatment plan effectively,
changing it when necessary
Evaluation - ANSWER-Evaluates program via index and community evaluations
Documentation - ANSWER-Documents all data gathered throughout all stages
, Top 10 Greatest Health Achievements of the 20th Century - ANSWER--vaccination
-motor vehicle safety
-workplace safety
-control of infectious disease
-decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke
-safer and healthier food
-healthier mothers and babies
-family planning
-community water fluoridation
-recognition of tobacco as a hazard
DH Process of Care - ANSWER-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Documentation
The 6 Roles of the Dental Hygienist - ANSWER--Clinician
-Researcher
-Educator
-Administer
-Corporate
-Entrepreneur
Dr. Alred Fones - ANSWER--coined the term dental hygienist in the 1900's
-his original vision for the RDH was to work in a public setting specifically pediatrics
Report of the Surgeon General - ANSWER-states that oral health in the United
States is rife with profound and consequential disparities within the population
Socioeconomic Status - ANSWER-which is an individual's comparative social and
economic standing within a community
Most common chronic disease in children? - ANSWER-tooth decay
Connecticut Dental Hygienists' Association - ANSWER--19 members on graduation
day of the first dental hygiene class in Bridgeport, CT, on June 5, 1914.
-First President Irene Newman
-objective of this newly formed association was to educate the public in, and to
advance the cause of Mouth Hygiene for the mutual improvement of its members,
and to assist as far as lie within its power in the prevention of disease
When was the ADHA formed? - ANSWER-it was formed in 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio
ADHA's Mission - ANSWER-is to improve the public's total health by working to
advance the art and science of dental hygiene by ensuring access to quality oral
health care, increasing awareness of the cost-effective benefits of prevention,
promoting the highest standards of DH education
