Community Health Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AAstudyAinAwhichAdf/dmfAareAconductedAyearlyAonAtheAsameAgroupAofAchildrenAisAanAexample
AofAwhichAtypeAofAstudy?A-AAnswerALongitudinal
SealantAprogramsAareArecommendedAforA_________.A-
AAnswerAChildrenAandAyoungAadultsAinAfluoridatedAandAnonfluoridatedAcommunities
InAaAnonfluoridatedAcommunity,AwhichApreventativeAdentalAhealthAprogramAwouldAhaveAtheAmax
imumAcostAbenefitAforAtheAcontrolAofAcariesAinAelementaryAschoolAchildren?A-
AAnswerAAAfluorideAmouthArinseAprogram
TheAidealAepidemiologicAstudyAofAperiodontalAdiseaseAorAdentalAcariesAisAoneAinAwhichA______
____.A-AAnswerASimpleAindicesAandAcalibratedAexaminersAareAused
WhatAisAaAdisadvantageAofAtheADMFTAindex?A-
AAnswerAItAmeasuresAcumulativeAexperienceAandAisAnotAnecessarilyAindicativeAofAcurrentAcaries
Aactivity
HealthAMaintenanceAOrganizationsA(HMOs)AareAsimilarAtoApreferredAproviderAorganizationsA(PPOs
)AinAthatAtheyAbothAareAnontraditionalAmethodsAforAdeliveringAandAfinancingAdentalAcare.APPOs
Ahowever,AareAmoreAofAaAfinancingAarrangementAthanAaAstructure.ATAorAFA-
AAnswerABothAstatementsAareAtrue
AAdentalAhygienistAneedsAassistanceAinAselectingAstatisticalAproceduresAforAevaluatingAaAcommun
ityAdentalAhealthAproject.AWhenAshouldAthisAassistanceAbeAsought?A-
AAnswerADuringAdesignAofAtheAproject
AAdiseaseAthatAincreasesAinAprevalenceAbeyondAtheAexpectedAlevelAisA____________.A-
AAnswerAEpidemic
WhatAisAaAcharacteristicAofAstratifiedAsampling?A-
AAnswerASubjectsAareArandomlyAchosenAfromAaApreviouslyAsubdividedApopulation
ItAcanAsafelyAbeAassumedAthatAtheAgrowthAinAdentalAprepaymentAplansAinAtheAUSAwillA_____
______.A-AAnswerAInitiallyAincreaseAtheAdemandAforAdentalAservices
, TheAformulaAbelowAisAdescriptiveAofAwhatAepidemiologicalArate?
#AofAexistingAcasesAofAaAdisease/AtotalApopulationA-AAnswerAPrevalence
SusceptibilityAtoAperiodontitisAincreasesAwithAage,AbutAnotAasApartAofAtheAagingAprocess.ADenta
teAorApartiallyAdentateAelderlyApersonsAareAatAanAextremeAriskAforAtotalAtoothAloss.ATAorAFA
-AAnswerABothAstatementsAareAfalse
GingivitisAprecedesAperiodontitis.AAreasAofAtheAmouthAaffectedAbyAgingivitisAwillAmostAlikelyAbe
comeAaffectedAinAalterAyearsAbyAperiodontitis.A-
AAnswerAFirstAstatementAisAtrue;AsecondAstatementAisAfalse
TheAfirstAstepAinAestablishingAaAcommunityAhealthAprogramAisAtoA_____________.A-
AAnswerAIdentifyAcommunityAneeds
ConductingAaAtrialArunAofAtheAplannedAstudyAonAaAsmallAsampleAisAtheApurposeAofAa/anA___
_________.A-AAnswerAPilotAstudy
SubjectsArandomlyAchosenAfromAaApreviouslyAsubdividedApopulationAareAanAexampleAofAaA____
______________.A-AAnswerAStratifiedArandomAsample
WhatAcariesAindexAappliesAtoAprimaryAdentition?A-AAnswerAdef
ThereAareA10AmillionAHIVApositiveApatientsAworldwide.AAAnewAcaseAoccursAeveryA15-
20Aseconds.A-
AAnswerAFirstAstatementAisAprevalenceAofAHIV;AsecondAstatementAisAincidenceAofAHIV
AtAtheAlocalAlevel,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAshouldAbeAcontactedAforAresourcesAandAfacilitiesAfor
AaAdentalAhealthAscreeningAprogram?A-AAnswerAHealthAdepartment
AAdentalAhygienistAgivesAaAquizAtoAdetermineAeffectivenessAofAinstruction.ATheAmeanAscoreAisA
8AandAtheAstandardAdeviationAisA1.AWhatAinterpretationAcanAbeAmade?A-
AAnswerAMostAofAtheAscoresAareAbetweenA7-9
AAsurveyAwasAconductedAtoAdetermineAhowAmanyAnewAcariousAlesionsAdevelopAduringAtheAscho
olAyearAinAtheApermanentAteethAofA6thAgradeAchildren.AResultsAofAtheAsurveyAprovideAaAmeas
ureAofAwhat?A-AAnswerAIncidenceAofAdentalAcaries