DH224 Dental Public health Midterm UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
1 - Dental hygienists provide diagnostic and therapeutic True
services aimed at attaining and maintaining oral health.
True
False
2 - Dental hygienists may practice within the U.S. Peace True
Corps.
True
False
3 - Community oral health has a similar meaning to True
dental public health.
Many times, dental public health is termed community dental health.
True
False
4 - The science and art of preventing and controlling Dental public health
dental diseases and promoting dental health through
community efforts is termed _. Dental public health is defined by the American Board of Dental Public Health
and recognized by the American Dental Association as: The science and art of
Surgeon General's Report preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health
Secretary of Health and Human Services Report through organized community efforts.
Dental public health
Dental hygiene
None of these
5 - What focuses on oral health care and the education Dental Public Health
of a population, with an emphasis on the utilization of
dental hygiene sciences?
,6 - Dental public health is a component of ________. Public Health
Public Affairs
Public Relations
Public Health
Community Affairs
Both A and D
7 - Dental hygiene was historically founded as which Dental public health
type of profession?
Dental public health
Cosmetic
Restorative
Referral
Healing
8 - Primary prevention prevents disease from occurring. Community water fluoridation
What is an example of primary prevention?
9 - A type of disease prevention that happens before Primary prevention
treatment becomes necessary. EX: Dental sealants,
Fluoride, Prophy
What is an example of primary public health prevention?
Answer:
Disease prevention
Therapies and Services:
- oral evaluation
- dental prophylaxis
- fluoride as a preventive agent
- dental sealants
- health education
- health promotion
10 - Secondary prevention is terminating the disease fluoride varnish on white spots (demineralized tooth surfaces)
process. What is an example of secondary prevention?
Happens before treatment becomes necessary. EX: Dental sealants, Fluoride,
Prophy
Therapies and Services:
- dental restorations
- periodontal debridement
- fluoride use on incipient caries
- dental sealants on incipient caries
- ART, alternative restorative treatment
- endodontics
11 - A type of disease prevention that includes Secondary prevention
restorative care. EX: perio debridement, ART, Dental
restoration, fluoride/ sealant on incipient caries What is an example of secondary public health prevention?
Answer: restorations
, 12 - Tertiary prevention is the process of replacing lost dentures or implants to replace lost teeth
tissue. What is an example of tertiary prevention?
Therapies and Services:
- Prosthodontics
- Implants
- Oromaxillofacial surgery
13 - Replaces lost tissues through rehabilitation. EX: Tertiary prevention
Implants, oromaxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics
Therapies and Services:
- Prosthodontics
- Implants
- Oromaxillofacial surgery
14 - The advanced dental hygiene practitioner has been True
proposed as a solution to access to care issues.
Access to care - restriction of hygienists having to practice under the
True supervision of DDS, lack of financial resources and transportation, and not
False valuing dental care until in pain.
4 factors that affect dental public health
1. Access to care
2. Infrastructure
3. Work force
4. Dental Hygiene
15 - The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that Malpractice
provider fails to diagnose and treat periodontal
disease, is defined as ________. - Professionals negligence by act or omission when the care provided is not
within the accepted standards
Access issues
Dental insurance premiums How has malpractice directly impacted dental care delivery and quality?
Socioeconomic status Answer: enabled patients to sue
Copayment issues
Malpractice
16 - Which of the following dictates services to ensure Public Health Goals
the promotion of health and prevention of disease and
injury? The Goal of Public Health
Needs Assessment The goal of public health is to protect and promote the public's health across
Public Health Goals three essential domains. What are those domains?
Health Care Reform
Public Health Demands 1. Health protection - Protecting society from disease, illness, and accidents
Human Services Planning 2. Disease prevention - preventing disease from occurring
3. Health promotion - accomplished when healthy ideas are encouraged
and CORRECT Answers
1 - Dental hygienists provide diagnostic and therapeutic True
services aimed at attaining and maintaining oral health.
True
False
2 - Dental hygienists may practice within the U.S. Peace True
Corps.
True
False
3 - Community oral health has a similar meaning to True
dental public health.
Many times, dental public health is termed community dental health.
True
False
4 - The science and art of preventing and controlling Dental public health
dental diseases and promoting dental health through
community efforts is termed _. Dental public health is defined by the American Board of Dental Public Health
and recognized by the American Dental Association as: The science and art of
Surgeon General's Report preventing and controlling dental disease and promoting dental health
Secretary of Health and Human Services Report through organized community efforts.
Dental public health
Dental hygiene
None of these
5 - What focuses on oral health care and the education Dental Public Health
of a population, with an emphasis on the utilization of
dental hygiene sciences?
,6 - Dental public health is a component of ________. Public Health
Public Affairs
Public Relations
Public Health
Community Affairs
Both A and D
7 - Dental hygiene was historically founded as which Dental public health
type of profession?
Dental public health
Cosmetic
Restorative
Referral
Healing
8 - Primary prevention prevents disease from occurring. Community water fluoridation
What is an example of primary prevention?
9 - A type of disease prevention that happens before Primary prevention
treatment becomes necessary. EX: Dental sealants,
Fluoride, Prophy
What is an example of primary public health prevention?
Answer:
Disease prevention
Therapies and Services:
- oral evaluation
- dental prophylaxis
- fluoride as a preventive agent
- dental sealants
- health education
- health promotion
10 - Secondary prevention is terminating the disease fluoride varnish on white spots (demineralized tooth surfaces)
process. What is an example of secondary prevention?
Happens before treatment becomes necessary. EX: Dental sealants, Fluoride,
Prophy
Therapies and Services:
- dental restorations
- periodontal debridement
- fluoride use on incipient caries
- dental sealants on incipient caries
- ART, alternative restorative treatment
- endodontics
11 - A type of disease prevention that includes Secondary prevention
restorative care. EX: perio debridement, ART, Dental
restoration, fluoride/ sealant on incipient caries What is an example of secondary public health prevention?
Answer: restorations
, 12 - Tertiary prevention is the process of replacing lost dentures or implants to replace lost teeth
tissue. What is an example of tertiary prevention?
Therapies and Services:
- Prosthodontics
- Implants
- Oromaxillofacial surgery
13 - Replaces lost tissues through rehabilitation. EX: Tertiary prevention
Implants, oromaxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics
Therapies and Services:
- Prosthodontics
- Implants
- Oromaxillofacial surgery
14 - The advanced dental hygiene practitioner has been True
proposed as a solution to access to care issues.
Access to care - restriction of hygienists having to practice under the
True supervision of DDS, lack of financial resources and transportation, and not
False valuing dental care until in pain.
4 factors that affect dental public health
1. Access to care
2. Infrastructure
3. Work force
4. Dental Hygiene
15 - The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that Malpractice
provider fails to diagnose and treat periodontal
disease, is defined as ________. - Professionals negligence by act or omission when the care provided is not
within the accepted standards
Access issues
Dental insurance premiums How has malpractice directly impacted dental care delivery and quality?
Socioeconomic status Answer: enabled patients to sue
Copayment issues
Malpractice
16 - Which of the following dictates services to ensure Public Health Goals
the promotion of health and prevention of disease and
injury? The Goal of Public Health
Needs Assessment The goal of public health is to protect and promote the public's health across
Public Health Goals three essential domains. What are those domains?
Health Care Reform
Public Health Demands 1. Health protection - Protecting society from disease, illness, and accidents
Human Services Planning 2. Disease prevention - preventing disease from occurring
3. Health promotion - accomplished when healthy ideas are encouraged
