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When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public Develops and coordinates public health programs
health hygienist ____ _.
Lobbies to change laws
Conducts research
Provides clinical care
Educates and promotes dental health
Develops and coordinates public health programs
Which of the following involves the monitoring of the Assessment
health of communities?
Assessment
Policy Development
Assurance
Serving All Functions
None of these
,Which of the following dictates services to ensure the Public Health Goals
promotion of health and prevention of disease and
injury?
Needs Assessment
Public Health Goals
Health Care Reform
Public Health Demands
Human Services Planning
Teaching mothers how to dress, feed, and bathe their Public Health Program
babies is an early example of a ___ _.
Treatment modality
Clinical initiative
Public health program
Drug prevention course
Both Treatment modality and Clinical initiative
Which one of the following is listed as one of the 10 Community water
great public health measures adopted during the 20th
century?
Medical insurance
Medical insurance copayments
Community water fluoridation
Bottled water
None of these
The core public health function is _____ _. Assessment
Assessment
Synopsis
Analysis
Preface
None of these
Demographic information suggests a correlation Socioeconomic status
between oral health status and ____ _.
Socioeconomic status
Oral health disparities
Community targets
Baseline data
None of these
, Dental hygiene is the only health care profession Prevention
based exclusively on which type of care?
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Prevention
Urgent
Emergency
Community water fluoridation is especially beneficial Those of low socioeconomic levels
for which target population?
Those of low socioeconomic levels
Federal inmates
Those with minor periodontal problems
The elderly
Military personnel
One mission of the American Dental Hygienists' Improve the public's total health
Association is to _____ _.
Expand member benefits to the entire dental team
Increase the membership to include the entire dental
team
Improve the public's total health
Monitor over-the-counter dental products
Mass education products developed by dental supply Scientific accuracy
companies should be critiqued by the dental
hygienist before distributing to ensure ______ _.
That the product promotes the dental supply company
That the product does not violate personal freedom
Teaching effectiveness
Scientific accuracy
None of these