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ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
The BEST way to determine the target population's actual needs for
treatment, is for the dental hygienist to (How do you determine 'Needs'?
Needs are not subjective, so how is it assessed?)
a. send a survey out to parents
b. perform an oral cancer exam
c. conduct a dental questionnaire
d. perform a DMFS - ANSWER- d. perform a DMFS
To determine the oral hygiene knowledge of the target population the
dental hygienists should:
a. perform DMFS on all students
b. conduct a caries activity test
c. perform clinical examinations and radiographs
d. conduct a dental questionnaire for all students - ANSWER- d. conduct
a dental questionnaire for all students
The BEST way to evaluate the effectiveness of oral hygiene home care
instruction is by
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a. interviewing the students regarding their oral hygiene habits
b. utilizing an oral hygiene index
c. conducting a DMFT survey
c. conducting a written questionnaire - ANSWER- b. utilizing an oral
hygiene index
The scores on the plaque index range were: 1.2, 3.0, 2.8, 3.0, 1.6, 2.0,
2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.7. What is the mode?
a. 2.5
b. 2.8
c. 2.5 and 2.7
d. 2.7 and 3.0 - ANSWER- d. 2.7 and 3.0
In the previous question, what is the mean?
a. 2.3
b. 2.4
c. 2.5
d. 2.7 - ANSWER- a. 2.3
In the question #13, what is the median?
a. 2.3
b. 2.5
c. 2.6
d. 2.7 - ANSWER- c. 2.6
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Epidemiology focuses on the study of groups and is based on the
principle that disease is multifactorial. The broad factors studied that are
part of epidemiology include:
a. host-agent-environment
b. age, race and socioeconomic factors
c. agent - host relationships
d. climate and physical environment - ANSWER- a. host-agent-
environment
The local dental hygiene association (YVDHS) wants to use some
special funds to provide dental services for low-income children in the
Yakima County. The MOST beneficial program for dental caries
reduction and prevention would include:
a. purchasing and distribution toothbrushes for all the children
b. dental sealants and fluoride programs
c. topical fluoride treatment
d. buying a mobile dental van - ANSWER- b. dental sealants and
fluoride programs
The researcher also wishes to determine the occurrence of occupational
hazard for this years graduating class of dental hygienists in the state
where the dental hygienist resides. She plans to survey this year'
graduates on a five-year cycle for the next 25 years. This type of study is
BEST described as
a. observational study
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b. cross-sectional or prevalence study
c. retrospective or case control study
d. longitudinal or cohort study - ANSWER- d. longitudinal or cohort
study
The public dental health hygienist sought to determine the participants'
oral hygiene status and their ability to remove plaque at the gingival
margin, the appropriate index to use is the:
a. OHI-S
b. PL-I
c. CPITN
d. PI - ANSWER- b. PL-I
A dental hygienist is employed by U of W dental school to conduct a
clinical trial of a new therapeutic mouthrinse for the inflammation
associated with gingivitis. The dental hygienist will use a dental index to
gather baseline data and as part of the evaluation of the product through
the course of the 2-year study. The dental index that will MOST likely
be used is the
a. OHI-S
b. PL-I
c. GI (Loe's)
d. SBI
e. Ramjford technique - ANSWER- c. GI (Loe's)
ATI COMMUNITY HEALTH PROCTORED FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
The BEST way to determine the target population's actual needs for
treatment, is for the dental hygienist to (How do you determine 'Needs'?
Needs are not subjective, so how is it assessed?)
a. send a survey out to parents
b. perform an oral cancer exam
c. conduct a dental questionnaire
d. perform a DMFS - ANSWER- d. perform a DMFS
To determine the oral hygiene knowledge of the target population the
dental hygienists should:
a. perform DMFS on all students
b. conduct a caries activity test
c. perform clinical examinations and radiographs
d. conduct a dental questionnaire for all students - ANSWER- d. conduct
a dental questionnaire for all students
The BEST way to evaluate the effectiveness of oral hygiene home care
instruction is by
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a. interviewing the students regarding their oral hygiene habits
b. utilizing an oral hygiene index
c. conducting a DMFT survey
c. conducting a written questionnaire - ANSWER- b. utilizing an oral
hygiene index
The scores on the plaque index range were: 1.2, 3.0, 2.8, 3.0, 1.6, 2.0,
2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.7. What is the mode?
a. 2.5
b. 2.8
c. 2.5 and 2.7
d. 2.7 and 3.0 - ANSWER- d. 2.7 and 3.0
In the previous question, what is the mean?
a. 2.3
b. 2.4
c. 2.5
d. 2.7 - ANSWER- a. 2.3
In the question #13, what is the median?
a. 2.3
b. 2.5
c. 2.6
d. 2.7 - ANSWER- c. 2.6
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Epidemiology focuses on the study of groups and is based on the
principle that disease is multifactorial. The broad factors studied that are
part of epidemiology include:
a. host-agent-environment
b. age, race and socioeconomic factors
c. agent - host relationships
d. climate and physical environment - ANSWER- a. host-agent-
environment
The local dental hygiene association (YVDHS) wants to use some
special funds to provide dental services for low-income children in the
Yakima County. The MOST beneficial program for dental caries
reduction and prevention would include:
a. purchasing and distribution toothbrushes for all the children
b. dental sealants and fluoride programs
c. topical fluoride treatment
d. buying a mobile dental van - ANSWER- b. dental sealants and
fluoride programs
The researcher also wishes to determine the occurrence of occupational
hazard for this years graduating class of dental hygienists in the state
where the dental hygienist resides. She plans to survey this year'
graduates on a five-year cycle for the next 25 years. This type of study is
BEST described as
a. observational study
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b. cross-sectional or prevalence study
c. retrospective or case control study
d. longitudinal or cohort study - ANSWER- d. longitudinal or cohort
study
The public dental health hygienist sought to determine the participants'
oral hygiene status and their ability to remove plaque at the gingival
margin, the appropriate index to use is the:
a. OHI-S
b. PL-I
c. CPITN
d. PI - ANSWER- b. PL-I
A dental hygienist is employed by U of W dental school to conduct a
clinical trial of a new therapeutic mouthrinse for the inflammation
associated with gingivitis. The dental hygienist will use a dental index to
gather baseline data and as part of the evaluation of the product through
the course of the 2-year study. The dental index that will MOST likely
be used is the
a. OHI-S
b. PL-I
c. GI (Loe's)
d. SBI
e. Ramjford technique - ANSWER- c. GI (Loe's)
