Community Dental Health Issues Exam 1 Study Guide - CHs 1-4
1. The health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of the outcomes within
the group:: Population health
2. The health status of a defined group within a population:: Community health
3. Community health is affected by:: - Social changes
- politics
- changes in technology
- economics
4. What credential was approved by the ADHA in 2004 to address the problem of access to oral
health care?: Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP)
5. Which credential will allow dental hygienists to provide diagnostic, pre- ventive, restorative,
and therapeutic services directly to the public without supervision by a dentist?: Advanced
Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP)
6. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which of the
following?: The community
7. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus. In public health, the
is your patient.: community
8. Which statement differentiates dental public health from the private practice of dentistry?: Dental
public health is the form of dental practice that serves the community as the patient rather than
the individual
9. What components in a public health plan correlate to those in a private practice setting?: -
Survey
- analysis
- implementation
- funding
10.What public health component is equivalent to diagnosis in private prac- tice?: analysis
11.One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
policy development is to encourage what?: increasing the scope of dental hygienists' duties
12.Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?: fluoride
13.What is an example of primary prevention?: Dental prophylaxis
14. Which of the following approaches is more effective, less costly, and involves less
technology?
a. Tertiary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Primary prevention: c. primary prevention
15.What is a term for a clinical medical professional who provides patient care under the supervision
of a physician?: Midlevel provider
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16.Which of the following groups of people is most vulnerable to the burden of oral disease?:
Elderly people
17. Dental therapists in Alaska work
of a dentist to provide preventative procedures, emergency care, and basic restorative
procedures.-
: work under the general supervision
18.How long is the training program for a community dental health coordina- tor (CDHC)?: 12-
month training program with a 6-month internship
19.The American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) has desig-
nated dental hygiene roles, with public health being a component of each.: five
20. The American Dental Hygienists' Association's dental hygiene roles, with public health being a
component of each include
- clinician
- educator
- advocate
- researcher
- and : Administrator
21. Bright Futures Project, Oral Health Resources for Health Professionals, and Smiles for Life
are examples of which of the following?
a. Government-administered programs
b. The result of public health lobbying
c. Interprofessional resources developed to assist ICP
d. Initiatives of the ADHA: c. Interprofessional resources developed to assist ICP
22. The dental hygienist who participates in a community water fluoridation campaign is fulfilling
which of the following career paths?
a. Advocate
b. Research
c. Corporate
d. Entrepreneur: a. Advocate
23. The dental hygienist who educates patients in a diabetes program about the relationship
between diabetes and oral health is fulfilling which of the following career paths?
a. Advocate
b. Researcher
c. Corporate
d. Educator: d. Educator
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1. The health outcomes of a group of individuals including the distribution of the outcomes within
the group:: Population health
2. The health status of a defined group within a population:: Community health
3. Community health is affected by:: - Social changes
- politics
- changes in technology
- economics
4. What credential was approved by the ADHA in 2004 to address the problem of access to oral
health care?: Advanced Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP)
5. Which credential will allow dental hygienists to provide diagnostic, pre- ventive, restorative,
and therapeutic services directly to the public without supervision by a dentist?: Advanced
Dental Hygiene Practitioner (ADHP)
6. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which of the
following?: The community
7. In private practice, the individual patient is your focus. In public health, the
is your patient.: community
8. Which statement differentiates dental public health from the private practice of dentistry?: Dental
public health is the form of dental practice that serves the community as the patient rather than
the individual
9. What components in a public health plan correlate to those in a private practice setting?: -
Survey
- analysis
- implementation
- funding
10.What public health component is equivalent to diagnosis in private prac- tice?: analysis
11.One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and
policy development is to encourage what?: increasing the scope of dental hygienists' duties
12.Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?: fluoride
13.What is an example of primary prevention?: Dental prophylaxis
14. Which of the following approaches is more effective, less costly, and involves less
technology?
a. Tertiary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Primary prevention: c. primary prevention
15.What is a term for a clinical medical professional who provides patient care under the supervision
of a physician?: Midlevel provider
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16.Which of the following groups of people is most vulnerable to the burden of oral disease?:
Elderly people
17. Dental therapists in Alaska work
of a dentist to provide preventative procedures, emergency care, and basic restorative
procedures.-
: work under the general supervision
18.How long is the training program for a community dental health coordina- tor (CDHC)?: 12-
month training program with a 6-month internship
19.The American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) has desig-
nated dental hygiene roles, with public health being a component of each.: five
20. The American Dental Hygienists' Association's dental hygiene roles, with public health being a
component of each include
- clinician
- educator
- advocate
- researcher
- and : Administrator
21. Bright Futures Project, Oral Health Resources for Health Professionals, and Smiles for Life
are examples of which of the following?
a. Government-administered programs
b. The result of public health lobbying
c. Interprofessional resources developed to assist ICP
d. Initiatives of the ADHA: c. Interprofessional resources developed to assist ICP
22. The dental hygienist who participates in a community water fluoridation campaign is fulfilling
which of the following career paths?
a. Advocate
b. Research
c. Corporate
d. Entrepreneur: a. Advocate
23. The dental hygienist who educates patients in a diabetes program about the relationship
between diabetes and oral health is fulfilling which of the following career paths?
a. Advocate
b. Researcher
c. Corporate
d. Educator: d. Educator
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