Community Dental Health Issues Exam 2 Study Guide
1. What population has the highest rate of untreated compared to other age groups?
A. Vulnerable adult seniors
B.Children 10-13 years old
C.Children 6-9 years old
D.Children 3-5 years old: D. Children 3 -5 years old
2. According to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), approximately which
percentage of the total U.S. population aged 18 and above HAD visited a dentist/clinic within the
past year?: 68%
3. What program is considered to be a safe and effective population - based measure to improve
oral health and prevent oral disease?
A. Daily oral hygiene
B. School-based dental sealant program C.Clinical
dental visit
D.Healthy diet: B. School - based dental sealant program
4. Which of the following is true concerning the social impact of oral dis- ease?: Children have
a poor self-concept and experience delayed growth and development.
5. T/F: Social impact of oral disease is related to children who have poor self concepts and
experience delayed growth and development: True
6. What is true concerning the burden of oral disease?
A. It is spread evenly throughout the population.
B. Those who experience the worst oral health are found among the very young.
C. Poorer older Americans are particularly vulnerable.
D. Oral disease does not jeopardize overall oral health.: c. Poor older Americans are particularly
vulnerable
7. In recent years, what has limited the pursuits in oral health research to measure progress in
relation to the status of oral diseases and conditions?
A. Lack of funding
B. Lack of disease disparity
C. Lack of adequate means of measuring the result of programs
D. Lack of communication between public health and private practice: a. Lack of funding
, Community Dental Health Issues Exam 2 Study Guide
8. What is the most common chronic disease of childhood?
A. Juvenile diabetes
B.Asthma
C.Hay fever
D.Tooth decay: d. tooth decay
9. Early childhood caries affects teeth of children up to what age?
A.3
B.5
C.7 D.9: b.
5
10. Which of the following is associated with early childhood caries?
A.Diet that is high in saturated fat
B. Putting a child to bed with formula or other sweetened drinks
C. Not eating enough leafy green or yellow vegetables
D. Child who is a finicky eater: b. Putting a child to bed with formula or other sweetened
drinks
11. Which of the following populations are less likely to have a dental visit?
A. Children from minority families, whose parents have periodontal disease, and are from low
income homes
B. Children from minority families whose parents have periodontal disease
C. Children from minority families and from low income homes
D. Children whose parents have periodontal disease and from low income homes: c. Children
from minority family and from low income homes
12.As the current trends in aging continue, which of the following will be true?: Adults will lose
fewer teeth as they age and will have more teeth that are at risk for dental caries
throughout life.
13.T/F: As the current trends in aging continue, adults will lose fewer teeth as they age and will have
more teeth that are at risk for dental caries throughout life: True
14. Which of the following is the most equitable, cost-effective, and cost saving method of
providing Fl- to the community?
A. Fluoridated salt
B. Fluoridation of the public water supply C.Fluoride
mouth rinses
1. What population has the highest rate of untreated compared to other age groups?
A. Vulnerable adult seniors
B.Children 10-13 years old
C.Children 6-9 years old
D.Children 3-5 years old: D. Children 3 -5 years old
2. According to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), approximately which
percentage of the total U.S. population aged 18 and above HAD visited a dentist/clinic within the
past year?: 68%
3. What program is considered to be a safe and effective population - based measure to improve
oral health and prevent oral disease?
A. Daily oral hygiene
B. School-based dental sealant program C.Clinical
dental visit
D.Healthy diet: B. School - based dental sealant program
4. Which of the following is true concerning the social impact of oral dis- ease?: Children have
a poor self-concept and experience delayed growth and development.
5. T/F: Social impact of oral disease is related to children who have poor self concepts and
experience delayed growth and development: True
6. What is true concerning the burden of oral disease?
A. It is spread evenly throughout the population.
B. Those who experience the worst oral health are found among the very young.
C. Poorer older Americans are particularly vulnerable.
D. Oral disease does not jeopardize overall oral health.: c. Poor older Americans are particularly
vulnerable
7. In recent years, what has limited the pursuits in oral health research to measure progress in
relation to the status of oral diseases and conditions?
A. Lack of funding
B. Lack of disease disparity
C. Lack of adequate means of measuring the result of programs
D. Lack of communication between public health and private practice: a. Lack of funding
, Community Dental Health Issues Exam 2 Study Guide
8. What is the most common chronic disease of childhood?
A. Juvenile diabetes
B.Asthma
C.Hay fever
D.Tooth decay: d. tooth decay
9. Early childhood caries affects teeth of children up to what age?
A.3
B.5
C.7 D.9: b.
5
10. Which of the following is associated with early childhood caries?
A.Diet that is high in saturated fat
B. Putting a child to bed with formula or other sweetened drinks
C. Not eating enough leafy green or yellow vegetables
D. Child who is a finicky eater: b. Putting a child to bed with formula or other sweetened
drinks
11. Which of the following populations are less likely to have a dental visit?
A. Children from minority families, whose parents have periodontal disease, and are from low
income homes
B. Children from minority families whose parents have periodontal disease
C. Children from minority families and from low income homes
D. Children whose parents have periodontal disease and from low income homes: c. Children
from minority family and from low income homes
12.As the current trends in aging continue, which of the following will be true?: Adults will lose
fewer teeth as they age and will have more teeth that are at risk for dental caries
throughout life.
13.T/F: As the current trends in aging continue, adults will lose fewer teeth as they age and will have
more teeth that are at risk for dental caries throughout life: True
14. Which of the following is the most equitable, cost-effective, and cost saving method of
providing Fl- to the community?
A. Fluoridated salt
B. Fluoridation of the public water supply C.Fluoride
mouth rinses
