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1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegnumbergofgyearsgagdentalghygienegcurriculumghasgbeenginge
xistence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d.ggg 100
ANS:g D
Dr.gAlfredgFonesgstartedgthegFonesgSchoolgofgDentalgHygienegingBridgeport,gConnecticut,ging1
913.gDr.gFonesgdevelopedgagcurriculumgforgdentalghygienistsgwhogbegangworkgwithingthegBrid
geportgPublicgSchoolgsystem.gDr.gFonesghadgagvisiongforgwhatgwegnowgcallginterprofessionalgc
ollaborativegpracticegwhenghegspokegofgagconnectiongbetweengoralghealthgandgsystemicghealthg
andgthegdentalghygienist’sgrolegingaddressinggsystemicgconditionsgofgthegschoolchildrengbygim
plementinggpreventivegoralghealthgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:gggp.g17 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventinggDisea
segwithingGroups
2. Publicghealthgcareersgforgdentalghygienistsgnowgrungtheggamutgfromghigh-
levelgadministrativegpostsgtogprovidinggdentalghygienegcaregforgvariousgpopulationsgingaglocalgcommuni
ty.gDentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgrequiregangadvancedgdegree.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue,gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
d. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse,gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.
ANS:g C
Dentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgcanghavegangentry-
levelgdegreegorgangadvancedgdegree,gdependinggongthegresponsibilitiesgofgthegpositiongandgtheg
requirementsgofgthegorganizationgorgagency.gManygdentalghygienistsgwithgadvancedgdegreesgw
orkinggingpublicghealthgbegangtheirgpublicghealthgcareersgwithgthegminimumglevelgofgeducation
.gTheygchosegtogcontinuegtheirgeducationgasgtheirginterestsgdeveloped,gtheirgchallengesgexpande
d,gandgtheirgdesireggrewgtogdogmoregforgthegoralghealthgofgtheirgcommunity.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g17 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventinggDisea
segwithingGroups
3. Publicghealthghasgthegpotentialgto:g(1)gtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgprogramgdevelopment,gi
mplementation,gandgevaluation;g(2)gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpopulations,gothergprofessio
nals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;g(3)gprovidegagvarietygofgactivitiesgthatg
reflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;g(4)gandgoffergangopportunitygforgcareergadvancementgtog
higherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
a. 1,g2,g3,g4
b. 1,g2,g3gbutgnotg4
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c. 1,g2,g4,gbutgnotg3
d. 1,g3,g4,gbutgnotg2
ANS:g A
Allgaregtrue.gPublicghealthghasgthegpotentialgtogtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgprogramgdev
elopment,gimplementation,gandgevaluation;gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpopulations,gotherg
professionals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;gprovidegagvarietygofgactivit
iesgthatgreflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;gandgoffergangopportunitygforgcareergadvancem
entgtoghigherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g18 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygProgra
ms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
4. Accordinggtogagnationalgreportg(OralgHealthgingAmerica),gthegSurgeongGeneralgrevealedgwhichgo
fgthegfollowinggtypesgofgdisparitygamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatusgandgaccessgtogdent
algcare?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS:g D
Theregaregprofoundgdisparitiesgamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatusgandgaccessgtogdentalgc
aregingthegUnitedgStates.gFederalgagenciesgandgstateggovernmentsgaregaddressinggtheseggapsgingac
cessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegislation,gpolicygdevelopment,gandgrefocusinggofgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:gggp.g18 OBJ:g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygProgra
ms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
5. Whichglevelgofgsupervisiongallowsgthegdentalghygienistgtogprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegdeterminesg
withoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision?
a. Directgsupervision
b. Indirectgsupervision
c. Generalgsupervision
d. DirectgAccess
ANS:g D
Directgaccessgmeansgthegdentalghygienistgcangprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegdeterminesgappropria
tegwithoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision,gitgalsogisgreferredgtogasgunsupervisedgpractice.gT
hegdentistgmustgbegpresent,gexaminesgthegpatientgtogauthorizegthegworkgtogbegperformed,gandginsp
ectsgitgaftergtogensuregqualitygundergdirectgsupervision.gForggeneralgsupervision,gthegdentistgmustg
begpresent,ggenerallygauthorizesgthegworkgtogbegperformed,gexaminesgthegpatient,geithergbeforegor
gaftergworkgisgperformed,gandgisgavailablegforgconsultationgduringgtreatment.gForggeneralgsupervis
ion,gthegdentistgmustgauthorizegthegworkgtogbegcompletedgbeforegservicesgbutgdoesgnotgneedgtogbeg
presentgduringgtreatment;gthegpatientgmustgbegonegofgrecord.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g21|Tableg2.2 OBJ:g 4
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
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6. Onegofgthegguidinggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegislationgandgp
olicygdevelopmentgisgtogencouragegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Restrictiongofgfundinggforgdentalgservices
b. Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties
c. Compliancegwithgrepaymentgofgeducationalgloans
d. Eliminationgofgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprograms
ANS:g B
Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties,gallocatinggadditionalgfundsgforgdentalgser
vices,gextendinggeducationalgloansgandgloangforgivenessgforgdentalgprofessionals,gandgaddit
ionalgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprogramsgaregallgfacetsgofgthegguidin
ggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtoghealthgcaregthroughglegislationgandgpolicygdevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:gp.g18|GuidinggPrinciplesgboxgOBJ:g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygProgra
ms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
7. Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtypesgofgpracticegsettings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS:g C
Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgalternativegpracticegsettings.gExamplesgofgthisgtypegofgs
ettinggaregagcommunity-basedgclinic,gagmigrantghealthgcenter,gagmobilegvan,gagschool-
basedgoralghealthgprogram,gaghospital,gaglong-
termgcaregfacility,gagnursingghome,gandgindividualghomesgofghomeboundgindividuals.gDentalghy
gienistsgcangprovidegpreventivegservicesgingthesegsettings,greachingglargegnumbersgofgpeoplegwh
ogmightgnotgotherwisegreceivegcare.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g19 OBJ:g 3
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventinggDisea
segwithingGroups
8. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgprimarygprevention?
a. Angamalgamgrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dentalgprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS:g C
Dentalgprophylaxis,gsealants,gandgwatergfluoridationgaregexamplesgofgprimarygprevention.gPrim
arygpreventiongpreventsgdiseasegbeforegitgoccurs.gThisglevelgincludesghealthgeducation,gdiseaseg
prevention,gandghealthgprotection.gRestorationsgsuchgasgamalgamsgandgcompositesgaregexample
sgofgsecondarygprevention,gwhichgeliminatesgorgreducesgdiseasesgingthegearlygstages.gDentures,gi
mplants,gandgbridgegworkgaregexamplesgofgtertiarygprevention.gThisglevelgisgthegmostgcostlygand
grequiresghighlygtrainedgprofessionalsgtogtreatgthegdisease.
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegnumbergofgyearsgagdentalghygienegcurriculumghasgbeenginge
xistence?
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d.ggg 100
ANS:g D
Dr.gAlfredgFonesgstartedgthegFonesgSchoolgofgDentalgHygienegingBridgeport,gConnecticut,ging1
913.gDr.gFonesgdevelopedgagcurriculumgforgdentalghygienistsgwhogbegangworkgwithingthegBrid
geportgPublicgSchoolgsystem.gDr.gFonesghadgagvisiongforgwhatgwegnowgcallginterprofessionalgc
ollaborativegpracticegwhenghegspokegofgagconnectiongbetweengoralghealthgandgsystemicghealthg
andgthegdentalghygienist’sgrolegingaddressinggsystemicgconditionsgofgthegschoolchildrengbygim
plementinggpreventivegoralghealthgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:gggp.g17 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventinggDisea
segwithingGroups
2. Publicghealthgcareersgforgdentalghygienistsgnowgrungtheggamutgfromghigh-
levelgadministrativegpostsgtogprovidinggdentalghygienegcaregforgvariousgpopulationsgingaglocalgcommuni
ty.gDentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgrequiregangadvancedgdegree.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue,gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
d. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse,gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.
ANS:g C
Dentalghygienistsgingpublicghealthgpositionsgcanghavegangentry-
levelgdegreegorgangadvancedgdegree,gdependinggongthegresponsibilitiesgofgthegpositiongandgtheg
requirementsgofgthegorganizationgorgagency.gManygdentalghygienistsgwithgadvancedgdegreesgw
orkinggingpublicghealthgbegangtheirgpublicghealthgcareersgwithgthegminimumglevelgofgeducation
.gTheygchosegtogcontinuegtheirgeducationgasgtheirginterestsgdeveloped,gtheirgchallengesgexpande
d,gandgtheirgdesireggrewgtogdogmoregforgthegoralghealthgofgtheirgcommunity.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g17 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventinggDisea
segwithingGroups
3. Publicghealthghasgthegpotentialgto:g(1)gtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgprogramgdevelopment,gi
mplementation,gandgevaluation;g(2)gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpopulations,gothergprofessio
nals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;g(3)gprovidegagvarietygofgactivitiesgthatg
reflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;g(4)gandgoffergangopportunitygforgcareergadvancementgtog
higherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
a. 1,g2,g3,g4
b. 1,g2,g3gbutgnotg4
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c. 1,g2,g4,gbutgnotg3
d. 1,g3,g4,gbutgnotg2
ANS:g A
Allgaregtrue.gPublicghealthghasgthegpotentialgtogtakegthegdentalghygienistgintogthegrealmgofgprogramgdev
elopment,gimplementation,gandgevaluation;gpresentgagchancegtogworkgwithgvariousgpopulations,gotherg
professionals,gagencies,gfinancinggmechanisms,gandgrulesgandgregulations;gprovidegagvarietygofgactivit
iesgthatgreflectgthegdiversegrolesgofgthegdentalghygienist;gandgoffergangopportunitygforgcareergadvancem
entgtoghigherglevelgadministrativegandgmanagementgpositions.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g18 OBJ:g 1
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygProgra
ms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
4. Accordinggtogagnationalgreportg(OralgHealthgingAmerica),gthegSurgeongGeneralgrevealedgwhichgo
fgthegfollowinggtypesgofgdisparitygamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatusgandgaccessgtogdent
algcare?
a. Negligible
b. Slight
c. Moderate
d. Profound
ANS:g D
Theregaregprofoundgdisparitiesgamonggspecificggroupsgingoralghealthgstatusgandgaccessgtogdentalgc
aregingthegUnitedgStates.gFederalgagenciesgandgstateggovernmentsgaregaddressinggtheseggapsgingac
cessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegislation,gpolicygdevelopment,gandgrefocusinggofgprograms.
DIF: Application REF:gggp.g18 OBJ:g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygProgra
ms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
5. Whichglevelgofgsupervisiongallowsgthegdentalghygienistgtogprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegdeterminesg
withoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision?
a. Directgsupervision
b. Indirectgsupervision
c. Generalgsupervision
d. DirectgAccess
ANS:g D
Directgaccessgmeansgthegdentalghygienistgcangprovidegservicesgasghegorgshegdeterminesgappropria
tegwithoutgspecificgauthorizationgorgsupervision,gitgalsogisgreferredgtogasgunsupervisedgpractice.gT
hegdentistgmustgbegpresent,gexaminesgthegpatientgtogauthorizegthegworkgtogbegperformed,gandginsp
ectsgitgaftergtogensuregqualitygundergdirectgsupervision.gForggeneralgsupervision,gthegdentistgmustg
begpresent,ggenerallygauthorizesgthegworkgtogbegperformed,gexaminesgthegpatient,geithergbeforegor
gaftergworkgisgperformed,gandgisgavailablegforgconsultationgduringgtreatment.gForggeneralgsupervis
ion,gthegdentistgmustgauthorizegthegworkgtogbegcompletedgbeforegservicesgbutgdoesgnotgneedgtogbeg
presentgduringgtreatment;gthegpatientgmustgbegonegofgrecord.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g21|Tableg2.2 OBJ:g 4
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventing
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DiseasegwithingGroups
6. Onegofgthegguidinggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtogoralghealthgcaregthroughglegislationgandgp
olicygdevelopmentgisgtogencouragegwhichgofgthegfollowing?
a. Restrictiongofgfundinggforgdentalgservices
b. Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties
c. Compliancegwithgrepaymentgofgeducationalgloans
d. Eliminationgofgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprograms
ANS:g B
Increasinggthegscopegofgdentalghygienists’gduties,gallocatinggadditionalgfundsgforgdentalgser
vices,gextendinggeducationalgloansgandgloangforgivenessgforgdentalgprofessionals,gandgaddit
ionalgdentalgbenefitsgthroughgexistinggpublicginsurancegprogramsgaregallgfacetsgofgthegguidin
ggprinciplesgforgcreatinggaccessgtoghealthgcaregthroughglegislationgandgpolicygdevelopment.
DIF: Comprehension
REF:gp.g18|GuidinggPrinciplesgboxgOBJ:g 2
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg2.0gParticipatinggingCommunitygProgra
ms,g2.1gAssessinggPopulationsgandgDefininggObjectives
7. Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgwhichgofgthegfollowinggtypesgofgpracticegsettings?
a. Expanded
b. Modified
c. Alternative
d. Distributive
ANS:g C
Publicghealthgsettingsgaregcategorizedgasgalternativegpracticegsettings.gExamplesgofgthisgtypegofgs
ettinggaregagcommunity-basedgclinic,gagmigrantghealthgcenter,gagmobilegvan,gagschool-
basedgoralghealthgprogram,gaghospital,gaglong-
termgcaregfacility,gagnursingghome,gandgindividualghomesgofghomeboundgindividuals.gDentalghy
gienistsgcangprovidegpreventivegservicesgingthesegsettings,greachingglargegnumbersgofgpeoplegwh
ogmightgnotgotherwisegreceivegcare.
DIF: Recall REF:gggp.g19 OBJ:g 3
TOP:g COMMUNITYgHEALTH/RESEARCHgPRINCIPLESg1.0gPromotinggHealthgandgPreventinggDisea
segwithingGroups
8. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgangexamplegofgprimarygprevention?
a. Angamalgamgrestoration
b. Dentures
c. Dentalgprophylaxis
d. Implants
ANS:g C
Dentalgprophylaxis,gsealants,gandgwatergfluoridationgaregexamplesgofgprimarygprevention.gPrim
arygpreventiongpreventsgdiseasegbeforegitgoccurs.gThisglevelgincludesghealthgeducation,gdiseaseg
prevention,gandghealthgprotection.gRestorationsgsuchgasgamalgamsgandgcompositesgaregexample
sgofgsecondarygprevention,gwhichgeliminatesgorgreducesgdiseasesgingthegearlygstages.gDentures,gi
mplants,gandgbridgegworkgaregexamplesgofgtertiarygprevention.gThisglevelgisgthegmostgcostlygand
grequiresghighlygtrainedgprofessionalsgtogtreatgthegdisease.
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