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s a living organism that can be infected by an infectious agent. A vector is disease
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Which statement indicates the dental hygienist is making a dental diagnosis
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counter mouth guard would help relieve your TMJdiscomfort"
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Which correctly defines the concept of ionization? -
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ANSWER An electron isremoved from the orbital by binding energy j j j j j j j j j j
At which locality are x-ray photons created inside the dental X-ray tube? -
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ANSWER Anode
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Increasing the exposure time on the x- j j j j j j
ray control panel will have the sameaffect not he resultant image as increasing
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which other radiation control? -ANSWER Milliamperage
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Which part of the dental tube head is responsible for removing the longerwavele
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ngth x-rays from the beam? -ANSWER Aluminum filter
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Which has the greatest amount of radiation sensitivity? -
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ANSWER Smalllymphocyte j j
Which is an early clinical sign of overexposure? -ANSWER Erthema
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exposure not commonly seen in dentistry. j j j j j
,Which radiology concept is characterized by directing the central ray perpendi
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cular to the image receptor and long axis of the tooth? -
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ANSWERVertical angulation j j
Which is the recommended vertical angulation, in degrees, for exposures ofbitew
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ing films with tabs? -ANSWER +10 degrees
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Which technique is NOT recommended for the patient with a gag reflex? -
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ANSWER Ask patient of their gagging reflex history
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Which tooth structures is least likely to be viewed on a dental radiograph? -
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ANSWER Cementum
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On which periodical image is the mylohyoid ridge visible? -
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ANSWER MDmolar j j
The genial tubercles are located close to which other normal anatomicstructure?
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-ANSWER Lingual foramen
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Which commonly used for temporary cementation? -ANSWER Zinc-
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Which is true of a phenolic disinfectant? -
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ANSWER Leaves residue onsurfaces j j j j
Where does the base of a supra bony pocket lie? -
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ANSWER Above crest ofalveolar bone j j j j j
Which ethical principle does informed consent uphold? -
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ANSWERAutonomy j
A dental material's resilience estimates the total elastic energy it ca absorbbefor
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e deformation occurs. A dental material
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s elastic strain represents its stiffness. -
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a 42 yr old patient presents to the dental office for periodontal care. Thehealth hist
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ory indicates she is currently undergoing cancer treatment.
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Which is recorded other than in the patient's disease status information? -
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ANSWER Patient's appearance due to cancer
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,A 53 yr old patient returns to the dental office 5 weeks after non-
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surgicalperiodontal therapy for re- j j j j
evaluation. Although the tissue response is generally positive, the hygienist n j j j j j j j j j j
otes one area of localized inflammationwith bleeding on probing. Which actio
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n should the hygienist take? -
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ANSWER Explore site for residual calculus deposits or plaque retentive facto
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Which describes the dental hygienist's role in treating a person with ADHD? -
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ANSWER Allow patient to be involved with appointment and holdsuction
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A dental hygienist is creating an oral health care program for participants ata loc
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al Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC). The hygienist will develop a co
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mmunity profile to determine the WIC participant's dental knowledge. Instructio
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n will include toothbrushing, oral physiotherapy techniques, and the relationshi
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p between diet and dental decay. The program will be offered for one month on d
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ays participants pick up food vouchers. By offering instruction at the WIC site, th
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e dental hygienist hopesto educate caregivers and children early enough to prev
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ent dental decay. - ANSWER Agriculture
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Which describes WIC historical data used to develop the communityprofile? -
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Which type of data is gathered when WIC participants are asked, "Describehow
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you brush your child's teeth." -ANSWER Qualitative
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The statement, "The oral health care program will improve the dental healthof wo
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men and their children," is an example of the program... -ANSWER goal
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Which level of prevention does the oral health care program address? -
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ANSWER Primary
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Which provides information to parents on child development stages so thechild'
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s oral health needs can be adequately met? -ANSWER Anticipatory guidance
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, An orthodontist hypothesizes a relationship exists between tongue thrust swallo
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wing and the position of anterior teeth. He conducts a study by selecting 35 subje
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cts who have tongue thrust swallowing and a control group of 35 subjects without
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tongue-
thrust swallowing. Occlusion was determines using Angle's classification of mal
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occlusion. The overate of those who had tongue thrust were measured and com
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pared with the corresponding values of the control subjects. The same orthodon
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tist performed all measurements. Results determines that with p < 0.05, overate
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measurements were significantly increased in persons with tongue- j j j j j j j
thrust when compared to persons who did not have tongue-thrust.
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Which study was conducted? -ANSWER Clinical trial
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Which sampling technique was used to select the subjects? -
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ANSWERPurposive j
In this study, which was the independent variable? -ANSWER Tongue-
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thrust swallowing
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In this study, which important aspect was achieved by using only oneexaminer? -
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ANSWER Intra-examiner reliability j j
Which statistical test is used to test the mean scores of the two groups? -
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ANSWER Independent t-test
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Referring to occurrence by chance alone, what does p< .05 indicate? -
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ANSWER 5% or less probability
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A community fair was held to provide information to residents regarding issue re
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lated to dental health. The dental hygienists organizing the event wanted to det
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ermine if the fair had an impact on the attendees' dental knowledge. Attendee w
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ere asked to complete a questionnaire prior to visiting five booths and immediat
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ely following attendance at the last booth.93 attendees voluntarily chose to com
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plete the survey. The survey was a 10-
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item dental health knowledge questionnaire with each item worth one point. It w
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as administered in a pre and post test design. Questionnaire items were in a true
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or false format. Each item was scored "1" of answeredcorrectly and "0" if answer
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ed incorrectly. Items were totaled and overall pre-
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test scores were compared with overall post-test scores. A statistical
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UESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS/ ALREADYGR j j j j j j
ADED A ++ j j
In relation to disease transmission, which describes an improperly storedtoothb
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rush? -ANSWER Fomite j j
A fomite is an inanimate object capable of transmitting infectious agents. Ahost i
j j j j j j j j j j j j j
s a living organism that can be infected by an infectious agent. A vector is disease
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transmission from host to host. A pathogen is anti- Infectious agent. j j j j j j j j j j
Which statement indicates the dental hygienist is making a dental diagnosis
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-ANSWER "an over-the- j j
counter mouth guard would help relieve your TMJdiscomfort"
j j j j j j j j
Which correctly defines the concept of ionization? -
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ANSWER An electron isremoved from the orbital by binding energy j j j j j j j j j j
At which locality are x-ray photons created inside the dental X-ray tube? -
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ANSWER Anode
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Increasing the exposure time on the x- j j j j j j
ray control panel will have the sameaffect not he resultant image as increasing
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which other radiation control? -ANSWER Milliamperage
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Which part of the dental tube head is responsible for removing the longerwavele
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ngth x-rays from the beam? -ANSWER Aluminum filter
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Which has the greatest amount of radiation sensitivity? -
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ANSWER Smalllymphocyte j j
Which is an early clinical sign of overexposure? -ANSWER Erthema
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Erythema, or reddening of the skin, is an early clinical sign of radiationover
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exposure not commonly seen in dentistry. j j j j j
,Which radiology concept is characterized by directing the central ray perpendi
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cular to the image receptor and long axis of the tooth? -
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ANSWERVertical angulation j j
Which is the recommended vertical angulation, in degrees, for exposures ofbitew
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ing films with tabs? -ANSWER +10 degrees
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Which technique is NOT recommended for the patient with a gag reflex? -
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ANSWER Ask patient of their gagging reflex history
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Which tooth structures is least likely to be viewed on a dental radiograph? -
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ANSWER Cementum
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On which periodical image is the mylohyoid ridge visible? -
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ANSWER MDmolar j j
The genial tubercles are located close to which other normal anatomicstructure?
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-ANSWER Lingual foramen
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Which commonly used for temporary cementation? -ANSWER Zinc-
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oxideeugenol j
Which is true of a phenolic disinfectant? -
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ANSWER Leaves residue onsurfaces j j j j
Where does the base of a supra bony pocket lie? -
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ANSWER Above crest ofalveolar bone j j j j j
Which ethical principle does informed consent uphold? -
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ANSWERAutonomy j
A dental material's resilience estimates the total elastic energy it ca absorbbefor
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e deformation occurs. A dental material
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s elastic strain represents its stiffness. -
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ANSWER The first statement is trueand the second is false j j j j j j j j j j
a 42 yr old patient presents to the dental office for periodontal care. Thehealth hist
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ory indicates she is currently undergoing cancer treatment.
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Which is recorded other than in the patient's disease status information? -
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ANSWER Patient's appearance due to cancer
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,A 53 yr old patient returns to the dental office 5 weeks after non-
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surgicalperiodontal therapy for re- j j j j
evaluation. Although the tissue response is generally positive, the hygienist n j j j j j j j j j j
otes one area of localized inflammationwith bleeding on probing. Which actio
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n should the hygienist take? -
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ANSWER Explore site for residual calculus deposits or plaque retentive facto
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rs
Which describes the dental hygienist's role in treating a person with ADHD? -
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ANSWER Allow patient to be involved with appointment and holdsuction
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A dental hygienist is creating an oral health care program for participants ata loc
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al Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC). The hygienist will develop a co
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mmunity profile to determine the WIC participant's dental knowledge. Instructio
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n will include toothbrushing, oral physiotherapy techniques, and the relationshi
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p between diet and dental decay. The program will be offered for one month on d
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
ays participants pick up food vouchers. By offering instruction at the WIC site, th
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e dental hygienist hopesto educate caregivers and children early enough to prev
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ent dental decay. - ANSWER Agriculture
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Which describes WIC historical data used to develop the communityprofile? -
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ANSWER Secondary j
Which type of data is gathered when WIC participants are asked, "Describehow
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you brush your child's teeth." -ANSWER Qualitative
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Qualitative data describes, rather than measures, information. j j j j j j
The statement, "The oral health care program will improve the dental healthof wo
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men and their children," is an example of the program... -ANSWER goal
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Which level of prevention does the oral health care program address? -
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ANSWER Primary
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Which provides information to parents on child development stages so thechild'
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s oral health needs can be adequately met? -ANSWER Anticipatory guidance
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, An orthodontist hypothesizes a relationship exists between tongue thrust swallo
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wing and the position of anterior teeth. He conducts a study by selecting 35 subje
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cts who have tongue thrust swallowing and a control group of 35 subjects without
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tongue-
thrust swallowing. Occlusion was determines using Angle's classification of mal
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occlusion. The overate of those who had tongue thrust were measured and com
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pared with the corresponding values of the control subjects. The same orthodon
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tist performed all measurements. Results determines that with p < 0.05, overate
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measurements were significantly increased in persons with tongue- j j j j j j j
thrust when compared to persons who did not have tongue-thrust.
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Which study was conducted? -ANSWER Clinical trial
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Which sampling technique was used to select the subjects? -
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ANSWERPurposive j
In this study, which was the independent variable? -ANSWER Tongue-
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thrust swallowing
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In this study, which important aspect was achieved by using only oneexaminer? -
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ANSWER Intra-examiner reliability j j
Which statistical test is used to test the mean scores of the two groups? -
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ANSWER Independent t-test
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Referring to occurrence by chance alone, what does p< .05 indicate? -
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ANSWER 5% or less probability
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A community fair was held to provide information to residents regarding issue re
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lated to dental health. The dental hygienists organizing the event wanted to det
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ermine if the fair had an impact on the attendees' dental knowledge. Attendee w
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ere asked to complete a questionnaire prior to visiting five booths and immediat
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ely following attendance at the last booth.93 attendees voluntarily chose to com
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plete the survey. The survey was a 10-
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item dental health knowledge questionnaire with each item worth one point. It w
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as administered in a pre and post test design. Questionnaire items were in a true
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or false format. Each item was scored "1" of answeredcorrectly and "0" if answer
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ed incorrectly. Items were totaled and overall pre-
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test scores were compared with overall post-test scores. A statistical
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