DPH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ________.
a. Develops and coordinates public health programs
b. Conducts Research
c. Lobbies to Change Laws
d. Educates and Promoted dental health - Answers :a. Develops and coordinates public
health programs
Demographic information suggests a correlation between oral health status and
_______.
a. None of the above
b. Socioeconomic Status
c. Target Populations
d. Baseline data - Answers :b. Socioeconomic Status
The first constituent dental hygiene association was started in ________.
a. California
b. Ohio
c. Oregon
d. Connecticut - Answers :d. Connecticut
Community water fluoridation is especially beneficial for which target population?
a. Low Socieoeconomic Status
b. Inmates
c. Elderly
d. Military - Answers :a. Low Socieoeconomic Status
Some theories suggest that xylitol decreases dental decay by
a. Strengthening of dentin
b. Strengthening of the enamel
c. Bacteria Killer
d. Because bacteria do not absorb well on the tooth surface - Answers :d. Because
bacteria do not absorb well on the tooth surface
Dental hygiene was historically founded as which type of profession
a. Private Practice
b. Public Health
c. None of the above
, d. Restorative - Answers :b. Public Health
Dental hygienists have the ability to improve total health by ________.
a. Restoring teeth
b. None of the above
c. Preventing dental disease
d. Applying laminates - Answers :c. Preventing dental disease
Dental hygienists should work with which target population when aiming community
promotional activities at the importance of a healthy diet in oral health?
a. Dieticians
b. Nurses
c. Therapists
d. Teachers - Answers :a. Dieticians
One mission of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is to
a. Expand member benefits
b. Improve the publics total health
c. None the of the above
d. Monitor OTC medications - Answers :b. Improve the publics total health
The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat
periodontal disease, is defined as ________.
a. Copayment
b. Socieoeconomic Status
c. Malpractice
d. Access issues - Answers :c. Malpractice
Which of the following is the process by which society makes decisions about problems
a. Assurance
b. Policy Development
c. Serving all functions
d. None apply - Answers :b. Policy Development
Which of the following involves making certain that all populations have access to
appropriate and cost-effective services to reach agreed-upon public health goals?
a. Serving all functions
b. Policy Devolopoment
c. Assessment
d. Assurance - Answers :d. Assurance
When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ________.
a. Develops and coordinates public health programs
b. Conducts Research
c. Lobbies to Change Laws
d. Educates and Promoted dental health - Answers :a. Develops and coordinates public
health programs
Demographic information suggests a correlation between oral health status and
_______.
a. None of the above
b. Socioeconomic Status
c. Target Populations
d. Baseline data - Answers :b. Socioeconomic Status
The first constituent dental hygiene association was started in ________.
a. California
b. Ohio
c. Oregon
d. Connecticut - Answers :d. Connecticut
Community water fluoridation is especially beneficial for which target population?
a. Low Socieoeconomic Status
b. Inmates
c. Elderly
d. Military - Answers :a. Low Socieoeconomic Status
Some theories suggest that xylitol decreases dental decay by
a. Strengthening of dentin
b. Strengthening of the enamel
c. Bacteria Killer
d. Because bacteria do not absorb well on the tooth surface - Answers :d. Because
bacteria do not absorb well on the tooth surface
Dental hygiene was historically founded as which type of profession
a. Private Practice
b. Public Health
c. None of the above
, d. Restorative - Answers :b. Public Health
Dental hygienists have the ability to improve total health by ________.
a. Restoring teeth
b. None of the above
c. Preventing dental disease
d. Applying laminates - Answers :c. Preventing dental disease
Dental hygienists should work with which target population when aiming community
promotional activities at the importance of a healthy diet in oral health?
a. Dieticians
b. Nurses
c. Therapists
d. Teachers - Answers :a. Dieticians
One mission of the American Dental Hygienists' Association is to
a. Expand member benefits
b. Improve the publics total health
c. None the of the above
d. Monitor OTC medications - Answers :b. Improve the publics total health
The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat
periodontal disease, is defined as ________.
a. Copayment
b. Socieoeconomic Status
c. Malpractice
d. Access issues - Answers :c. Malpractice
Which of the following is the process by which society makes decisions about problems
a. Assurance
b. Policy Development
c. Serving all functions
d. None apply - Answers :b. Policy Development
Which of the following involves making certain that all populations have access to
appropriate and cost-effective services to reach agreed-upon public health goals?
a. Serving all functions
b. Policy Devolopoment
c. Assessment
d. Assurance - Answers :d. Assurance
