Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist 5th Edition – Test Bank

Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist 5th Edition – Test Bank

DRAL HEALTH PRACTICE

Community Oral Health Practice for the Dental Hygienist 5th Edition

Chapter 1: People’s Health: An Introduction

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Which of the following statements differentiates destal gublic health from the private practice of artistry?

Dental public health is funded by the goverment, but private practice is not

Dental public health is the form of dental praction that serves the community as the

patient rather than the individual Dental public health does not concem assessment of meatment needs as does

private practice 4. Dental public health is concerned solely with prevention rather than treatment of

ANS:

Dental public health is the form of dental practice that serves the community as the patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with the dental education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs, as well as pervestion and control of dental diseases on a commitybos

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TOP COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH PRINCIPLES 10 Promoting Health and Pr Disease within Goospe

2. Which of the following terms refers to the effort that is organized by society to protect

promote, and reise the health and quality of

Class structu

Population demographics

Social stratification

ANS D

Both and community refer to this societal effort Public health is concerned with prevention, health education, recommending policies, administering services. conducting research, and limiting health disparities by promoting bealthcare equity, quality, and accessibility. Community health includes a wide range of healthcare interventions inchading health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, and management and administration of care.

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Disease within Goospe

3. Each of the following of the guiding principles common criteria used to desc bealth problems EXCEPT on Which one is the EXCEPTIONT

Degree to which it negatively affects health equity.

Burm of the disease or condition

4. Minimal cost to treat the problem

ANS: D

The “Guiding Principles Used to Identify Public Health Problems includes: burden of the disease or condition, prevalence of a risk factor for the disease or condition, ability of affecting the population as a whole, seriousness of the problems, economic or social impact public bealth concern, political will to address the issue, availability of resources, requirement for group action to solve the problem, availability of current interventions, cu appropriateness of the problem, and degree to which it negatively affects health equity

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4. Which of the following is a public health problem rather than a public health solution?

Immunizations

Fluoridation of drinking water

Chronic diseases of the expanding population of older a

4. Seat belts and airbags

ANS: C

Diseases caused by pollution of the country’s air and water systems, chronic diseases of the expanding population of older adults, inadequate funding for dental disease in indigent children, and an increase in violence among youth of today are all viewed as public health Publicealth solutions are concerned with health promotion and disease prevention. They address the problems of the community at large.

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REF: 1923

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5. Which of the following persone of the characteristics of public health solutions?

A long implementation period demonstrates costos planning

Potency should be maintained for a short time in the event that problems require

Socioeconomic stattribution to those who can most easily cату the cost burden

4. They should be effective immediately upon application

ANS: D

The seven characteristics of public health solutions are as follows not hazardous to life or function, effective in reducing or preventing the targeted disease or condition, easily and efficiently implemented, potency maintained for a substantial time period, attainable regardless of socioeconomic status, effective immediately upon application, and inexpensive and within the means of the community.

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Which of the following dental treatment modalites meets all seven characteristics of public health solutions needed to be considered an effective treatment for dental decay?

Glass ionomer material

Stainless steel crown

Comity water fluoridation

4. Dentales

ANS: C

Community water fluoridation meets all the seven characteristics needed to be considered an effective solution to the problem of detall decay

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7. Community waterfron

seaches all people, regardless of socioeconomic stanos

bonquires several years of application befter positive effects can be measured proves to be more of a financial burden than restorative treatment

4 only meets five of the seven characteristics considered to be an effective soluti to the problem of detall decay.

ANS: A

Community water floccidation has proven to be a safe, cost-effective sollution for reducing dend decay in children. It reaches all people regardless of socioeconomic status. It is effective immediately upon initiation and costs for less than the financial burden of restorative treatment. It meets all the seven characteristics to be considered an effective solution to the problem of dental decay.

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Which of the following best describes the prevalence of dental disease as a dental health problem?

The highest rate of untreated caries is among adults aged 35 to 44

50% of children aged 6-9 have experienced carnes

40% rate of untreated caries in permanent teeth of 13-to 15-year-oldi

4. Universal

ANS: D

Dental diseases or universal, chronic problems that do not undergoession fl intrested. For American children ages 3 to 5 years, 29.7% have carnes experience in primary teeth, 14.1% have unmeated caries in primary teeth. For American children ages 6-9.51.7% have had carnes experience in primary or permanent teet: 16.2% have untreated dental canes in primary or permanent teeth For Amenican adolescents ages 13 to 15 years, 49.9% with caries experience in permanent teeth, 17.9% with untreated caries in permanent teeth. For American adults, 31.3% and 35 to 44 with untreated cries 72% aged 40 to 64 missing a tooth from caries or periodontal disease. For older Americana 19. aged 65 to 74 with stened coronall caries 37.9% aged 75 with treated soocanies and 15.2 aged 6574 completely edentulous

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