Ch. 19 - Textbook Questions

Question 1

The ADA Seal of Approval program is regulated by the FDA. It is mandatory for all OTC dental care products.

a) The 1st statement is TRUE; the 2nd statement is FALSE.
b) The 1st statement is FALSE; the 2nd statement is TRUE.
c) Both statements are TRUE.
d) Both statements are FALSE.

Answer 1

D) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE.

Question 2

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It includes more than 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.

a) The 1st statement is TRUE; the 2nd statement is FALSE.
b) The 1st statement is FALSE; the 2nd statement is TRUE.
c) Both statements are TRUE.
d) Both statements are FALSE.

Answer 2

C) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.

Question 3

Which of the following is/are part of a research report’s methods and materials section?

a) Research design
b) Ethical considerations
c) Sample size
d) All of the above

Answer 3

D) ALL OF THE ABOVE

Question 4

Which of the following terms defines the review of manuscripts for content and accuracy before they can be included in refereed journals?

a) Critique
b) Double blind
c) Primary evaluation
d) Peer-reviewed

Answer 4

D) PEER-REVIEWED

Question 5

Statistical significance means that the result was not caused by:

a) control.
b) chance.
c) placebo effect.
d) sugar pill.

Answer 5

B) CHANCE.