DENT 2060 Chapter 1

Question 1

Community dental health

Answer 1

Sometimes replaces “Dental public health”; a component of public health; major difference - community focuses on a specific group of people whereas public is thought to be wider reaching

Question 2

Dental public health

Answer 2

focuses on oral health care and education of a population with an emphasis on the utilization of dental hygiene sciences

Question 3

Malpractice

Answer 3

a dental hygiene professional’s negligence by act or omission when the care provided is not within the accepted standards of practice and negatively affects the patient’s well-being

Question 4

Primary prevention

Answer 4

employment of strategies and agents to forestall the onset of disease, reverse its progress, or arrest its process before treatment becomes necessary

Question 5

Public health

Answer 5

concerned with the health care of all people

Question 6

Public health goals

Answer 6

goals that guide all public health activities

Question 7

Public health services

Answer 7

services that help attain public health goals

Question 8

Secondary prevention

Answer 8

employs routine treatment methods to terminate the disease process and/or restore tissues to as nearly normal as possible (aka Restorative care)

Question 9

Socioeconomic status (SES)

Answer 9

an individual’s comparative social and economic standing within a community

Question 10

Tertiary prevention

Answer 10

employs strategies to replace lost tissues through rehabilitation

Question 11

Assessment

Answer 11

involves monitoring the health of communities and populations to identify health problems and priorities

Question 12

Policy development

Answer 12

the process by which society makes decisions about problems, chooses goals and strategies to address the problems, and allocates resources to reach them

Question 13

Assurance

Answer 13

involves making certain that all populations have access to appropriate and cost-effective services to reach agreed-upon public health goals

Question 14

Serving all functions

Answer 14

the research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems

Question 15

World Health Organization’s Six-Point agenda

Answer 15

1. Promoting development
2. Fostering health security
3. Strengthening health systems
4. Harnessing research, information and evidence
5. Enhancing partnerships
6. Improving performance

Question 16

Roles of the Dental Hygienist

Answer 16

1. Educator
2. Researcher
3. Clinician
4. Advocate
5. Administrator/Manager

Question 17

1. What is an example of primary public health prevention?
A. Disease prevention
B. Periodontal debridement
C. Fluoride treatments
D. Restorative materials

Answer 17

A. Disease prevention

Question 18

2. Public health is credited with the dramatic increase in the average life span because of which of the following?
A. Vaccinations
B. Safety policies
C. Family planning
D. All of the above

Answer 18

D. All of the above

Question 19

3. What is an example of secondary public health prevention?
A. Prevention of disease
B. Fluoride treatments
C. Restorations
D. Patient education

Answer 19

B. Fluoride treatments

Question 20

4. What is the main health care research institution in the United States?
   A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
   B. Food and Drug Administration
   C. National Institutes of Health
   D. John Hopkins University

Answer 20

C. National Institutes of Health

Question 21

5. How has malpractice directly impacted dental care delivery and quality?
   A. Enabled patients to sue
   B. Decreased the number of dental providers because of the fear of malpractice suits
   C. Decreased quality of care
   D. Increased the number of suits against dental providers

Answer 21

A. Enabled patients to sue