Dental Public Health Final
Dental Public Health Challenge
Test your knowledge on dental public health with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz covers a range of topics including payment methods, government structure, and the essential roles of dental hygienists in society.
- Multiple-choice questions
- Real-world applications
- Perfect for students and professionals alike
Which payment method is a fee scale per service developed for each service rendered?
Capitation
Encounter
Barter
Fee for service
What is the range of fees charged by dental providers with similar training and service within a specific and limited geographic area?
Customary
Regular
Usual
Reasonable
None of these
What is the term for the arrangement when fees for services may be decreased depending on the patient's income and family's size?
Federal standards
Federal indemnity standards
Sliding scale
Customary
None of these
A plan that uses the fee-for-service payment method and operates by means of a submittal-and-reimbursement method is called ________.
Utilization review
Deductible
Indemnity
Capitation
None of these
A portion of the cost of each service that is paid by the patient is termed ________.
Copayment
Utilization review
Premium
Capitation
None of these
_____________implies that the fee is what is most often charged by dental providers for a given service.
Usual
Customary
Reasonable
Capitation
None of these
______________indicates that a fee meets the usual and customary definitions
Reasonable
Usual
Customary
UCR
None of these
Which branch of government carries out the enacted laws?
Executive
Administrative
Legislative
Judicial
None of the above
Which branch of government interprets laws?
Legislative
Executive
State commissions
Judicial
None of the above
Laws pertaining to dental hygiene are generally found in the state dental hygiene ________.
Consulting act
Clinical act
Practice act
Administrative act
None of these
State dental boards generally govern which profession(s)?
Dental Hygiene
Dentistry
School Nurses
Both Dental Hygiene and Dentistry
None of these
Which type of law are dental hygiene practice acts considered to be?
Common
Constitutional
Utilization
Statutory
None of these
____________ branch makes laws for each state, including laws affecting the licensing and practice of dental hygiene.
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
None of the above
A statement of general applicability that implements or interprets law, or defines the practice and procedure requirements of an agency of a state government.
Laws can be changed, promulgated, amended, or repealed by the board.
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
The first statement is true; the second statement is false
The first statement is false; the second statement is true
The process of evolution is called _______
Change
Empowerment
Cooperation
Stimulus
All of these
Propelling people to take action or make a change is termed ________.
Collaboration
Cooperation
Empowerment
Enlightenment
None of these
The key to successful change is to understand others and resolve to work with them regardless of whether goals or interests are shared.
True
False
An individual who causes social, cultural, or behavioral change is called a(n) ________.
Change agent
Propel agent
External agent
Internal agent
Both Change agent and Propel agent
An understanding of what needs to change and using motivation to transform the opinions and actions of others is referred to as a ________
Catalyst
Solution-giver
Resource linker
Process helper
Both Catalyst and Solution-giver
Change is a verb that implies which of these actions?
Modifying
Altering
Transforming
None of these
All of these
Which of these populations are in the most need of dental hygiene care?
People who are homebound
People who live in institutions
Disable people
Residents of rural areas
Prison inmates
People with financial barriers
All of the above
During which phase should a target population's needs be determined?
Assessment
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Which phase involves prioritizing goals and objectives?
Assessment
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Which phase involves the actual operations and includes constant revisions?
Assessment
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Which stages includes measurement of the intended outcomes and possible revisions to the program? These measurements are obtained through indices, records, and surveys.
Assessment
Evaluation
Documentation
Implementation
Continually refining the product is which part of the business plan?
Service development
Marketing
Sales
Operations
What may be necessary to increase dental hygienists' accessibility to the underserved public?
Marketing promotion
Blueprint development
Legislative initiatives
None of these
Dental Hygienists initially are eligible to be a US PHS Commissioned Officer with which of the following credentials?
Certificate in dental hygiene
Associate's degree in dental hygiene
Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene
Master's degree in dental hygiene
Civil service agencies fall under the State Department. Many times hygienists are employed at VA hospitals as a civil service employee.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false
The first statement is false; the second statement is true
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Students are eligible for the COSTEP program during their dental hygiene education. The COSTEP program us part of the US Department of Defense health care system.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false
The first statement is false; the second statement is true
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Dental hygienists can work on military bases in the United States as
Military officers
PHS Officers
Contract employees
None of these
Which of the following is a goal of the US Public Health Services?
Prevent and control disease
Identify health hazards in the environment
Help provide health care to Native Americans
All of the above
Which of the following is an individual or group who causes a social, cultural, or behavioral change, be it intentional or unintentional?
Coalition
Change agent
Lobbyist
Grant writer
Which of the following is not a way in which advocates initiate change in dental public health?
By delivering dental care
By helping to sustain dental public health programs
By determining the type of dental treatment rendered
By determining who receives dental care
What is necessary to create change?
Influencing individuals who govern change
Increasing an organization's financial status
Redesigning a public health facility
All of the above
What are the goals identified for the dental hygiene change agent?
Catalyst
Solution giver
Resource linker
Process helper
Solution giver and Process helper only
All of the above
Making basic changes without losing the essential components is termed
Modification
Competency
Application
Networking
State agencies such as dental boards fall within which type of law?
Common
Statutory
Constitutional
Administrative
Laws that explain what services dental hygienists can provide are found in
State Laws
Medicaid rules
Federal Laws
Health care regulations
Judges do not make laws, but they interpret them.
True
False
What group of disease damages a person's joints?
Arthritis
Crohn's disease
Asthma
Depression
All of these
Dental hygienists working to instill a ban on soda machines in the local schools is an example of which type of program?
Promotion
Education
Assessment
Both Promotion and Education
None of these
The patient's ability to sue a dental provider, if that provider fails to diagnose and treat periodontal disease, is defined as ________.
Access issues
Dental insurance premiums
Socioeconomic status
Copayment issues
Malpractice
When fulfilling the administrator role, a dental public health hygienist ________.
Lobbies to change laws
Conducts research
Provides clinical care
Educates and promotes dental health
Develops and coordinates public health programs
Dental public health is a component of ________.
Public Affairs
Public Relations
Public Health
Community Affairs
Both Public Affairs and Community Affairs
Dental public health is the science of providing oral health care and education to the public and emphasizes the science of ________.
Dentistry
Urgent health care
Prosthodontics
Dental Hygiene
None of these
Factors affecting dental care delivery include which of the following?
The development of the dental hygiene profession
Access issues
The decrease in periodontal diseases
Both The development of the dental hygiene profession and Access issues
None of these
In 1917, dental hygiene students at Fones School provided dental hygiene care to which unique target population?
Schoolteachers
Dental students
School nurses
Military soldiers
None of these
Fones believed that the dental hygienist could best serve society by practicing ________.
In the dental hygiene school
In the private sector
Restorative dentistry in school clinics
Outside the dental practice, in non-dental settings
None of these
Community water fluoridation is especially beneficial for which target population?
Those of low socioeconomic levels
Federal inmates
Those with minor periodontal problems
The elderly
Military personnel
The first constituent dental hygiene association was started in ________.
Connecticut
Cleveland
Hartford
New Mexico
Massachusetts
Dental hygiene is the only health care profession based exclusively on which type of care?
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Prevention
Urgent
Emergency
Which government entitlement program generally covers dental care for individuals with low incomes?
Medicare
HICFA
Medicaid
HRSA
Head Start
The government's medical research organization is called ________.
Institute of Medicine
National Medical Care Health
National Institutes of Health
Health Care Financing and Research
Federation of Medical Investigation
The federal entity that is charged with providing a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreaks of disease is the ________.
National Institutes of Health
Institute of Medicine
National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Food and Drug Administration
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The federal agency that is composed of community health centers, migrant workers' health centers, and primary care programs is called the ________.
HCFA
HRSA
ADIR
SAMSHA
AoA
Which program is the largest effort to provide health insurance for children since Medicaid?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
U.S. Surgeon General's Office
Public Health Service
Children's Health Insurance Program
None of these
Which European country has a history of establishing dental hygiene outside of the United States?
Switzerland
Finland
Latvia
Italy
England
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a self-governing, multilateral entity that developed the ________.
International Federation of Dental Hygienists
Shepherd's Hook Explorer
Global Oral Data Bank
Federation Dentaire International
None of these
In some countries, dental hygienists are not allowed to practice dental hygiene ________.
Without the presence of a doctor
Within a hospital
Without the presence of a dentist
Within the military
None of these
In Europe, there is a trend to adapt degree program curricula via which system?
European Community College System
European Credit Transfer System
Union Credit System
Technical College Transfer System
None of these
Even in industrialized countries, where the prevalence of caries is low, what disease is prevalent in inner cities and among ethnic minorities?
Oral anomalies
Bruxism
Dental caries
Oral cancer
None of these
What is a scale that pinpoints a patient's physical condition on a continuum from death through varying degrees of illness to completely healthy functioning?
Wellness scale
Healthy living measurement
Quality scale
Assessment scale
None of these
The teaching of health behaviors that bring an individual to a state of health awareness is termed health ________
Instruction
Assessment
Education
Promotion
None of these
Informing and motivating people to adopt healthy behaviors is termed ________.
Health promotion
Health assessment
Health instruction
Health education
The will of an individual to act is a ________.
Behavioral habit
Promotion
Behavior change
Motivation
None of these
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is arranged in ________.
Lower to higher level needs
Alphabetical order
Multidimensional fields
Psychological steps
None of these
Which of the following is a (are) characteristic(s) of an effective teacher?
Ability to interact
Prepared
Organized
Flexible
All of these
Which domain includes the description of actions?
Affective
Psychomotor
Cognitive
Reflective
None of these
A broad statement that reflects the final outcome is a(n) ________.
Analysis
Assessment
Goal
Needs assessment
None of these
Which learning level implies that knowledge is gained?
Problem solving
Application
Psychomotor
Knowledge
None of these
Which of the following allows the hygienist to plan in detail the information that will be presented, discussed, and measured?
Needs assessment
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Goals
Objectives
None of these
Family caregivers may be responsible for providing which type of care to their family member?
Scaling
Prophylaxis
Oral hygiene care
Professional dental care
Both Prophylaxis and Professional dental care
Women who are pregnant present with a variety of oral health needs, including which of the following?
Changes in oral health because of pregnancy
Education in the care of their infant's oral health needs
Education in denture care
Both Changes in oral health because of pregnancy and Education in the care of their infant's oral health needs
All of these
What is a group of individuals with some similarities?
Cohort
Study group
Target population
Needs assessment
Barriers to dental hygiene care can be defined as ________.
Issues pertaining to the individual's needs
Needs assessment
Treatment planning
A limitation to receiving dental hygiene services
None of these
Culture encompasses which of the following?
Attitudes
Values
Beliefs
Both Attitudes and Values
All of these
Displaying an accepting, nonjudgmental demeanor when presented with cultural diversity is a guideline for ________.
Building an effective infrastructure
Developing a lesson plan
Cross-cultural dental hygiene
Barrier posts
None of these
Successful communication with other cultures takes ________.
Time
Patience
Caring
Both Patience and Caring
All of these
What is the term used when numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated within a society?
Ethnocentrism
Pluralism
Cross-cultural
Cultural diversity
None of these
Health care workers have a major responsibility to be ________.
Culturally sensitive
Ethnocentric
Pluralistic
Both Culturally sensitive and Ethnocentric
All of these
During which stage of the program planning process does the dental hygienist identify methods to measure goals?
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Planning
Assessment
Implementation
Evaluation
In the first dental hygiene health model, the Fones program planning model emphasized ________.
Prevention of illness
Culture
Assessment
Both Prevention of illness and Culture
None of these
During which stage does the dental hygienist consider the population's needs, facilities, resources, and funding?
Planning
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Assessment
Implementation
Evaluation
During which stage does the dental hygienist prioritize needs?
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Th Evaluation and Assessment
What is the numerical value describing the status of a given population?
Dental category
Dental screening
Dental exam
Dental index
Both Dental category and Dental exam
The internal evaluation of a program is referred to as the ________
Quality control evaluation
Formative evaluation
Assessment force
Summative evaluation
All of these
Quantitative evaluation generally refers to ________.
How well a program did
How much a program accomplished
How many personnel were used
Both How well a program did and How much a program accomplished
None of these
The focus on evaluation should occur during which stage of the program?
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation
Planning
All of these
Which type of evaluation method uses face-to-face interviews?
Analysis
Clinical
Nonclinical
Assessment
None of these
Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and prevention of disease and injury?
Public Health Goals
Public Health Promotion
Public Health Education
Public Health Marketing
State dental divisions work at solving dental issues within the state by :
Providing access to care to military soldiers and other forces
Serving as dental consultants to government and private sector entities
Controlling billing and claims submissions
None of the above
Which federal department oversees the dental care of the military?
Judges
Juries
Defense
All of the above
Which countries have a known lobbying group promoting oral health issues?
Germany, New Zealand, and Switzerland
France, England and US
Germany, England, and New Zealand
United States, France, New Zealand
A dental therapist in New Zealand is allowed to ________.
Restore teeth
Provide prophylaxis
Extract teeth
Restore teeth and provide prophylaxis
None of the above
After dental hygiene began in the United States, Spain recorded one of the earliest histories of establishing the profession of dental hygiene
True
False
Which system is used when a dental provider contracts with a program to provide all or most dental services to the program's subscribers in return for payment on a per-capita basis?
Fee-for-service
Barter system
Encounter
Capitation
Which system is used when a patient and a dental provider negotiate payment by exchanging goods and services?
Barter system
Encounter fee plans
Capitation plans
Fee-for-service
Which law takes precedence over both common and statutory laws?
Constitutional law
Statutory law
Police law
All of the above
An individual who understands all aspects of the change process and provides help where needed is called a ________
Process linker
Process helper
Catalyst
Motivator
What is a written description of rules, regulations, and stipulations that governs individual actions and procedures?
Law
Regulation
Policy
Requirement
A dental index should have which characteristic(s)?
Quantifiability
Clarity
Objectivity
Sensitivity
All of the above
A dental hygienist must have a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene or a related field to work as a United States Public Health Officer.
True
False
With which age group is it most appropriate to discuss halitosis?
Teenagers
Men
Women
Children
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