Public health
Public Health Quiz
Test your knowledge on public health, dental hygiene, and healthcare policies with this engaging quiz. Designed for both students and professionals, it covers a wide range of important topics.
Challenge yourself on subjects like:
- Dental public health
- Health care policies
- Oral health initiatives
Which of the following dictates services to ensure the promotion of health and prevention of disease and injury?
Needs Assessment
Public Health Goals
Health Care Reform
Public Health Demands
Human Services Planning
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
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
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
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
Dental hygiene is the only health care profession based exclusively on which type of care?
Restoration
Rehabilitation
Prevention
Urgent
Emergency
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
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
Which federal department oversees the dental care of the military?
Justice
Veterans' Affairs
Defense
Federal Investigations
None of these
Which government entitlement program generally covers dental care for individuals with low incomes?
Medicare
HICFA
Medicaid
HRSA
Head Start
State dental divisions work at solving dental issues within the state by ________.
Serving as dental consultants to government and private sector entities
Having dental-friendly booths at health fairs
Providing free toothbrushes to the indigent population
Working as translators in dental clinics throughout the state
None of these
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
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
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
A dental therapist in New Zealand is allowed to ________.
Restore teeth
Fabricate dentures
Provide prophylaxis
Both Restore teeth and Provide prophylaxis
All of these
Which countries have a known lobbying group promoting oral health issues?
Australia, Germany, and New Zealand
Germany, New Zealand, and Switzerland
Australia, Germany, and Switzerland
Germany, South Korea, and Switzerland
None of these
After dental hygiene began in the United States, Spain recorded one of the earliest histories of establishing the profession of dental hygiene.
True
False
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
What form is used when a dental provider bills for dental procedures rendered?
Dental Fee Slip
Explanation of Benefits
Dental Claim Form
Utilization Review Form
None of these
Which payment method is a fee scale per service developed for each service rendered?
Capitation
Encounter
Barter
Fee for service
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?
Barter
Encounter
Capitation
Fee for service
All of these could fit this definition.
Which system is used when a patient and a dental provider negotiate payment by exchanging goods and services?
Capitation system
Barter system
Fee-for-service system
Encounter system
None of these
Which type of law are dental hygiene practice acts considered to be?
Common
Constitutional
Utilization
Statutory
None of these
Laws pertaining to dental hygiene are generally found in the state dental hygiene ________.
Consulting act
Clinical act
Practice act
Administrative act
None of these
Which law takes precedence over both common and statutory laws?
Administrative
Executive
Federal department entitlements
Constitutional
None of these
Which branch of government carries out the enacted laws?
Executive
Administrative
Legislative
Judicial
None of these
Which branch of government interprets laws?
Legislative
Executive
State commissions
Judicial
None of these
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 individual who understands all aspects of the change process and provides help where needed is called a ________
Catalyst
Solution-giver
Resource linker
Process helper
None of these
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
Propelling people to take action or make a change is termed ________.
Collaboration
Cooperation
Empowerment
Enlightenment
None of these
What is a written description of rules, regulations, and stipulations that governs individual actions and procedures?
Rule
Regulation
Policy
Procedure
Both Regulation and Policy
For an individual with poor oral care, what must be changed in order for him or her to adopt a healthy behavior such as daily brushing?
Life force
Instinct
Behavior
Value
None of these
Which factor does NOT influence motivation?
Attitude
Stimulation
Competence
Need
Values
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
The five-dimensional health model includes all of the following except ________.
Emotional
Mental
Psychological
Spiritual
Physical
The creation of a dental hygiene operatory section in the city's children's museum by the local dental hygiene association would be which type of activity?
Health promotion
Health education
Health instruction
Health assessment
None of these
Which learning level implies that knowledge is gained?
Problem solving
Application
Psychomotor
Knowledge
None of these
Development of broad goals for the presentation occurs during which stage?
Evaluation
Planning
Dental hygiene diagnosis
Assessment
Both Evaluation and Dental hygiene diagnosis
The lowest level of learning is ________.
Problem solving
Affective
Application
Knowledge
None of these
During the assessment phase, the target population's needs, interests, and which of the following should be defined?
Resources
Supplies
Demands
All of these
None of these
The first step in planning a lesson is to write the objectives.
True
False
When treating a school-aged child it is important to direct the question to the child first so that the child realizes that he/she is your patient.
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
None of these
In the United States, what percentage of our gross national product is spent on public assistance and social and health programs for those in need?
> 6%
> 14%
> 50%
> 1%
None of these
What is a group of individuals with some similarities?
Cohort
Study group
Target population
Needs assessment
None of these
A presentation provided to pregnant women should include information on early childhood caries.
True
False
With which age group is it most appropriate to discuss halitosis?
Teenagers
Day care workers caring for infants
Older adults
Preschoolers
Both Teenagers and Day care workers caring for infants
What are beliefs that are centered on European values and experience?
Ethnocentric
Eurocentric
Anglocentric
Unioncentric
All of these
Culture encompasses which of the following?
Attitudes
Values
Beliefs
Both Attitudes and Values
All of these
The integration of the patient's socioethnocultural background into the dental hygiene process is ________.
Cross-cultural dental hygiene
Target assessments
Cultural diversity
Cultural barriers
All of these
Which is the theory that suggests an individual's social interaction as a child leads to continuous changes in thought and behavior from culture to culture?
Social-cognitive
Cognitive
Sociocultural
Social behavior
None of these
A person's ethnicity refers to ________.
Cultural heritage
Physical characteristics
Hair color
European country of origin
All of these
Implementing a ban on candy-vending machines in local clinics is an example of a promotional endeavor.
True
False
When using materials developed by a dental care products/supply company, it is most important that the dental hygienist ensure that ________.
The material is accurate
The pamphlet is interesting
The material promotes a particular product
The material is easy to read
None of these
During which stage does the program begin operation?
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Assessment
Dental hygiene diagnosis
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
Which teeth are included in the "Ramfjord teeth"?
#1
#3
#12
Both #3 and #12
All of these
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
Which type of evaluation method uses face-to-face interviews?
Analysis
Clinical
Nonclinical
Assessment
None of these
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 U.S. PHS is led by the ________.
President
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Surgeon General
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
None of these
A dental hygienist in the U.S. PHS must be a U.S. citizen.
True
False
Providing health care and related services to medically underserved populations is a mission of which agency(ies)?
VA
PHS
IOM
FDA
Both VA and PHS
Dental hygienists are eligible to practice in dental public health in varying capacities with a(n) ________.
Certificate
Bachelor's degree
Associate's degree
Doctoral degree
All of these
Which agency follows the recruiting strategy of recruiting caring, culturally competent clinicians for communities in need?
Medical Services Institute
Institute of Medicine
National Health Service Corps
National Institutes of Health
None of these
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
Persuading your potential patients that your service is meant for them is called ________.
Personnel
Operations
Marketing
Management
Finance
What type of initiative may be necessary to increase accessibility of dental hygiene to all populations?
Planning
Proxy
Legislative
Assessment
None of these
The P's of marketing include product, price, plan, and ________.
Pace
Promotion
Public relations
Practice
None of these
Which stage(s) is (are) used to create a dental hygiene program?
Implementation
Dental hygiene program
Assessment
Evaluation
All of these
Talking face-to-face with your potential patients and getting them to say, "Yes, I'll retain your services." falls under what function?
Marketing
Sales
Service design
Operations
All of these
A diagram that describes a program plan with a detailed budget is called a ________.
Program diagram
Blueprint
Planning theorem
None of these
Both Program diagram and Blueprint
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