NDHCE Board exam - Community Health and Research Principles with Complete Answers.
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NDHCE Boardexam-CommunityHealthandResearch
PrincipleswithComplete Answers.
What are the five roles of the Dental Hygienist in Public Health? - Correct Answer Clinician
Educator
Advocate
Researcher
Administrator
Define Clinician: - Correct Answer Provides patient care.
Define Educator: - Cor...
What are the levels of prevention? - Correct Answer Primary preventions
Secondary preventions
Tertiary preventions
Define Primary preventions: - Correct Answer Prevents the onset of a disease, reverses
the initial stages of a disease, or arrest the progress of a disease before treatment is
needed.
Ex. Oral prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, dietary counseling, vaccinations, etc.
Define Secondary preventions: - Correct Answer Terminate a disease and restore tissues
to near normal function and early detection of a disease.
Ex. Drilling and filling a cavity, periodontal therapy, periodontal screening, breast cancer
screening, etc.
Define Tertiary preventions: - Correct Answer Replace lost tissues and rehabilitate them to
near normal function.
Ex. Dental implants, bridges, etc.
,___________ is the most common chronic childhood disease and is one of the major
reasons for children to _______. - Correct Answer Dental caries; miss school days.
True or false: High socioeconomic status (SCS) is strongly related to caries risk. - Correct
Answer False.
Low SCS is associated with caries risk. People cannot afford to go to the dentist or
hygienist.
Root caries risk increases with age because of:
(3 answers) - Correct Answer Gingival recession
Medications (xerostomia)
Lack of oral care
How are caries/root caries prevented by? - Correct Answer Dietary Education
Dietary Counseling
Sealant programs
Fluoride therapy
Oral hygiene education
Best results are when sealants are applied within _____ months of the eruption of molars. -
Correct Answer 6 months
_______ are the primary cause of periodontal disease. - Correct Answer Bacteria
What is the most important risk factors for periodontal disease? - Correct Answer Smoking
Periodontal destruction is ____ times higher than in non-smokers. - Correct Answer 2-6
With regards to smoking, the extent of periodontal disease is directly related to: - Correct
Answer The number of cigarettes smoked and the number of years smoking.
What is reduced or absent in smokers? - Correct Answer Gingival inflammation
Bleeding
,Are men or women more at risk of periodontal disease? - Correct Answer Men
What are the two major risk factors for oral cancer? - Correct Answer Smoking
Alcohol consumption
What are the 5As in the 5A intervention model? - Correct Answer Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
When teaching smoking clients how to perform an oral cancer self-examination, we should
advise clients to look for _____. - Correct Answer Pigmentation such as smoker's
melanosis.
True or False:
As an advocate in public health, a dental hygienist would manage oral health programs. -
Correct Answer False.
The role of an advocate would be to promote changes through legislation and policy. The
role of an administrator would be to manage oral health programs.
True or False:
Smoking is the primary cause of periodontal disease. - Correct Answer False. Bacteria are
the primary cause of periodontal disease.
True or False:
Dental implants are an example of a secondary prevention. - Correct Answer False. Dental
implants are an example of a tertiary prevention.
True or False:
Periodontal diseases affect approximately half of the population in the United States. -
Correct Answer True. And it is estimated that 70% of people have it when they are 65+
years old.
True or False:
, Primary preventions terminate a disease and restore tissues to near normal function. -
Correct Answer False. Primary preventions prevent the onset of a disease.
True or False:
The roles of the dental hygienist in public health include clinician, educator, advocate,
researcher, and administrator. - Correct Answer True.
True or False:
The 5A intervention model that a hygienist can use to assist a patient with tobacco
cessation includes the following steps:
Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Attend - Correct Answer False. It is:
Ask
Advise
Assess
Assist
Arrange
True or False:
The most common chronic childhood disease is dental caries. - Correct Answer True
True or False:
Community water fluoridation is the single most effective public health measure to prevent
tooth decay. - Correct Answer True
Health Canada's recommended optimal concentration of fluoride is between: - Correct
Answer 0.7-1.2mg/L
What is the maximum acceptable concentration of fluoride in drinking water? - Correct
Answer 1.5mg/L
Bottled water usually contains less than _____ of fluoride. - Correct Answer 0.3 ppm
True or False:
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