Deck 3: Dental Care Delivery in the United States

Question 1

Landmark reports suggest that the current dental care system in the United States ________.

A) Does not ensure oral health for all
B) Is superior to other countries
C) Focuses too much on prevention
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above

Answer 1

Does not ensure oral health for all

Question 2

Individuals from ethnic minorities, individuals from lower-income households, and individuals with special needs have the highest rates of untreated dental diseases.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which program is the largest effort to provide health insurance for children since Medicaid?

A) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
B) U.S. Surgeon General's Office
C) Public Health Service
D) Children's Health Insurance Program
E) None of the above

Answer 3

Children's Health Insurance Program

Question 4

Which federal department oversees the dental care of the military?

A) Justice
B) Veterans' Affairs
C) Defense
D) Federal Investigations
E) None of the above

Question 5

The government's medical research organization is called ________.

A) Institute of Medicine
B) National Medical Care Health
C) National Institutes of Health
D) Health Care Financing and Research
E) Federation of Medical Investigation

Question 6

State dental divisions work at solving dental issues within the state by ________.

A) Serving as dental consultants to government and private sector entities
B) Having dental-friendly booths at health fairs
C) Providing free toothbrushes to the indigent population
D) Working as translators in dental clinics throughout the state
E) None of the above

Question 7

The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services.

Question 8

Which sectors are included in the dental care delivery system in the United States?

A) Private sector
B) Federal government
C) State government
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 9

The federal entity that is charged with providing a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreaks of disease is the ________.

A) National Institutes of Health
B) Institute of Medicine
C) National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research
D) Food and Drug Administration
E) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 10

Which government entitlement program generally covers dental care for individuals with low incomes?

A) Medicare
B) HICFA
C) Medicaid
D) HRSA
E) Head Start

Question 11

The agency that is in charge of ensuring that medicine is safe and efficacious in the United States is the ________.

A) Safety and Toxicity Center
B) Drug Czar Agency
C) Food and Drug Administration
D) Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Agency
E) Drug Enforcement Agency

Question 12

The federal agency that is composed of community health centers, migrant workers' health centers, and primary care programs is called the ________.

A) HCFA
B) HRSA
C) ADIR
D) SAMSHA
E) AoA

Question 13

Dental hygienists may practice within the U.S. Peace Corps.

Question 14

Providers of dental care in the United States may include ________.

A) Dentists
B) Dental hygienists
C) Denturists
D) Dental therapists
E) All of the above

Question 15

The government's prime entity for protecting the health of and providing human services to Americans is called the Department of Health ________.

A) And Medicine
B) And Welfare
C) Reform
D) Institutes
E) And Human Services

Question 16

A state dental director works on state dental issues as a(n) ________.

A) Consultant
B) Examiner
C) Researcher
D) Clinician
E) None of the above

Question 17

The advanced dental hygiene practitioner has been proposed as a solution to access to care issues.

Question 18

Which position is responsible for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps?

A) Surgeon General
B) Secretary of Health and Human Services
C) Admiral of Health
D) Secretary of Defense
E) None of the above

Question 19

A federally qualified health center must serve an affluent patient population in order to qualify for federal subsidies.

Question 20

The agency responsible for the Early Head Start and Head Start programs is the ________.

A) Children's Health Insurance Programs
B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
C) Administration for Children and Families
D) Administration on Aging
E) None of the above

Question 21

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Particular frequency of dental care within a population

A)Demand
B)Utilization
C)Need
D)Supply
E)2:1
F)1:2

Question 22

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
The number of dental care services actually utilized

A)Demand
B)Utilization
C)Need
D)Supply
E)2:1
F)1:2

Question 23

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Number of available dental care providers

A)Demand
B)Utilization
C)Need
D)Supply
E)2:1
F)1:2

Question 24

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Professional judgment as to the amount and kind of health care services required

A)Demand
B)Utilization
C)Need
D)Supply
E)2:1
F)1:2

Question 25

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
The most common dental-hygienist to dental-employment ratio

A)Demand
B)Utilization
C)Need
D)Supply
E)2:1
F)1:2