Deck 21: Careers in Dental Public Health

Question 1

A dental hygienist in the U.S. PHS must be a U.S. citizen.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Dental hygienists may be commissioned into the U.S. Public Health Service with which qualifications?

A) Bachelor's degree
B) Certificate
C) Associate's degree
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above

Answer 2

Bachelor's degree

Question 3

A dental hygienist must have a bachelor's degree in dental hygiene or a related field when working with the National Health Service Corps.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A dental hygienist may work as a researcher with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

Dental hygienists providing clinical care can work as civil servants in a ________.

A) Veterans Affairs hospital
B) Federal prison
C) Military base
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following government agencies may employ a dental hygienist?

A) Health Resources and Services Administration
B) Bureau of Prisons
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) Food and Drug Administration
E) All of the above

Question 8

Which agency is committed to improving the health of the nation's underserved by uniting communities in need with health providers?

A) Food and Drug Administration
B) National Medical Marines
C) National Health Service Corps
D) U.S. Peace Corps
E) None of the above

Question 9

The COSTEP program is part of which agency?

A) Institute of Medicine
B) Bureau of Prisons
C) National Civil Corps
D) Public Health Service
E) None of the above

Question 10

The COSTEP program is available to ________.

A) Dentists
B) Students
C) Dental hygienists
D) Both A and B
E) None of the above

Question 11

Which agency was created to treat the ongoing disabilities of veterans that were incurred during military service?

A) Veterans Affairs
B) Federal Bureau of Prisons
C) Military dental clinics
D) Both A and B
E) None of the above

Question 12

Dental hygienists can practice in any military branch as a(n) ________.

A) Active duty military personnel
B) Civil service employee
C) Professional management company employee
D) Independent contractor
E) All of the above

Question 13

Which agency follows the recruiting strategy of recruiting caring, culturally competent clinicians for communities in need?

A) Medical Services Institute
B) Institute of Medicine
C) National Health Service Corps
D) National Institutes of Health
E) None of the above

Question 14

Dental hygienists who are in business for themselves are referred to as ________.

A) Active consultants
B) Independent contractors
C) Civil servants
D) Employees
E) None of the above

Question 15

Providing health care and related services to medically underserved populations is a mission of which agency(ies)?

A) VA
B) PHS
C) IOM
D) FDA
E) Both A and B

Question 16

A dental hygiene student may be eligible for the COSTEP program.

Question 17

Dental hygienists may work as civil servants with which qualifications?

A) Bachelor's degree
B) Certificate
C) Associate's degree
D) Both A and B
E) All of the above

Question 18

The U.S. PHS is led by the ________.

A) President
B) Secretary of Health and Human Services
C) Surgeon General
D) Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
E) None of the above

Question 19

The United States Civil Service falls under which federal department?

A) Department of Defense
B) Department of Welfare
C) Department of Health and Human Services
D) Department of State
E) None of the above

Question 20

Dental hygienists are eligible to practice in dental public health in varying capacities with a(n) ________.

A) Certificate
B) Bachelor's degree
C) Associate's degree
D) Doctoral degree
E) All of the above

Question 21

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Dental hygienists treating inmates

A)Independent contractor on a military base
B)National Health Service Corps hygienist
C)Federal prison
D)Civil servant in a VA hospital
E)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 22

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Dental hygienist treating underserved patients in a rural community

A)Independent contractor on a military base
B)National Health Service Corps hygienist
C)Federal prison
D)Civil servant in a VA hospital
E)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 23

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Dental hygienists working on fluoride issues

A)Independent contractor on a military base
B)National Health Service Corps hygienist
C)Federal prison
D)Civil servant in a VA hospital
E)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 24

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Dental hygienist working on military veterans

A)Independent contractor on a military base
B)National Health Service Corps hygienist
C)Federal prison
D)Civil servant in a VA hospital
E)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 25

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
Dental hygienist treating naval aviators

A)Independent contractor on a military base
B)National Health Service Corps hygienist
C)Federal prison
D)Civil servant in a VA hospital
E)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention