Deck 2: Careers in Public Health for the Dental Hygienist

Question 1

In private practice, the individual patient is your focus; in public health, your patient is which of the following?

A) Legislature
B) Community
C) Colleague
D) Department of Social Services

Answer 1

Community

Question 2

In the state of Washington, a dental hygienist may practice unsupervised in hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, group homes, state institutions, and public health facilities provided the hygienist meets the requirements of clinical experience and which of the following?

A) Files a treatment plan with the Washington State Department of Public Health
B) Refers to the dentist for treatment
C) Meets all infection control requirements
D) Passes an examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)

Answer 2

Refers to the dentist for treatment

Question 3

Although the services provided by dental therapists vary from country to country, most include preventive measures, emergency treatment, and which of the following?

A) Surgical extractions
B) Basic restorative procedures
C) Dental implants
D) Root canals

Answer 3

Basic restorative procedures

Question 4

Which of the following is the number of years a dental hygiene curriculum has been in existence?

A) 25
B) 50
C) 75
D) 100

Question 5

Which of the following is one solution to the access to care problem adopted by many states?

A) Opened new dental hygiene programs
B) Increased funding to construct new community treatment facilities
C) Changed restrictive dental practice acts
D) Supported the development of new mass transit systems

Question 6

Public health settings are categorized as which of the following types of practice settings?

A) Expanded
B) Modified
C) Alternative
D) Distributive

Question 7

According to a national report (Oral Health in America), the Surgeon General revealed which of the following type of disparity among specific groups in oral health status and access to dental care?

A) Negligible
B) Slight
C) Moderate
D) Profound

Question 8

Which of the following models of health care delivery was proposed by the American Dental Association (ADA)?

A) Dental health aide therapist (DHAT)
B) Community dental health coordinator (CDHC)
C) Advanced dental hygiene practitioner (ADHP)
D) Advanced dental therapist (ADT)

Question 9

Which of the following represents the correct rank order, starting with the lowest advanced degree that a dental hygienist working in public health may attain?

A) Master's degree, Associate's degree or certificate, Doctorate degree, Bachelor's degree
B) Associate's degree or certificate, Master's degree, Bachelor's degree, Doctorate degree
C) Associate's degree or certificate, Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, Doctorate degree
D) Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree or certificate, Master's degree, Doctorate degree

Question 10

One of the guiding principles for creating access to oral health care through legislation and policy development is to encourage which of the following?

A) Restriction of funding for dental services
B) Increasing the scope of dental hygienists' duties
C) Compliance with repayment of educational loans
D) Elimination of dental benefits through existing public insurance programs

Question 11

At the 2009 Access to Dental Care Summit, the American Dental Association (ADA) listed which of the following along with nationwide evaluation, standards, and regulations as a long-term strategy for improving access to dental care for underserved populations?

A) Expansion and distribution of a well-trained workforce
B) Construction of a network of community centers similar to the VA'shospitals
C) Fluoridation of salt
D) Expansion in both the number and size of existing dental schools

Question 12

Which of the following is true of a midlevel provider workforce model?

A) Midlevel providers work independent of medical supervision.
B) This model fills an unmet need, but at a higher cost.
C) Applications in dentistry include oral health care for underserved populations.
D) This model is associated with higher cost with lower quality care.

Question 13

Which of the following is a term for a clinical medical professional who provides patient care under the supervision of a physician?

A) Midlevel provider
B) Adjunct provider
C) Ancillary provider
D) Apprentice provider

Question 14

The length of a training program for a community dental health coordinator (CDHC) is which of the following?

A) 12-month training program with a 6-month internship
B) 24-month training program with a 6-month internship
C) 12-month training program with no internship
D) 24-month training program with no internship

Question 15

The supervision status of a dental therapist providing preventive procedures, emergency care, and basic restorative procedures in Alaska is which of the following?

A) Work under direct supervision
B) Work under general supervision
C) Work under assignment
D) Do not require supervision

Question 16

Which of the following credentials will allow dental hygienists to provide diagnostic, preventive, restorative, and therapeutic services directly to the public without supervision by a dentist?

A) Dental therapist (DT)
B) Community dental health coordinator (CDHC)
C) Dental health aide therapist (DHAT)
D) Advanced dental hygiene practitioner (ADHP)

Question 17

In addition to the dentist and dental hygienist workforce numbers, which of the following is useful in determining professional shortage areas?

A) Number of dental assistants
B) Number of recent graduates
C) Percentage of water fluoridation
D) Population size

Question 18

Which of the following groups of people is most vulnerable to the burden of oral disease?

A) Immigrants
B) Elderly people
C) Nonnative speakers of English
D) Minority children from families with moderate incomes

Question 19

Which of the following indicates the number of countries worldwide that have developed dental therapist programs to meet the dental needs of the people in their countries?

A) <10
B) <30
C) >50
D) >70

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?

A) An amalgam restoration
B) Dentures
C) Dental prophylaxis
D) Implants

Question 21

Bright Futures Project, Oral Health Resources for Health Professionals, and Smiles for Life are examples of which of the following?

A) Government-administered programs
B) The result of public health lobbying
C) Interprofessional resources developed to assist ICP
D) Initiatives of the ADHA

Question 22

A dental hygienist who collects data to determine best practices is fulfilling which of the following career paths?

A) Advocate
B) Researcher
C) Corporate
D) Educator

Question 23

The midlevel provider created by the ADHA in 2004 is which of the following?

A) Dental technician
B) Advanced dental hygiene supervisor
C) Advanced dental hygiene practitioner
D) Dental therapist

Question 24

The midlevel provider proposed in 2015 by the ADHA differs from the ADHP in which of the following ways?

A) Diminished scope of practice
B) Requires the applicant to have taught one semester
C) Does not carry the requirement of a Master's degree
D) Must work under supervision

Question 25

States in which medical personnel in pediatric offices and clinics apply fluoride varnish to infant and toddler's teeth is an example of which of the following?

A) IPE
B) ICP
C) Competency-based ADEP
D) Reviewer

Question 26

In order to create the supply of dental hygienists to meet the future oral health care challenges, which of the following will need to occur?

A) Licensing regulations will need to be removed.
B) Preceptorships will need to be monitored closely.
C) The scope of practice will need to be expanded.
D) Education requirements will need to be reduced.

Question 27

A comprehensive application to the delivery of oral health care promotes a reattachment of oral health care and health care is which of the following?

A) ICP
B) IPE
C) ADPT
D) Public health career for dental professionals

Question 28

Which of the following approaches is more effective and less costly and involves less technology?

A) Tertiary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Primary prevention

Question 29

The American Dental Hygienists' Association's dental hygiene roles, with public health being a component of each, include clinician, educator, advocate, researcher, and which of the following?

A) Moderator
B) Administrator
C) Expert
D) Reviewer

Question 30

The dental hygienist who completes a needs assessment in order to plan a relevant program is fulfilling which of the following career path?

A) Advocate
B) Researcher
C) Corporate
D) Entrepreneur

Question 31

Which of the following terms refers to multiple health care workers from different disciplines working together with patients, families, and communities to deliver the highest quality of care?

A) Intracollaborative programming
B) Intraprofessional collaboration
C) Interprofessional collaborative practice
D) Group practice

Question 32

Ways in which different states have leveraged dental hygienists in an expanded capacity to increase access to care have included which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A) Set up dental treatment rooms in medical clinics
B) Altered reimbursement rules for existing dental hygienists
C) Created new professional certifications for advanced-practice dental hygienists
D) Allowed independent dental hygiene practice

Question 33

National Children's Dental Health Month is which of the following?

A) February
B) May
C) October
D) December

Question 34

The dental hygienist who participates in a community water fluoridation campaign is fulfilling which of the following career paths?

A) Advocate
B) Researcher
C) Corporate
D) Entrepreneur

Question 35

How many dental hygiene roles, with public health being a component of each, have been designated by the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA)?

A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Nine

Question 36

The dental hygienist who educates patients in a diabetes program about the relationship between diabetes and oral health is fulfilling which of the following career paths?

A) Advocate
B) Researcher
C) Corporate
D) Educator

Question 37

The dental hygienist who directs the oral health unit of a state health department is fulfilling which of the following career paths?

A) Advocate
B) Administrator
C) Corporate
D) Entrepreneur

Question 38

The dental hygienist who starts a nonprofit to build a new clinic to serve marginalized populations is fulfilling which of the following career paths?

A) Advocate
B) Researcher
C) Entrepreneur
D) Educator

Question 39

Dental hygienists who serve on state dental boards are evaluating skills of recent graduates and are filling which of the following roles?

A) Clinician
B) Consumer advocate
C) Educator
D) Administrator

Question 40

The dental hygienist who coordinates a community oral health program for a nonprofit is fulfilling which of the following career paths?

A) Advocate
B) Administrator
C) Entrepreneur
D) Clinician

Question 41

The role of the public health dental hygienist as a clinician includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A) Assessment
B) Clinic supervisor
C) Providing evidence-based services
D) Evaluating treatment outcomes

Question 42

Which of the following are considered dental safety nets? (Select all that apply.)

A) Private facilities offering pro bono services
B) Dental hygiene school clinics
C) Emergency rooms
D) Independent dental hygiene practices