Using a smaller population for a community oral health program with the intent to expand later on is called:
A) test marketing.
B) pilot testing.
C) a stratified sample.
D) testing the waters.

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For ease in addressing these questions, many community oral health programs begin on a small scale; it is called pilot testing. This implementation strategy allows an opportunity for formative evaluation of the program operation and provides ease in control and monitoring of the program activities. A pilot program provides useful information and enables decisions to be made about the future of the program.

Using a Smaller Population for a Community Oral Health Program