Public Health Ch 21

Both statements are true.

Are the statements True or False? Civil service agencies fall under the State Department. Many times hygienists are employed at VA hospitals as a civil service employee

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

Are the statements True or False? Students are eligible for the COSTEP Program during their dental hygiene education. The COSTEP program is part of the US Department of Defense health care system.

contract employees

Dental hygienists can work on military bases in the United States as?

Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene

Dental hygienists initially are eligible to be a US PHS Commissioned Officer with which of the following credentials?

Prevent and control disease Identify health hazards in the environment Help provide health care to Native Americans *All of the above*

Which of the following is a goal of the US Public Health Services?

DPS Inc

a professional management firm that has administered health care service contracts for the Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, and Bureau of Prisons -finds employment for dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and dental lab techs at federal facilities

COSTEP Program

established to attract qualified students in accredited health care programs into the Commissioned Corps and service in the PHS -active duty training -during last academic year

independent contractors

individuals who earn their livelihoods from their own independent businesses instead of working for employers ex: consultants, freelancers, self-employed, entrepreneurs, business owners

United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

provides highly trained and mobile health professionals who conduct programs to promote the health of the nation, understand and prevent disease and injury, ensure safe and effective drugs and medical devices, deliver health services to federal beneficiaries, and provide health expertise in time of war or other national or international emergency

1. Navy- clinical & educational services 2.National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research as a lead researcher 3. administrator with CDC 4. dental hygiene service as entrepreneur

what are 4 examples of employment for dental hygienists by the federal government?

US native or citizen less than 44 years old meet current medical & security requirements baccalaureate level degree from accredited program Have a current, unrestricted dental hygiene license

what are the eligibility requirements for obtaining a commissioned officer position with the PHS?