Community Final Back of book questions
Which of the following experiential learning methods for student involvement will provide equal benefit to the students and to the children?
A Service-Learning project with the children and parents
What type of objective is the following "Dental Hygiene students will be able to identify five major sources of public health financing for oral health services?
A learning Objective
You could use all of the following EXCEPT one as resources to help establish dental homes for individuals in this population. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
ACF
What professional role is represented by your responsibility for the school-based sealant program?
Administrator/manager
Which survey method would you select to replicate in the state to assess the presence of dental sealants among third-grade students?
Association for state & territorial dental directors (ASTDD) Basic Screening Survey (BSS)
All of the following are components of establishing this oral health initiative EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Assurance
If the programs you select are to be effective public health solutions, they will need to have all EXCEPT one of the following characteristics. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Attainable by those who can afford it
Which of the following graphs is the best method for Allison to present the final study outcome data to her employer to recommend a new protocol for the office?
Bar Graph
In the development of this community dental program, which category of evaluation will your committee use to make modifications during the planning and implementation of the program?
Formative Evaluation
Which of the following initiatives related to workforce capacity and infrastructure would be the lowest priority for this state?
Increase the number of community-based clinics
IF the decision of the local dental hygiene society is to support the UH pilot project, what would be your first action as president in promoting the proposed oral health initiative?
Investigate the state statute concerning a licensed dental hygienist providing oral healthcare services in a school-based program
Oral Healthcare personnel will be trained in culturally competent communication skills in an attempt to improve the use of preventive oral healthcare services by the population. The grant requires that a model be used to design and implement training strategies. Which of the following models would be most appropriate for this purpose with this priority population?
Kleinman Explanatory Model of Illness
In designing a survey to evaluate access to dental care, all of the following EXCEPT one is most often collected with the use of a questionnaire. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Last oral cancer examination
You are planning interdisciplinary service training for the health professionals who will be gathering and recording the data collected or the grant. All of the following EXCEPT one are factors that need to be included in the training to enhance cross-cultural communication during the data collection. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Observe clients' body language to improve communication
An important goal of an oral Health Surveillance System is to assess disparities among different segments of a population. All of the following factors EXCEPT one are important to include in a State Oral Health Surveillance System to track oral health disparities. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Occupation
What professional role is represented by your involvement and participation as a representative of your local dental hygiene society in this initiative?
Public Health Advocate
What is the first action you should take relative to your social and professional responsibility as a licensed dental hygienist to ensure that this organization is credible?
Research the UH organization's mission, vision, credentials, and financials.
Which dental hygiene service provided by the dental hygiene students is considered the most effective best practice for the prevention of dental caries?
The application of fluoride varnish on the teeth of the children
Both primary and secondary data can be either qualitative or quantitative in describing a community. Qualitative data are expressed as a quantity or amount.
The first statement is true and the second statement is false.
The educational campaign would be categorized as a primary prevention measure. The sealant program would be a secondary method of prevention.
The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
You will be reviewing all of the following factors EXCEPT one to determine the location for the sealant program. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
The number of elementary, middle, and high schools
All of the following resources should be reviewed during the early planning of the oral health component of the state health surveillance system EXCEPT one. Which one is this EXCEPTION?
The oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP)
The experimental group in this study is which of the following?
The patients who receive the fluoride varnish treatment
Which two of the following describe the type of study used by Allison?
-Repeated measures -Pretest-posttest
Which two of the following methods used in this study are potential sources of error in relation to internal validity?
-Use of convenience sample -Potential examiner bias
At what point should you approach the chair of the committee about using this experience as your required service learning experience?
After you have met with the committee and discussed your interest with your course instructor
You decide that the project materials need to be available in at least English and Spanish. Which of the following approaches is LEAST Likely to result in effective and culturally relevant materials?
Do a literal translation from the English Version to Spanish.
Which core public health function is addressed through the initial phase of this project?
Assessment
How do the state-level oral health data compare with the Healthy People 2020 national baseline data? Statement 1: new mexico has a higher rate of untreated dental caries among children and adolescents compared with the national average Statement 2:
Both statements are true
Which oral health program has the lowest priority for this state?
Brushing and Flossing presentations at schools across the state
Which is the most likely mechanism for payment of dental services for this population?
CHIP and Medicaid
What is the name used for the comprehensive description of the community that includes comprehensive, detailed community data?
Community profile
Which preventive program would have the most benefit for all of the school-age children in this community?
Community water fluoridation
Which of the following descriptive statistics should be used to summarize the data?
Counts and percentages
The grant requires that a model be applied to the development of cultural competence of the oral healthcare workforce that will be caring for the population. In addition, progress of cultural competence development must be tracked and reported to the agency that is offering the grant. Which of the following models would be most suitable for these purposes?
Cultural Competence Education Model
Your next task is to select and tailor health messages you want to include in your health communication approaches. Which one of the following approaches is an example of tailoring a message?
Design short learning modules geared to each level of caries risk identified during the assessment process.
Which of the following strategies to promote the program would be LEAST affective?
Develop a flyer describing the problem, the program, and the rationale for the program.
Oral Health Educational materials will need to be created for the priority population. Existing materials written in English are available for translation. The grant criteria limit the resources used for this purpose. Which of the following translation methods should be incorporated into the grant application?
Development of materials in both english and vietnamese
The initial phase of the project you are assigned relates to which private practice function?
Examinating
All the following EXCEPT one are useful strategies to help the target population learn the information. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Have them read rather than hear and see the information they will lean more from reading it
Your risk task is to review the various health promotion theories and determine which would be useful for this project. You decide that you need to assess whether the women in the target population perceive that their children are consuming foods high in sugars and, if so, whether the mothers perceive that it puts them at risk for dental caries. which one of the following theories is best to use for the purpose?
Health Belief Model
During the data collection phase of the community health assessment, all of the following are government resources for health data that the committee could use EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Health and dental records from a private hospital
Where are you most likely to find information on how the oral health status and trends of this state compare to that of the nation?
Healthy People 2020
You decide to set up a committee to help develop the "healthy mouth, healthy body" campaign and invite a public health nurse, a nutritionist, a mental health specialist, and a chronic disease health educator to join. This step is an example of which of the following?
Interprofessional collaborative practice
Which program would be able to provide funding for dental treatment in the school clinic?
Medicaid
What is the first step the committee should take for the community health assessment?
Mobilize the community by forming key partnerships and recruiting participants to collaborate in the community health assessment
The data that Allison collects for this study are which of the following types of data?
Ordinal Scale Data
Which one of the major agencies within the DHHS would have the most possibilities for funding the programs you select to conduct?
PHS (public healht Service)
What measure would be used to assess untreated tooth decay?
Percentage of persons with > 2 dt or DT
The data collection method that would be the most costly and time-consuming would be which of the following?
Person-to-person interview
All of the following essential public health services to promote oral health EXCEPT one would apply to this situation. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Review, educate about, and enforce laws and regulations that promote oral health and ensure safe oral health practices
During the project you have an opportunity to present information on the project at a statewide public health association meeting. You are most interested in discussing and getting feedback on ways to improve the materials and messages. Which presentation format would allow you the best opportunity to accomplish this?
Roundtable discussion
You sense public reluctance to support this project because it takes valuable student-teacher contact time away from the students. How do you respond to the parents' query, "So why provide dental treatment during school time. "
Share evidence-based research results that 50 million hours of school time are lost annually because of dental disease and that school performance is positively correlated to oral health.
The program goal is to improve the oral health of the school-age children. Which instructional objective that you have written for the second-grade class's educational component is specific and measurable?
The students will label the parts of the tooth accurately on a diagram
According to the laws of this state, a dentist must screen the children to approve the teeth fro dental sealants; the dentist does not have to be present at the time that the dental sealants are placed. Which of the following is a correct statement?
This describes general supervision
Which resource is the best one to assist the group in developing oral health program objectives?
healthy People 2020
All of the following EXCEPT one are important factors to learn about the community to enhance the cultural competence of the proposed grant. Which one is the exception?
tooth Loss
