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Concerned about the lack of water fluoridation, a local dental hygienist initiates a community education project to educate residents about the advantages of water fluoridation. The project includes several presentations beginning with a meeting of the local dental and dental hygiene societies to provide an overview of current information. The focus of this initial presentation will be mottled enamel as well as strategies to prevent this form of dental fluorosis. Subsequent presentations will address community leaders, non-profit philanthropic organizations, and community coalitions. Within a few weeks of the first presentations, a group of citizens begins writing letters to the local newspaper about the dangers of fluoridation with specific emphasis on toxicity from “over fluoridation.” Questions #63-65 During the presentation, the dental hygienist emphasizes the value of water fluoridation as the most significant contribution of dentistry to public health. All of the following reasons support this statement EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

The board of education approached a public health dental hygienist about establishing a dental health education curriculum for the students enrolled in a public school system. The board was concerned that the only dental health education students received was during Children’s Dental Health Month when volunteer dental hygienists provided education to grades K, 3, 7, and 12. The classroom teachers were interested in implementing dental health education in the students health classes but were looking for guidance with lesson plan content and activities. The school system consists of 3500 students, grades K-12. Health care facilities, including a nurse who is available twice a week, are available at each school. Use this information to answer questions 11-15 What is the best way for the teachers to present and discuss the importance of good oral hygiene habits and the prevention of dental disease to the students  

A dental hygienist employed by a children’s hospital dental clinic is responsible for coordinating programs to serve medically compromised children in the service area.  The population consists of a mix of diverse SES and ethnic groups.  The dental hygienist’s responsibilities include managing the clinic that provides dental and dental hygiene treatment for the children, training hospital staff in the daily oral care of hospitalized children,  serving as a resource to the hospital staff, conducting oral hygiene educational programs for clinic patients and their parents, and supervising the distribution of self-care fluoride products.  The effectiveness of the educational programs is evaluated by comparing pre-test and post-test scores of knowledge and oral health behavior of the clinic patients.   Answer questions #28-31 The primary role of the public health dental hygienist in this scenario is to provide direct patient treatment.  The dental hygienist’s role in this program is primarily coordination, training, and serving as a resource that fulfills the role of the public health hygienist. 

24) Which of these is hydrophobic?A) Cl-    B) K+    C) Water    D) Glucose    E) Fat

22) ________ differ from one another in their number of neutrons and atomic mass.          A) Electrolytes B) Cations C) Anions D) Isotopes

17) The study of how hormones function is called ________.A) endocrinologyB) pathophysiologyC) neuroanatomyD) histologyE) neurophysiology

11) Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?A) Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ systemB) Organ system, organ, cell, tissue, organelleC) Organ, organ system, tissue, cell, organelleD) Organ system, organelle, tissue, cell, organE) Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle

10) An ________ is composed of two or more tissues types, whereas ________ are microscopic structures in a cell.A) organ; moleculesB) organelle; moleculesC) organ; organellesD) organ system; organellesE) organ system; organs

19) Sodium has an atomic number of 11 and an atomic mass of 23. Sodium has ________.A) 12 neutrons and 11 protonsB) 12 electrons and 11 protonsC) 12 electrons and 11 neutronsD) 12 protons and 11 electronsE) 12 protons and 11 neutrons

9) Stereoscopic vision provides ________. A) color perception B) bipedalism C) opposable perception D) depth perception E) opposition of thumbs