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91.    During the implementation phase of the program, you plan to measure the children’s performance skills in oral hygiene. Which method would be best to complete this?a.    A written quizb.    A demonstration by the childrenc.    Interviewing the children to see if they can explain what they are doingd.    A survey of the children’s attitudes about oral health

46.    Based on the Five-Dimensional Health Model, interaction with other people falls under which system?a.    Emotionalb.    Physicalc.    Mentald.    Societale.    Spiritual

  100.    In your program you will present the benefits of not smoking or chewing tobacco. You intend to survey the middle school students and their perception of how susceptible they are to addiction or developing cancer. Which theory/ model are you using?a.    Community Organization Theoryb.    Transtheoretical Modelc.    Social Learning Theoryd.    Health Belief Model

Use the following case scenario to answer the next 4 questions (#83 – 86)The dental hygiene school in your community has received a grant to establish an elementary school-based dental program that includes prevention, treatment, and education components.  You are the newly employed dental hygienist at the elementary school and will supervise dental hygiene students on-site at the elementary school and in the clinic. 83.    The program goal is to improve the oral health knowledge of the school-age children.  Which objective for the second-grade class’s educational component would be measurable using a performance verb?   a.    the students will understand the meaning of plaque and how to remove itb.    the students will label the parts of the tooth accurately on a diagramc.    the students will know how to brush and flossd.    the students will remember the cause of tooth decay.e.    the students will completely understand the connection of oral health to general health

24.    Which health promotion theory assumes that at any point in time everyone is at a different stage of readiness to make lifestyle changes and that people cycle through the various stages over time?a.    Community organization theoryb.    Social learning theoryc.    Stages of change theory d.    Diffusion of innovations theory

72.    If a null hypothesis was incorrectly accepted, this would be considered what type of error?a.    Type I Alpha Errorb.    Type II Beta Error

Use the following case scenario to answer the next 4 questions (#83 – 86)The dental hygiene school in your community has received a grant to establish an elementary school-based dental program that includes prevention, treatment, and education components.  You are the newly employed dental hygienist at the elementary school and will supervise dental hygiene students on-site at the elementary school and in the clinic. 84.    This role may be appropriate for a RDHAP, because an elementary school setting could be considered:a.    Alternative practiceb.    Advanced placementc.    Additional preventiond.    Artichoke pizza

28.    The more a patient brushes and flosses, the lower their O’Leary plaque score will be. This is an example of a:a.    Positive correlationb.    Negative correlation

68.    During a clinical trial, the examiners will assign group A with the placebo and group B with a new mouthrinse. Both the examiners and participants are unaware of how treatments are assigned. This is an example of a:a.    Single-blind trialb.    Double-blind trialc.    Triple-blind triald.    Quadruple-blind trial

45.    The classification of dental/ oral health examinations that is used the MOST in public health, utilizes what type of equipment?a.    Type 1 – Mouth mirror/ explorer/ light/ radiographs/ study models/ testsb.    Type 2 – Mouth mirror/ explorer/ light/ bitewings/ selected Pasc.    Type 3 – Mouth mirror/ explorer/ lightd.    Type 4 – Light/ tongue depressor