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The science that deals with the incidence, distribution and control of a disease in a population is termed:

A National Oral Health Surveillance system has been developed based on a set of oral health indicators used by Healthy People 2020.

The hygienists utilized a mouth mirror, explorer and adequate illumination to conduct the screenings.  This is an example of which type of examination?

Which of the following approaches would be BEST to ensure that the entire population of school children are taught dental health on an ongoing basis?

According to the Empirical Rule, what percent of scores fall between -1 and +1 standard deviation from the mean?

Which of the following terms best describes this type of study?

According to the Stages of Learning theory, if the learner has incomplete or inaccurate information regarding the health behavior, they are in which stage of the learning ladder?

Question 7-13 The nursing supervisor at a local health department contacted the local dental hygiene association with dental concerns for students in the district.  During routine checkups, the supervisor had noticed a high incidence of dental neglect within the local senior high school student population, as evidenced by severe decay, poor dietary habits, and inadequate home care.  The local dental hygiene component sent surveys to the parents in the school district regarding dietary conditions in the home, socioeconomic status of the household, dental home care procedures, and access to routine dental care.  Oral hygiene and caries status of the students were assessed in the classrooms with the use of the plaque index (Pl I) and DMFT index.  The group Pl I mean was 2.5 (on a 3.0 scale) and the group DMFT was as follows:  D = 250, M = 5, and F = 25.   The use of surveys and screening examinations are integral components of

Which of the following acronyms represents the government agency that oversees the Public Health Service and is the largest department in the federal government that is responsible for health-related issues?

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