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Consistent performance by the same investigator when using a dental index is called what?  (In other words, the same person scoring the index the same way every single time)

All of these programs would be resources for payment in treating the children’s teeth at the dentists’ offices except one.  Which one is the EXCEPTION?

Sanctions for plagiarism, cheating, and complicity that are in direct violation of USF’s academic integrity policy may include all of the following EXCEPT:

Prior to performing their assessment, the hygienist met with the student dental hygienists and conducted a calibration session in use of the PHP index.  They all learned the appropriate way to score the index and practiced their skills on each other and on volunteer clinical patients.  This calibration was intended to improve what?

The statement “To reduce root caries experience in residents of long-term care facilities in the state of Missouri” is best described as __________________________.

Obtaining DMFTs on the students before the “Smile Day” is an example of

Water testing in the district has been completed.  Due to a minimal amount of fluoride in the water, approval will be sought from the school board for a fluoride intervention for the students.  Which intervention is most likely to gain approval from the board based on ease of implementation, low cost and effectiveness?

If a researcher is collecting information about a group and one category of information is ‘Gender:  Male/Female,’ the resulting data falls into which scale of measurement?

Question 14-20 A state board of health has just hired a dental hygienist to assess the dental status of all third graders in a nonfluoridated school district.Dental hygiene students are available to help with screenings and gain experience with gathering data through various indices.   14. In a private practice setting, the dental status of a client is determined by a comprehensive examination.In the public health setting, the comprehensive examination would MOST closely parallel

Question 25 and 26 A researcher conducts a study in which 200 persons with oral cancer and 200 without oral cancer are identified and provide their informed consent to participate.  Following this step, participants complete surveys that question them about past exposure to a group of variables suspected of being responsible for the disease (risk factors). The participants also give consent to have their past medical records reviewed in order for the researchers to gather more information.                            25. What type of study is described?