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Testlet 5A dentist is employed by Dane County Public Health department and is responsible for dental health programming in the community of Dane, WI.  Dane is a non-fluoridated community, located 20 minutes north of Madison.  The socioeconomic status is varied at the schools with some schools having a higher SES than others.  Twelfth graders are targeted for restorative services at this point in time. Baseline dataTotal DMF rate = 24             D=15               M=4                F=5After conducting the restorative program for three years, the dentist compared the following evaluation data to the baseline data . Do the results below inidcate the program was successful? DMF= 27      D=2      M=4      F=21

The research hypothesis, also called the positive or alternative hypothesis, is the logical opposite of the null hypothesis. The research hypothesis can indicate a direction of difference.

The DMFT index is a/an ______Index? 

When a research study measures what it is supposed to measure, and it can be generalized to the entire population,  it is said to be? 

Testlet 3A dental hygienist has been asked to do a research study to determine how to best assist the nursing home residents at Middleton Village to obtain better toothbrushing habits and reduce the amount of root caries that seem to be forming in the teeth of the residents.She hypothesized that if the nursing assistants who work at the nursing home used a powered toothbrush to clean the resident’s teeth, that they could do a better job of plaque removal than if they used a manual toothbrush.The hygienist also hypothesized that if she could teach the nursing assistants to administer stannous fluoride treatments on a weekly basis, the rate of root caries would decrease. The dependent variable in the study is? 

During analysis of assessment data, a dental hygienist notes that the correlation between age and presence of oral cancer is 0.3. Which of the following represents the relationship between age and oral cancer? 

Define discrimination and explain how it differs from prejudice.

What is cognitive dissonance and when might a person experience it?

Provide an example of a major social change movement discussed in class and how it changed society.

Feminist Theory is primarily focused on: