All of the following are components of establishing the oral health program except which of the following?
Assurance, because it is a public health core function
The program goal is to improve the oral health of the school-age children. which objective that you have written for the 2nd grade class's educational component would be measurable?
the students will label the parts of the tooth accurately on a diagram (this is a performance verb)
Which preventive program would have the most benefit for all of the school-age children?
community fluoridated water
which program would be able to provide funding for dental treatment in the school clinic?
medicaid, medicare is for elderly
Which dental hygiene service provided by the dental hygiene students is evidenced-based?
application of fluoride varnish on the teeth of children
You are a dh who is involved in a mobile dental van school-based sealant program. as you are gathering your materials you are approached by a concerned and confused young mother who has several questions.She asks why sealants are necessary to live in an a
dental sealants are more effective than fluoride in pits and fissures
shes asks why the sealants weren't offered when her child was in nursery school, and you tell her that sealant programs generally focus on
6-8 12-14 due to eruption of 1st and 2nd molars
she wants to know how effective dental sealants are and you tell her that the CDC reports that school-based pit and fissure sealant programs reduce dental caries as much as ___%
60
she asks how many 8 year old children like her daughter have sealants and you tell her that according to the 1998-1994 baseline data __% of 8 year old children had dental sealants on their permanent molars
23
she asks you if sealants contain fluoride because she read on a website that fluoride is toxic and you tell her
the arguments against fluoridation dont have any merit based on scientific knowledge
performance verb
demonstrate
condition
when it will be completed
criterion
without error
cost of water fluoridation
68 cents for over 50,000 people, 98 cents between 10,000-50,000, 3$ for fewer than 10,000
fluoride varnish
prevent root surface caries on adults with recession
what state serves 75% of fluoridated water
Indiana
CHIPRA
joint state-federal funded program through Title XXI grants to develop comp health insurance coverage for children not covered by medicaid (children health insurance program)
Head start program
preschool children, screening and referral, daily ohi activities, weekly oral health curricula
FQHC
federally qualified health center
donated dental services (DDS)
elderly, disabled, medically compromised, one-time tx plan