Community Testlets

A dental hygienist was reading a newspaper article concerning a recent outbreak of meningitis cases in a metropolitan area. Four cases were reported, and at least two deaths occurred. The local health departments are conducting information sessions for pa

c. epidemic

A dental hygienist was reading a newspaper article concerning a recent outbreak of meningitis cases in a metropolitan area. Four cases were reported, and at least two deaths occurred. The local health departments are conducting information sessions for pa

d. measuring the distribution of diseases in a population

A dental hygienist was reading a newspaper article concerning a recent outbreak of meningitis cases in a metropolitan area. Four cases were reported, and at least two deaths occurred. The local health departments are conducting information sessions for pa

c. lifestyle and behavior

A dental hygienist was reading a newspaper article concerning a recent outbreak of meningitis cases in a metropolitan area. Four cases were reported, and at least two deaths occurred. The local health departments are conducting information sessions for pa

a. host, agent and environment

You are a dental hygienist for a nursing home community of 150 residents. One of the administrator's goals is to improve the oral health status of the residents. she asks you to develop a program to achieve this goal.
You surveyed the nurses by written qu

c. history-taking, diagnosis and treatment planning

You are a dental hygienist for a nursing home community of 150 residents. One of the administrator's goals is to improve the oral health status of the residents. she asks you to develop a program to achieve this goal.
You must prioritize the oral health i

e. the disease is curable

You are a dental hygienist for a nursing home community of 150 residents. One of the administrator's goals is to improve the oral health status of the residents. she asks you to develop a program to achieve this goal.
Root Caries Index Scores for a sample

c. 5%

You are a dental hygienist for a nursing home community of 150 residents. One of the administrator's goals is to improve the oral health status of the residents. she asks you to develop a program to achieve this goal.
Which is the MOST effective way to pr

a. individualized instruction

You are a dental hygienist for a nursing home community of 150 residents. One of the administrator's goals is to improve the oral health status of the residents. she asks you to develop a program to achieve this goal.
The BEST measure of the effect of the

c. health improvement

A dental hygienist has recently taken a position with the Indian Health Service. The position responsibility is oral health promotion for the Native American community. The community water system is not fluoridated. Data from the Surgeon General's Report

e. CPI, DMFS

A dental hygienist has recently taken a position with the Indian Health Service. The position responsibility is oral health promotion for the Native American community. The community water system is not fluoridated. Data from the Surgeon General's Report

e.c and d

A dental hygienist has recently taken a position with the Indian Health Service. The position responsibility is oral health promotion for the Native American community. The community water system is not fluoridated. Data from the Surgeon General's Report

e. work with the city council and local leaders to implement community water fluoridation

A dental hygienist has recently taken a position with the Indian Health Service. The position responsibility is oral health promotion for the Native American community. The community water system is not fluoridated. Data from the Surgeon General's Report

b. DMFS, dfs

A dental hygienist has recently taken a position with the Indian Health Service. The position responsibility is oral health promotion for the Native American community. The community water system is not fluoridated. Data from the Surgeon General's Report

b. incidence

You are employed by a local health department. The department just received a small federal grant to provide smoking cessation services to a local middle school. Your job is to ascertain tobacco use and manage the development of the project. You create a

a. halitosis

You are employed by a local health department. The department just received a small federal grant to provide smoking cessation services to a local middle school. Your job is to ascertain tobacco use and manage the development of the project. You create a

c. health promotion

You are employed by a local health department. The department just received a small federal grant to provide smoking cessation services to a local middle school. Your job is to ascertain tobacco use and manage the development of the project. You create a

d. hypothesis

You are employed by a local health department. The department just received a small federal grant to provide smoking cessation services to a local middle school. Your job is to ascertain tobacco use and manage the development of the project. You create a

c. hereditary characteristics

You practice dental hygiene in a low-socioeconomic-level, multicultural city with a population of 1.5 million. The office you work in, however, serves a relatively higher socioeconomic population of the city. The city water supply is not fluoridated; cons

e. check with your local dental hygiene component to determine whether a unified plan of action has been developed and how you might help

You practice dental hygiene in a low-socioeconomic-level, multicultural city with a population of 1.5 million. The office you work in, however, serves a relatively higher socioeconomic population of the city. The city water supply is not fluoridated; cons

a. public debate with the antifluoridationists

You practice dental hygiene in a low-socioeconomic-level, multicultural city with a population of 1.5 million. The office you work in, however, serves a relatively higher socioeconomic population of the city. The city water supply is not fluoridated; cons

a. DMFT

You practice dental hygiene in a low-socioeconomic-level, multicultural city with a population of 1.5 million. The office you work in, however, serves a relatively higher socioeconomic population of the city. The city water supply is not fluoridated; cons

c. calibrate with examiners

You practice dental hygiene in a low-socioeconomic-level, multicultural city with a population of 1.5 million. The office you work in, however, serves a relatively higher socioeconomic population of the city. The city water supply is not fluoridated; cons

d. getting the children to participate in a sealant program

You have recently been employed as a public health dental hygienist in a local health department. You have been asked to plan, implement, and evaluate a school-based educational and preventive program for selected elementary schools located in your school

e. reducing the incidence of periodontitis and gingivitis in children

You have recently been employed as a public health dental hygienist in a local health department. You have been asked to plan, implement, and evaluate a school-based educational and preventive program for selected elementary schools located in your school

c. the need for services from your local health program

You have recently been employed as a public health dental hygienist in a local health department. You have been asked to plan, implement, and evaluate a school-based educational and preventive program for selected elementary schools located in your school

b. a demonstration of the procedures by the children

You have recently been employed as a public health dental hygienist in a local health department. You have been asked to plan, implement, and evaluate a school-based educational and preventive program for selected elementary schools located in your school

e. using the Basic-Screening Survey (BSS) and sending the results home with a list of local community clinics

You have recently been employed as a public health dental hygienist in a local health department. You have been asked to plan, implement, and evaluate a school-based educational and preventive program for selected elementary schools located in your school

a. Medicare