You gathered information from the Ohio Department of Health website about the caries rate of elementary school children in Franklin County and the state of Ohio in 2015. Then you collected information on caries rate in the school using the DMFT/DMFS index for your outreach program in 2020 and compared. What type of data collection are you using?  Use this information for #57 only

The board of education approached a public health dental hygienist about establishing a dental health education curriculum for the students enrolled in a public school system. The board was concerned that the only dental health education students received was during Children’s Dental Health Month when volunteer dental hygienists provided education to grades K, 3, 7, and 12. The classroom teachers were interested in implementing dental health education in the students health classes but were looking for guidance with lesson plan content and activities. The school system consists of 3500 students, grades K-12. Health care facilities, including a nurse who is available twice a week, are available at each school. Use this information to answer questions 11-15 For the public health dental hygienist to adequately understand the current knowledge on oral health, she/he should :

You are participating in an outdoor health fair at a local park. You ask each of the adult participants that visit your booth to complete a 10 question questionnaire in order to be registered to win an electric toothbrush. In your questionnaire, you ask demographic questions like sex, age, race, education level, and income range and then ask questions about oral hygiene habits, smoking, and how often they visit the dentist. You also conduct open mouth exams using a light to look for signs of oral cancer. Use this information to answer questions #42-47   Which of the following is NOT an advantage of doing open mouth screenings?

What is the current national range for water fluoridation established by the Centers for Disease Control?

A high school class of ten physically challenged students, 14-19 years of age, shows a need for improved oral hygiene. The high school nurse has asked the districts dental hygienist to assess their needs and to work with the nurse to implement a community outreach program for these students. The dental hygienist plans to set up a portable dental unit to orally screen the students and to implement an evaluation tool to determine the dental health knowledge of the group. Additionally, the hygienist plans to provide oral hygiene instruction each month during the remainder of the school year and the nurse will follow up with the instructions once a week.  The O’Learys plaque score at the initial assessment of the class was:  25%, 25%, 50%, 50%, 60%, 60%, 60%, 75%, 75%, and 100% The mean score for Oral Hygiene Index – Simplified score of the ten students was 4.8 Use this information to answer questions 22 – 27.   A complete dental assessment of the class should include all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?  

A dental hygienist employed by a children’s hospital dental clinic is responsible for coordinating programs to serve medically compromised children in the service area.  The population consists of a mix of diverse SES and ethnic groups.  The dental hygienist’s responsibilities include managing the clinic that provides dental and dental hygiene treatment for the children, training hospital staff in the daily oral care of hospitalized children,  serving as a resource to the hospital staff, conducting oral hygiene educational programs for clinic patients and their parents, and supervising the distribution of self-care fluoride products.  The effectiveness of the educational programs is evaluated by comparing pre-test and post-test scores of knowledge and oral health behavior of the clinic patients.    Answer questions #28-31 Assessment data are collected from each pediatric patient to determine his or her dental experiences.  Which of the following terms describes the children’s annual visits to a dentist or dental hygienist? 

You are interested in studying the caries experience at a Head Start program. The Columbus school you visit is composed of primarily Hispanic children who speak English as a second language. You want to implement a prevention program and get the parents more involved. The parents are mainly uninsured, but the children are eligible for Medicaid and SCHIP. Use this information to answer questions #52-56 Based on Tina Fulks presentation, what national program trains primary medical care providers to apply fluoride varnish to children enrolled in Medicaid?

A dental hygienist, new to the community, learns from friends and clients of the popularity of sports teams for children from age 3 through 12. Noticing the apparent lack of preventive measures to protect against oral and head injuries, she becomes particularly concerned about the child and adolescent population within this community. As a first step toward developing a community-based plan to prevent sports injuries for all participants in this target group, the dental hygienist consults with the high school athletic coach. While researching community resources she learns of a school-based nutrition program, but also discovers that no funding for oral health exists. Use this information for #66-67Seven hospitals and walk-in clinics report the following numbers of emergency department visits for sports-related injuries for children and adolescents aged 18 and younger: 24, 28, 42, 26, 35, and 30. What is the median number of emergency department visits reported? 

The school nurse is tallying the number of students affected by the flu this year at his school.  He counts 12 cases of flu for this year compared to 13 for last year.  This is an example of what level of disease distribution?

You are employed by the county health department in a rural health professional shortage area (HPSA) as a dental hygienist. In addition to your work as a clinician, you are also in charge of the fluoride varnish programs at the local elementary schools. Use this information to answer questions #32-36 The fees which are based on the patient’s ability to pay are termed: