PH MID

For an individual with poor oral care to adopt healthy behavior such as daily brushing, what must be changed?

Values

In the five-dimensional health model, a patient’s trust in a dental hygienist contributes positively to which dimension?

Emotional

The teaching of health behaviors that brings an individual to a state of health awareness is termed health ________.

Education

What scale pinpoints a patient’s physical condition from death through varying degrees of illness to completely healthy functioning?

Wellness scale

Formulating a dental hygiene diagnosis for a group presentation occurs before which stage?

Planning

Which of the following is categorized as a learning domain?

Affective

Which domain includes the description of actions?

Psychomotor

During the assessment phase, the target population’s needs, interests, and which of the following should be defined?

All of these

A two-year-old child with severe stages of early childhood caries who has Medicaid insurance may face which barriers to care?

All of these

Barriers to dental hygiene care can be defined as ________.

A limitation to receiving dental hygiene services

Empowerment models that focus on patient autonomy are led by patients whose knowledge increases healthy behaviors. Are both parts true or false?

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

Which of the following aspects is part of the multidimensional model of health?

Spirituality

The local dental hygiene association working on policy change to ban sugary beverages from school vending machines is an example of:

Health promotion

For behavior change to occur, an individual must reach what milestone?

Value the change

A patient receiving praise for healthy gums encourages continued good care is known as:

Operant conditioning

The best way to ensure an effective presentation is to:

Be prepared

“Following the presentation, the audience will compare ten healthy and unhealthy snack choices” is an example of a(n):

Objective

Lecturing is always an effective way to teach dental health. Is this statement true or false?

The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

Which verb pertains to the psychomotor domain?

Demonstrating

When used as an objective, the verb understand:

Is open to misinterpretation

A group from a local church youth group could be considered a:

Target population

It is important not to frighten child patients. Is this statement true or false?

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

Faith-based initiatives funded by the federal government do not generally include health care. Is this true or false?

The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

Social workers and dental hygienists can work together during programs for target populations to:

Ensure social services for the population.

Inconvenient office hours of a dental practice can become a:

Barrier to care

During which stage does the dental hygienist prioritize needs?

Dental hygiene diagnosis

During which stage does the dental hygienist develop a blueprint?

Planning

During which stage are possible constraints and alternatives addressed?

Planning

Dental hygienists instilling a ban on soda machines in local schools is an example of:

Promotion

During which stage does the hygienist employ revisions?

Implementation

The Treatment Priority Index assesses ________.

Malocclusion

Quantitative evaluation generally refers to ________.

How much a program accomplished.

Which teeth are included in the 'Ramfjord teeth'?

Both #3 and #12.

The Patient Hygiene Performance Index (PHP) assesses the extent of ________.

Plaque and debris.

A dental index should have which characteristic(s)?

All of these.

Which of the following is part of the planning phase of program planning?

Identify methods to measure goals.

Dr. Fones’s original paradigm for school dental hygienists focused on:

Prevention of disease.

Which school program is particularly advantageous for middle school athletes?

Athletic mouth guard program.

During which stage of the program paradigm planning should the target population’s needs be identified?

Assessment.

A dental hygienist in a nursing home provides routine preventive care and may have a collaborative relationship with a dentist. Are both parts true or false?

Both statements are true.

Program goals should be evaluated based on:

Baseline data.

During which phase of program planning should evaluation be started?

Planning.

Which type of evaluation refers to the internal evaluation of a program?

Formative.

Which type of evaluation is a basic screening?

Clinical.

An index that measures a condition that will not change, such as dental caries, is termed a(n):

Irreversible index.

Which position is responsible for the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps?

Surgeon General.

International trends in dental hygiene suggest an increase in ________.

Autonomy.

Landmark reports suggest the current dental care system in the U.S. ________.

Does not ensure oral health for all.

The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the ________.

Global Oral Data Bank.

The government’s medical research organization is called ________.

National Institutes of Health.

The agency responsible for Early Head Start and Head Start programs is the ________.

Administration for Children and Families.

Which sectors are included in the dental care delivery system in the U.S.?

All of these.

The agency that ensures that medicine is safe in the U.S. is the ________.

Food and Drug Administration.

A term used to describe assimilation to another culture by assuming its practices is ________.

Acculturate.

A person’s ethnicity refers to ________.

Cultural heritage.