Crest 74 Effective Adult Learning for Oral Health Education

Andragogy refers to the art and science of helping ____________ learn.

a. children

b. everyone

c. adults

d. adolescents

c. adults

Components of establishing an adult teacher-learner relationship include all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

a. Trust

b. Mutual respect

c. Authenticity

d. Offering opinions

d. Offering opinions

Which of the following is an example of an open-ended question?

a. Do you have any concerns about your mouth?

b. Tell me what you have used to clean between your teeth?

c. Did you floss your teeth today?

d. How often do you brush your teeth each day?

b. Tell me what you have used to clean between your teeth?

A patient's prior experience has little to do with their expectations for oral health care. Most patients seen in dental offices in the United States have the same health beliefs.

a. Both statements are TRUE.

b. Both statements are FALSE.

c. The first statement is TRUE; the second statement is FALSE.

d. The first statement is FALSE; the second statement is TRUE

b. Both statements are FALSE.

It is important to assess the patient's readiness for change for all of the following reasons EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

a. Knowing the patient's readiness to change impacts the effectiveness of the oral health intervention.

b. Knowing the patient's readiness to change affects the handouts you may give the patient.

c. Knowing the patient's readiness to change affects the kind of debridement that will be planned.

d. Knowing the patient's readiness to change affects the recommendations made for oral healthcare.

c. Knowing the patient's readiness to change affects the kind of debridement that will be planned.

The precontemplation stage of change is most consistent with _______________.

a. being aware of a problem and thinking of ways to solve it

b. learning new coping methods to sustain change

c. substituting healthy responses for problem behaviors

d. demonstrating denial and/or active resistance to change

d. demonstrating denial and/or active resistance to change

At any one point in time, 80% of patients are at which of the following stages of change _______________.

a. Precontemplation

b. Preparation

c. Action

d. Relapse/Maintenance

a. Precontemplation

Patients in the Preparation stage of change are ready to set a target date within ____________.

a. 1 month

b. 2 months

c. 3 months

d. 6 months

a. 1 month

Patients prefer to be told which home care aids to use. The patient and the dental professional should work together to decide the most immediate problem to address.

a. Both statements are TRUE.

b. Both statements are FALSE.

c. The first statement is TRUE; the second statement is FALSE.

d. The first statement is FALSE; the second statement is TRUE

d. The first statement is FALSE; the second statement is TRUE

An example of how a dental practitioner might determine what information is relevant to the patient is _______________.

a. Tell me how you think flossing daily will affect the gum bleeding that you have been noticing?

b. You will lose teeth if you don't floss.

c. You are going to have to floss even if you have a hard time.

d. Why didn't you come in 3 months ago like I told you?

a. Tell me how you think flossing daily will affect the gum bleeding that you have been noticing?

An external locus of control refers to a patient flossing daily because it will make their dental hygienist happy. An internal locus of control refers to a patient who dictates their treatment even when it is not in their best interest.

a. Both statements are FALSE.

b. Both statements are TRUE.

c. The first statement is TRUE; the second statement is FALSE.

d. The first statement is FALSE; the second statement is TRUE.

a. Both statements are FALSE.

All of the following are true of studies of patient autonomy EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

a. Autonomy is not relevant to a patient's health.

b. Patients are more motivated to manage their health.

c. Patients feel more confident about managing their health.

d. Patients showed improvement in health outcomes.

a. Autonomy is not relevant to a patient's health.

In order to appeal to different learning styles, which of the following is appropriate?

a. Give the patient a handout on tooth brushing.

b. Demonstrate tooth brushing in the patient's mouth.

c. Give the patient internet resources to learn more information.

d. All of the above.

d. All of the above.