Community Dental Health Ch. 20 Evaluation of Scientific Literature and Dental Products

1) Currently dental products are under the regulation of which government department?

A) Institute of Medicine

B) Food and Drug Administration

C) Institute of Pharmacy

D) American Dental Association

E) None of the above

B) Food and Drug Administration (pg. 284)

2) The ADA Seal of Acceptance program is regulated by the ________.

A) Institute of Medicine

B) Food and Drug Administration

C) American Dental Hygienists' Association

D) American Medical Association

E) American Dental Association

E) American Dental Association (pg. 284)

3) Which of the following sources can be used to locate information on dental care products?

A) Sales representatives

B) Internet

C) Colleagues

D) Lay magazines

E) All of the above

E) All of the above (pg. 285)

4) The FDA provides dental professionals with information concerning various health products

through their FDA ________.

A) Review

B) Writings

C) Times

D) Bulletin

D) Bulletin (pg. 284)

5) Which of the following parts of a research report should contain a condensed version of the

purpose, methods, results, and conclusion?

A) Conclusion

B) Discussion

C) Review of the literature

D) Abstract

E) Introduction

D) Abstract (pg. 288)

6) Which of the following parts of a research report should include a summary of all relevant data, including statistics and data characteristics?

A) Abstract

B) Results

C) Methods and materials

D) Discussion

E) Both B and D

B) Results (pg. 288)

7) Which of the following parts of a research report should include a variety of current and relevant studies?

A) Results

B) Abstract

C) Conclusion

D) Literature review

E) Introduction

D) Literature review (pg. 288)

8) Which of the following parts of a research report should include a detailed description of the

research instruments, equipment, procedures, and method of data analysis?

A) Methods and materials

B) Literature review

C) Introduction

D) Results

E) Conclusion

A) Methods and materials (pg. 288)

9) Which of the following parts of a research report should evaluate and interpret findings?

A) Results

B) Abstract

C) Discussion

D) Conclusion

E) Literature review

C) Discussion (pg. 288)

10) A peer-reviewed article indicates that the article has been reviewed by ________.

A) An editor from the publishers

B) Editorial reviewers who are copyeditors

C) Editorial reviewers who are dental providers/researchers

D) Both A and B

E) All of the above

C) Editorial reviewers who are dental providers/researcher (pg. 285)

11) PubMed is a reliable source to find research reports and is from the ________.

A) Food and Drug Administration

B) Dental Museum

C) National Library of Medicine

D) National Library of Dentistry

E) All of the above

C) National Library of Medicine (pg. 285)

12) The measure of confidence in test results is called ________.

A) Clinical significance

B) Clinical improvements

C) Statistical improvements

D) Statistical significance

E) Both A and C

d.Statistical significance

13) In the scientific community it is considered the cutoff point for statistical significance if a p

value is equal or less than ________.

A) .05

B) .50

C) .005

D) .5

E) None of the above

A) .05 (pg. 290)

14) An example of a peer-reviewed journal is the ________.

A) Journal of Practical Hygiene

B) Journal of Dental Hygiene

C) International Journal of Dental Hygiene

D) Both A and B

E) All of the above

E) All of the above (? - pg. 291)

15) A refereed journal is sometimes called (a) ________.

A) Blind periodical

B) Peer-reviewed

C) Non-peer-reviewed

D) Both A and C

E) All of the above

B) Peer-reviewed (pg. 290)

16) Studies need to have enough subjects to be valid. T or F

T (pg. 289)

17) A study should be randomized if at all possible. T or F

T (pg. 289)

A dental hygienist should recommend products based on the ADA Seal. T or F

F (pg. 285)

A dental hygienist who educates patients on dental care products is acting as a consumer advocate. T or F

F

The number of examiners should be fairly large to ensure calibration. T or F

F

Matching

A) Literature review

B) Methodology

C) Results and discussions

D) Introduction

E) Abstract

____21) A condensed version of a study

E) Abstract (pg. 289)

Matching

A) Literature review

B) Methodology

C) Results and discussions

D) Introduction

E) Abstract

____22) Should include a clear, concise purpose statement

D) Introduction (pg. 289)

Matching

A) Literature review

B) Methodology

C) Results and discussions

D) Introduction

E) Abstract

____23) Detailed outline of previous findings

A) Literature review (pg. 289)

Matching

A) Literature review

B) Methodology

C) Results and discussions

D) Introduction

E) Abstract

____24) Method and material section

B) Methodology (pg. 289)

Matching

A) Literature review

B) Methodology

C) Results and discussions

D) Introduction

E) Abstract

____25) Findings of a study

C) Results and discussions (pg. 290)

The ADA Seal of Approval program is regulated by the FDA. It is mandatory for all over-the-counter dental care products.

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

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

c. Both the statements are true.

d. Both the statements are false.

d. Both the statements are false.

PubMed is a service of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM). It includes more than 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1990's.

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

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

c. Both the statements are true.

d. Both the statements are false.

c. Both the statements are true.

Which of the following is/are part of a research report's methods and materials section?

a. Research design

b. Ethical considerations

c. Sample size

d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Which of the following terms defines the review of manuscripts for content and accuracy before they can be included in refereed journals?

a. Critique

b. Double blind

c. Primary evalution

d. Peer reviewed

d. Peer reviewed

Statistical significance means that the result was not caused by

a. control

b. chance

c. placebo effect

d. sugar pill

b. chance