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Epidemiology

The study of the distribution and determinants of disease.

Incidence

The number of new cases of disease that occurs within a population during a specified time period.

Epidemic

The occurrence of an illness in excess of normal expectancy in a community or region, usually occurring suddenly and spreading rapidly.

Goal

A broad statement of purpose that guides a public health activity.

Stages of Learning/Change

The theory that includes changing over time.

Standard Deviation

The MOST common measure of dispersion.

Department of Health and Human Services

The division of the executive branch of government that oversees the Public Health Service.

Morbidity

The extent of disease, injury, or disability in a defined population.

Secondary Prevention

Stopping a disease which is in progress.

Qualitative Data

The type of data provided by an end-of-course survey that contains questions about the student thoughts and feelings regarding the course.

Ethnocentrism

The belief that one's own culture or traditions are better than those of other cultures.

Cultural Sensitivity

Awareness of and respect for an individual or population's cultural differences.

Assimilate

Adapting to another culture by assuming its practices and beliefs.

Faith-Based Initiative

If a group is providing services to a community as an act of religious service or outreach.

Ratio

BP measurement is what type of scale of measurement.

Grantsmanship

The art of obtaining grants in order to fund projects.

Correlation Coefficient

Indicates a strong positive correlation when reported as (r=85).

Evaluation

Which of the following is NOT one of the core public health functions identified by the IOM.

Prevalence

The proportion of existing cases of a disease in a population at one point in time or during a specified period of time.

Chi Square

The least common nonparametric statistic.

deft

The dental index that is the most age specific.

Unawareness

If the learner has incomplete or inaccurate information regarding the health behavior.

Health Promotion

The process of informing and motivating people regarding their health and enabling communities to take more control over the things that determine their health.

Primary Prevention

Community water fluoridation is an example of this type of prevention.

Program plan

The treatment plan is to private practice as this is to dental public health.

Agent of disease

The biological or mechanical cause of the disease or condition.

Interrater

If you are a member of a group of examiners and each of you score the index exactly the same way, each will come up with the same score on any given patient.

Maslow's Hierarchy

When one level of needs is met, then those of next levels can be addressed.

Cognitive

The learning domain being used by the third-grade student's objective.

Knowledge

The level of learning being utilized by the objective.

Psychomotor

The learning domain being used with the objective of demonstrating proper tooth brushing technique on a mouth model.

Implementation

For community oral health planner term, this refers to providing treatment.

PHP

The index best measures in assessing debris.

EIBI

This index measures gingival inflammation evidenced by gingival bleeding.

Sulcus Bleeding Index

Does the addition of antimicrobial mouth rinse home care regimen reduce inflammation more than simply brushing and flossing?

DMFS/DMFT

Will the utilization of a school based dental clinic in a high school setting reduce the incidents in dental decay for this population?

PHP

Does a power toothbrush remove more plaque than the manual?

OHI-S

Hygienists have gone to a local school to work to determine which kids needed calculus removed as part of their treatment.

defts/defs

This index measures observable caries experienced in primary teeth.

PI I

This index expressed the thickness of plaque in the gingival area.

DMFT/DMFS

This index is used to measure past and present caries experienced in a population with permanent teeth.

PHP

This index is best for assessing an individual's performance in removing debris post toothbrushing instructions.