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A dental researcher would use which of the following to determine the proportion of a population affected by periodontal disease from the total number of people?

• A) Prevalence

• B) Specificity

• C) Sensitivity

• D) Incidence

• E) Odds ratio

Which of the following is by definition a disease affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent?

• A) An endemic

• B) An epidemic

• C) A contagious disease

• D) A pandemic

• E) An outbreak

The DMFT index is most commonly used in research to determine caries rates for older adults, because it is easy to discern why teeth may be missing.

• A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.

• B) Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.

• C) The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.

• D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.

• E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

Which of the following is correct for a test that will indicate an absence of disease in an individual who is disease free?

• A) Sensitivity

• B) Specificity

• C) Positive Predictive Value

• D) Negative Predictive Value

• E) Odds ratio

Which of the following is the percentage that an outcome will occur given a particular exposure, compared to the percentage of the outcome occurring in the absence of that exposure?

• A) Prevalence

• B) Specificity

• C) Sensitivity

• D) Incidence

• E) Odds ratio

Researches rarely utilize the DMFT index to determine the caries rate for older adults, because it can be easy to discern why teeth may be missing?

• A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.

• B) Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related

• C) The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.

• D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.

• E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) all of the following are dental public health priorities in implementing an oral health plan EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

• A) Utilize the best science and methods to improve surveillance of oral diseases and their risk factors.

• B) Broaden understanding of health disparities and determinants of oral health disparities.

• C) Develop and promote effective evidence-based strategies and interventions to prevent oral diseases.

• D) Strengthen infrastructure of state oral health programs and promote oral health in communities.

• E) All of the above

Goal 1 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Oral Health Plan is to prevent and control dental caries across life stages.Goal 2 of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Oral Health Plan is to control oral and pharyngeal cancers and their risk factors.

• A) Both statements are true

• B) Both statements are false

• C) First statement is true, the second is false

• D) First statement is false, the second is true

The term ADPIED is an acronym for the hygiene protocol model. All of the following are parts of the protocol model EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

• A) Assessing

• B) Evaluating

• C) Promoting

• D) Implementing

• E) Planning

Which of the following steps in the SAPIE hygiene protocol model is utilized first?

• A) Staging

• B) Screening

• C) Securing

• D) Steering

• E) Suggesting