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Board Review: Multiple Choice



 This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1.
The researcher provides evidence of reliability and validity of the survey to prove:

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Question 2.
When an investigator uses randomly selected subjects from a subdivided population, which of the following sampling technique is used.

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Question 3.
Which measure of central tendency is MOST affected by extreme scores at the low or high end of a scale of numbers?

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Question 4.
A dental hygienist gives a quiz to determine the effectiveness of a new dental health education program in the public school system. The mean score is 12 and the standard deviation is 2. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this data?


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Question 5.
In selecting a data collection instrument, both reliability and validity are important considerations for the instrument's credibility. If the research states the data collection instrument is reliable it means

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Question 6.
Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship?

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Question 7.
In communities without fluoride water supplies, the most cost-effective method to decrease the development of dental caries 6-12 years of age would be a program consisting of:

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Question 8.
Which of the following characterizes an excellent dental index?

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Question 9.
Which of the following children would benefit the MOST from a sealant program in the public school system?

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Question 10.

A five-year program was conducted on 100 second graders. The baseline data were taken at the beginning, and dental health education and fluoride mouthrinsing were provided each year to the students. Based on the following DMFS scores, this program is considered to be:

Mean Number of Surfaces

  D M F
Baseline Data179  57102
Post-Evaluation Data   38105243

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Question 11.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate method for teaching a group of smokeless tobacco users how to perform a self-oral cancer examination?

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Question 12.
When utilizing a pamphlet published by a major dental care product company, it is necessary that the dental hygienist evaluate the pamphlet for

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Question 13.

The ADHA is concerned with the number of dental hygienists with latex sensitivity or allergies. A study investigated a group of dental hygienists who previously reported sensitivity from wearing latex gloves. A questionnaire requesting data on the dermatological signs and symptoms, medical gloves, used, food eaten that day, usage of personal hygiene products, medical care received, and a health history was mailed to 250 of these dental hygienists within the United States in 2003. What type of research study is being conducted?

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Question 14.
Dental public health is concerned with all of the following categories except one. Which one is this exception?

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Question 15.
A community dental hygienist records the amount of dental caries detected on patients seen within the office during the past five years. This types of quantification of dental caries is referred to as a (an)

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Question 16.
Dental caries is referred to as a(an)

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Question 17.
When designing and developing a dental health program, which of the following sequences would be correct to follow?

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Question 18.
The overall effectiveness of a dental health education program can BEST be measured by the

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Question 19.
When dental health is neglected it is MOSTLY because of

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Question 20.
All of the following factors influence epidemiology except one. Which one is the exception?

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