Concerned about the lack of water fluoridation, a local dental hygienist initiates a community education project to educate residents about the advantages of water fluoridation. The project includes several presentations beginning with a meeting of the local dental and dental hygiene societies to provide an overview of current information. The focus of this initial presentation will be mottled enamel as well as strategies to prevent this form of dental fluorosis. Subsequent presentations will address community leaders, non-profit philanthropic organizations, and community coalitions. Within a few weeks of the first presentations, a group of citizens begins writing letters to the local newspaper about the dangers of fluoridation with specific emphasis on toxicity from “over fluoridation.” Questions #63-65Mottled enamel results from vigorous tooth brushing with dentifrice products with significant abrasive levels.Mottled enamel is a chronic endemic form of hypoplasia of dental enamel caused by the ingestion of excessive amounts of fluoride.

Which federal government agency is primarily responsible for Healthy People 2030?  

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic/requirement of an index?

The board of education approached a public health dental hygienist about establishing a dental health education curriculum for the students enrolled in a public school system. The board was concerned that the only dental health education students received was during Children’s Dental Health Month when volunteer dental hygienists provided education to grades K, 3, 7, and 12. The classroom teachers were interested in implementing dental health education in the students health classes but were looking for guidance with lesson plan content and activities. The school system consists of 3500 students, grades K-12. Health care facilities, including a nurse who is available twice a week, are available at each school. Use this information to answer questions 11-15 What is the best way for the teachers to present and discuss the importance of good oral hygiene habits and the prevention of dental disease to the students  

21) What type of bond attracts one water molecule to another?A) A hydrolytic bondB) A hydrogen bondC) A peptide bondD) A covalent bondE) An ionic bond

17) The study of how hormones function is called ________.A) endocrinologyB) pathophysiologyC) neuroanatomyD) histologyE) neurophysiology

18) The most abundant element in the human body, by weight, is ________.    A) calciumB) carbonC) oxygenD) nitrogenE) hydrogen

11) Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?A) Organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ systemB) Organ system, organ, cell, tissue, organelleC) Organ, organ system, tissue, cell, organelleD) Organ system, organelle, tissue, cell, organE) Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle

9) Stereoscopic vision provides ________. A) color perception B) bipedalism C) opposable perception D) depth perception E) opposition of thumbs

27) A chemical reaction that removes electrons from an atom is called a(n) ________ reaction.A) anabolic    B) reductionC) hydrolysis    D) condensationE) oxidation