A health education program is designed and based on the theory that whether or not a person engages in preventive health actions depends on their perceptions and beliefs. Specific factors included in belief components are susceptibility, severity, and whether benefits of action outweigh barriers. This theory described is the:

The study design where measurements are taken at one point in time is:

A two-year-old child with severe early childhood caries who has Medicaid insurance may face which access to care barriers?

Identify the 3 core public health functions:  

Which of the following is indicated by the m component of the dmft index?

What would be the BEST measure of success of the program based on the program’s long-term goal?

If the data reveal lesions that have not been identified previously, you work with the director of nursing to establish a new protocol for routine oral cancer screening and referral by the registered nurses on staff. What core public health function does this exemplify?

Which of the following factors are proposed as affecting health outcomes according to Social Drivers/Determinants of Health?

What factor is the most important when determining the need to fluoridate the community’s water supply?

One ‘best-practice’ to improve communication with a low oral health literacy patient is to: