Dental Public Health Quiz

What is the World Health Organization's definition of health?

• The absence of disease

• A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

• The ability to perform daily tasks without difficulty

• A balance of mind, body, and spirit

• A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and the absence of disease or infirmity

What is the main goal of dental public health?

• To provide dental care to individuals who cannot afford it

• To prevent and control dental diseases on a population level

• To educate individuals on the importance of brushing and flossing

• To focus solely on the treatment of individual dental diseases

• Providing dental care to individuals who can afford it

What is the role of dental public health professionals?

• To treat individual dental diseases
• To provide dental care for those who cannot afford it
• To promote and protect the oral health of the population
• To focus solely on cosmetic dentistry
• Providing dental care to individuals who can afford it

What is dental epidemiology?

• The study of educating individual about oral health
• The study of modifying patients behavior
• The study of the distribution and determinants of dental diseases
• The study of dental laboratory techniques
• The study of the distribution ill population

Which of the following is a primary principle of dental public health?

• Treating individual dental diseases
• Promoting community-wide dental health
• Focusing solely on oral hygiene education
• Providing dental care to individuals who can afford it
• To educate individuals on the importance of brushing and flossing

What aspect of oral health care delivery is emphasized in public health dentistry but may receive less focus in individual clinical practice?

• Emergency dental care

• Routine dental check-ups

• Dental insurance coverage

• Population-based interventions

Which of the following activities is more commonly associated with public health dentistry rather than individual clinical practice?

• Filling cavities

• Educating communities about oral health

• Performing root canal treatments

• Placing dental implants