Oral Epidemiology

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1.

What index does the research center use for patients using a tartar control toothpaste for 6 lower anterior teeth?
- A.
  
  Navy Plaque Index
- B.
  
  Volpe-Manhold Calculus Index
- C.
  
  OHI-S
- D.
  
  Turesky Modification of the Quigley Hein
2.

The "e" in the def index stands for indicated for extraction. If a patient has teeth indicated for extraction for orthodontics, are they included in this index?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
3.

In the DMF caries index for teeth and tooth surfaces, are 3rd molars included if they are decayed, missing, or filled?
- A.
  
  Yes
- B.
  
  No
4.

What kind of decay is the DMFT & S signifying?
- A.
  
  Irreversible decay
- B.
  
  Reversible decay
5.

If you were doing a plaque index with debri for a group of preschool children, which one would you use?
- A.
  
  Def
- B.
  
  Pl I
- C.
  
  OHI-S
- D.
  
  PHP
6.

Which index would you use for a group of elderly patients in a nursing home?
- A.
  
  Plaque Index
- B.
  
  Patient Hygiene Performance
- C.
  
  Gingival Index
- D.
  
  Root Caries Index
7.

An epidemic is a disease occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a high proportion of the population.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

An endemic is an occurrence of disease clealy in excess of normal expectancy.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

In measuring the reliability of a measurement, an intraexaminer or intrarater reliability is consistency of findings by one examiner with those previously recorded by the same examiner.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

What is a proportion that uses a standard denominator and includes a time interval (1,000, 10,000, or 100,000 per year)?
- A.
  
  Rates
- B.
  
  Counts
- C.
  
  Proportions
- D.
  
  Index
11.

Recurrent caries fall under which category?
- A.
  
  Decayed
- B.
  
  Missing
- C.
  
  Filled
- D.
  
  Indicated for Extraction
12.

Root caries can fall under the Decayed portion of the DMFT index.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

You have a 9 year old patient with a mixed dentition. Which index would you use to calculate decay?
- A.
  
  DMFT and def combined
- B.
  
  Def
- C.
  
  Dmft
- D.
  
  DMFS
14.

Which index would you instruct your patient to use to calculate plaque control at home with disclosing solution or tablets?
- A.
  
  Plaque Control Record (O'Leary's)
- B.
  
  PI I
- C.
  
  Patient Hygiene Performance
- D.
  
  Plaque Free Score
15.

What is the name of the index that measures occlusion?
- A.
  
  O'Leary's
- B.
  
  O'Sullivan's
- C.
  
  Angle's
- D.
  
  Dean's
16.

A 2.5 score on the Gingival Index indicates what?
- A.
  
  Excellence
- B.
  
  Good
- C.
  
  Fair
- D.
  
  Poor
17.

Which index uses the WHO probe to calculate scores?
- A.
  
  Turesky
- B.
  
  Eastman Interdental Bleeding Index
- C.
  
  Sulcus Bleeding Index
- D.
  
  Periodontal Screening and Recording Index
18.

Which index uses floss to calculate scores?
- A.
  
  Periodontal Screening and Recording
- B.
  
  Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs
- C.
  
  Gingival Bleeding Index
- D.
  
  Eastman Interdental Bleeding Index
19.

Which index is measured with bleeding on probing?
- A.
  
  Gingival Index
- B.
  
  Sulcus Bleeding Index
- C.
  
  Gingival Bleeding Index
- D.
  
  Eastman Interdental Bleeding Index
20.

Which one does not indicate an asterisk on WHO probing on the Periodontal Screening & Recording Index?
- A.
  
  Indicated for extraction
- B.
  
  Mobility
- C.
  
  Marked recession
- D.
  
  Mucogingival involvement
21.

The gingival indexes are reversible, just like the disease itself.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

What is the agent when studying oral epidemiology?
- A.
  
  Host
- B.
  
  Environment
- C.
  
  Disease
- D.
  
  Population
23.

Oral epidemiology is the study of disease and health in populations.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

The Greek word "edemos" means what?
- A.
  
  Native
- B.
  
  Epidemiology
- C.
  
  People
- D.
  
  All
25.

Morbidity is the rate of disease or proportion of diseased persons in a geographic area.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False