Exam 4: Health Education and Promotion

The combination of the individual's perceived ________and perceived _______determines the perceived threat.

The concept of a dental home was established to provide comprehensive family-centered dental care because children who are established in a dental home do not have to pay for dental care.

Which of the following is NOT a construct of the health belief model?

The concept of a dental home was established to provide comprehensive family-centered dental care.The focus is on adults,since habits related to smoking,oral care,and health are established in adulthood.

The definition of health is the same as the definition of wellness because both state that they are the absence of disease.

A dental hygienist in clinical practice looks at the Healthy People 2020 objectives and decides that there is nothing she can do to help achieve these goals.Which of the following applies to the dental hygienist's ability to make behavior changes?

Dental hygienists contribute to their patients' health and wellness by providing holistic care.If the patient needs to make a change such as quitting smoking,the dental hygienist should refer the patient to their physician because tobacco cessation is not within the scope of practice of a dental hygienist.

Joe wants to quit smoking but thinks it will be difficult because he works at a bar and is constantly surrounded with the temptation.Which construct of the health belief model is Joe experiencing?

The definition of health includes physical,mental,and social well-being because mental health and social well-being affect the physical health of the individual.

A patient presents to the dental hygiene clinic where a blood glucose screening is completed on all patients.The patient's blood glucose level is 345 mg/dL.Her health history indicates no issues with diabetes.Which stage of the learning ladder does this scenario represent?

Which of the following acts provides dental coverage to all children and some adults?

Place the six stages of the transtheoretical model in order.

Health education and promotion are not a part of the dental hygiene process of care because the dental hygiene process of care is used for providing clinical services only.

Sammie understands that if she stops drinking soda she will lower her risk of developing cavities.This is an example of

Patient autonomy is an important aspect of health education and wellness promotion because with patient autonomy the health-care provider makes the final decisions regarding behavior change for the patient.

Scott informs his dental hygienist that he is ready to quit using tobacco but is not sure what a realistic time frame would be to quit.Which stage of tobacco cessation would the hygienist be utilizing by helping Scott on his journey to quit using tobacco?

JoAnne presents to your office with a chief complaint of "I am not happy with the color of my teeth." Which step of Maslow's hierarchy is she displaying?

Health is a state of complete physical,mental,and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Wellness is an active process through with people become aware of and make choices toward a more successful existence.

When providing health education for anyone from adolescence through elderly,the most important characteristic to evaluate is

Which of the following behavioral change theories is multidirectional?