Use Testlet B to Answer the Following Questions

question 19

Multiple Choice

Use Testlet B to answer The Following questions
TESTLET b
The director of the Vintage Retirement Center contacts the local dental hygienists' society to provide a seminar on oral health. The facility has a population of 100 well residents between the ages of 60 and 78 years who have a middle SES. Twenty percent of the residents are edentulous, and the remaining 80% have varying numbers of teeth present. The oral health assessment results revealed a mean PlI of 2.1, mean DMFT of 5.2, mean D of 0, RCI of 2.1, and untreated root caries of 1.5. Correlation analysis revealed a correlation coefficient of r 0.81 for the relationship between the RCI and PlI in this group. Seventy percent of the residents have a dental home and report having regular dental care. Less than 10% of them report mild signs and symptoms of xerostomia.
-All of the following preventive programs are indicated by the assessment results EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

• A)Educational presentation on basic oral hygiene
• B)Referral for restorative treatment
• C)Use of a 0.12% chlorhexidine rinse daily
• D)Daily use of a higher concentration fluoride dentifrice

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Definitions:

Individualistic Model

A theoretical framework in ecology that views communities as assemblies of species with similar ecological requirements, independently distributed along environmental gradients.

Super-organisms

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Individualistic Model

A concept in ecology that describes communities as assemblages of species with similar abiotic needs, rather than as tightly integrated units.

Environmental Gradients

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