Use Testlet E to Answer the Following Questions

question 25

Multiple Choice

Use Testlet E to answer The Following questions
TESTLET E
A high dental caries rate has been reported by the school nurses in Kern County Head Start children on the basis of the rate of toothaches and absences. The families are primarily Spanish-speaking Hispanic and East Indian migrant farm workers. They reside in predominantly rural settings with individual well water supplies. A team of dental hygiene students from the local college has been asked to design a comprehensive program to address the problem of dental caries in this population. They begin by collecting baseline data using the deft, OHI-S, and GI.
-Which of the following is indicated by the e component of the def index as used in this program?

• A)A decayed surface
• B)A decayed tooth
• C)A tooth that needs to be extracted because of the severity of decay
• D)A tooth that has been extracted because of decay
• E)A tooth that has naturally exfoliated

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