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Residents of three villages with three different types of water supply were asked to participate in a study of identify cholera carriers. Because several cholera deaths had occurred in the recent past, virtually everyone present at the time submitted to examination. To proportion of residents in each village who were carries was computed and compared. This study is a
1) Cross-sectional study
2) Case-control study
3) Concurrent cohort study
4) Non-concurrent
Community Dentistry Answer: 1

The following is said to be tertiary level of prevention
1) Health promotion
2) Specific protection
3) Early diagnosis and treatment
4) Disability limitation and rehabilitation
Community Dentistry Answer: 4

Flouride action on carbohydrates in reducing the caries is by
1) Inhibiting enolase
2) Inhibiting fructose
3) Inhibiting the sucrase
4) Inhibiting glycolase
Community Dentistry Answer: 1

The disadvantage of using mean to assess variance among scores is
1) Difficult to calculate
2) Sensitive to extreme scores
3) Mean cannot be useful for assessing variance for abnormal values
4) All of the above
Community Dentistry Answer: 2

A sampling used to represent sub-groups proportionally in the sample which they are known to exist in population is an example of
1) Systematic sample
2) Stratified sample
3) Convenient sample
4) Judgement sample
Community Dentistry Answer: 2

In lectures include in group dental health education
1) Not more than two points should be discussed
2) Not more than six points should be discussed
3) Not more than three points should be discussed
4) Not more than five points should be discussed
Community Dentistry Answer: 4

The mean, median and mode are the same in a
1) Normal distribution
2) Poisson distribution
3) Binominal distribution
4) None of the above
Community Dentistry Answer: 1

Galagan"s formula is to
1) Measure the amount of fluoride in toothpaste
2) Measure the amounts of fluoride in drinking water
3) Calculate the fluoride concentration in drinking water depending on temperature of the area
4) None of the above
Community Dentistry Answer: 3

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